Interesting Daily Health News
The price of corn is going up in some areas, so much so that some cattle producers think they have found the answer by supplementing their cattle’s diet with candy and food by-products such as orange rinds in Florida and almond hulls in California. John Waller, a professor of animal nutrition at the University of […]
An injected steroid medication has been linked to the deaths of 5 people, and 23 states could have the medication in their supply rooms, according to the CDC. So far 35 people in five states are sick from the tainted supply. Tennessee was the first state to report the illness and 3 of the confirmed
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Everyone would eat healthy if it tasted good right? The best way to achieve that goal is to use fresh herbs and fresh ingredients whenever possible. This great poster shows us what to do with all those lovely fresh herbs we see in the supermarket, and the taste may inspire many of you to grow
I’ve Always Wanted My Own Herb Garden… Read More »
There are so many toxic things everywhere in our homes! This is a great quick look at where they are, what they are, and how to keep our kids and pets safe from them. Things that we use every single day can be toxic in the wrong hands! (or paws!)
Everyday Poisons… What’s in Your Cupboards? Read More »
New reports that rice and rice products may contain “worrisome levels” of carcinogenic arsenic — especially from rice grown in certain states — have caused many concerns among most of us. Last week Consumers Reports and The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, declared that rice products in the US contain an average of 3.5 to
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A new study suggests that women who often eat berries -such as blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and other berry fruits- have less memory loss due to aging and their brain cells stay more healthy in several ways. In the study by Harvard University on more than 16000 women over age 70, researches showed that women who
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Most of us, including three quarters of American adults are vitamin-D deficient, which may cause serious problems. According to National Institute of Health, “vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in very few foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. It is also produced endogenously when ultraviolet rays from
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[Last updated: November 8th 2012] Because of high fiber content, raisins are good aid in digestion. Also they’re abundant in minerals which are essential for bone health. More importantly, raisins are good source of antioxidants which fight against free radicals and help us to live younger and longer. Now a new body of research shows
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Dear Friends, Today, we have so many different things thrown at us that are supposed to make us healthier, help us lose weight, give us more energy, prevent diseases, relieve stress, ease pain……….the list goes on and on. But often times, the things that work the best are not the newest fad to hit the
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A new study shows that ginseng reduces fatigue and some other cancer-related symptoms in patients with cancer. In the study led by Laura Murphy, Ph.D researches examined the effects of American ginseng powder’s capsules versus placebo on cancer pateints and indicated that ginseng significantly alleviates the cancer-related symptoms and mostly fatigue in these pateints. This
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A new Korean study published last week in the Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry indicates that piperine may have a significant role against the formation of new fat cells. Piperine is an abundant compound in black pepper and is responsible for the special taste of black pepper. This may clear the way for the new
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PHILIPS’S ERGOSENSOR, a newly designed computer monitor which came to the European markets last month is an intelligent monitor that tracks your movement behind the desk and corrects your posture. It also suggests a break time, based on the movement of your pupils. Since we sit at least one third of our time, this device
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Some of the dangers of high fructose corn syrup previously were shown in different scientific media; But this is the first time that scientists were able to link between higher consumption of fructose and brain function. In a study published on May 15th 2012 on Journal of Physiology, researchers from University of California Los Angeles
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The advances in prosthetic technologies are incredible; And with the use of new prosthetic materials and new artificial intelligent/simulation technologies, some companies have successfully designed amazing prosthetic limbs. This video is an episode of “Health Heroes” as featured on the Discovery Channel, showing some of the latest prosthetic technologies from Össur.
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A new study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise by Brazilian researchers provide new insight about running in poluted-air environments: Polluted air is believed to be harmful to the lungs, since it passes through the nose filtering and penetrates through the lungs and causing inflammation. Therefore, it may be a cause for respiratory diseases such
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Today, just over a third of U.S. adults are obese. By 2030, 42 percent (that’s an additional 32 million people) will be, according to a forecast released on May 7th. The new study from Duke University published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, also predicts that the number of individuals with severe obesity will
A new study published in British Journal of Dermatology suggests a very strong role that tomato may play on fighting against skin cancer. In this paper researchers showed that eating tomato regularly, as little as 1.5 tablespoon of tomato paste per day, may reduce the risk of skin cancer by 33 percent. The photoprotective effects
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Beets are so effective in breaking up tumors mainly by their excellent amount of betacyanin; Betacyanin is the main ingredient that causes red beet its purple reddish color. Beets also have excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds that are also fighting aging process in the body. If you love beets, you can also try their juice.
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