Eosinophilic Esophagitis Awareness by Samantha: We’re so honored that today one of the members of our Facebook community, Samantha’s mother, told us about her daughter’s video. Samantha is a courageous teen and in this video, she’s telling us about her condition, Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE). Please watch and share her videos and help her to increase […]
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Instead of mayo try hummus. It contains lots of proteins and healthy fats and it’s delicious too. You can have it with veggie sticks or pita chips.
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The sound of horns, sirens and noisy trucks may take a toll on your blood vessels, according to a recent study that found an association between traffic noise and risk of stroke. The results, based on surveys of more than 51,000 people in Denmark, showed that for every 10-decibel increase in noise level, the risk
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[Last Updated: April 1st 2013] Wasabi is difficult to cultivate and real wasabi is quite expensive ($70 to $100 per pound). Due to its high cost, a common substitute is a mixture of horseradish, mustard, and green food coloring. Although the taste is quite similar they are easily distinguished. Outside Japan, “real” wasabi is rare,
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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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There’s a misconception that healthier foods are more expensive than junk food. But this is not true. If you calculate the cost of preparing a healthy food and compare the cost with the amount of money you may pay for junk foods, you’d see that healthier options are often much cheaper. One of the examples
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Antibiotics are everywhere; But did you know that 80% of the antibiotics in the U.S. are used for livestocks and only 20 percent of those antibiotics are given to humans. Source:LiveScience That huge amount of antibiotics remain in the meat and dairy products that we consume. The danger is when many kinds of bacteria become
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If you ask us what’s going on in the Hematology-oncology ward at Seattle Children’s Hospital, we’d answer a huge positive vibe from children warriors. Watch this amazing and heart-warming video and you’d see what we’re talking about: The song of the video is “stronger” from Kelly Clarkson. Also watch This video for behind the scenes
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BY VICKY DeROSA COMMENTARY/ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM How to avoid puffy eyes? Well, you need not worry, I am not going to tell you to stop partying or to stop eating certain foods. Although I should probably point out that doing this might help. No, today’s column is just some of my simple tips and tricks of
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5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. One in eight older Americans has Alzheimer’s disease and it’s growing dramatically. Although there’re few miracles in Alzheimer’s Disease, but most of the times it’s not reversible. Check out this infographic to learn more about Alzheimer’s Disease. Source:LiveScience Also this beautiful photo of brain neurons (in
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Lance Mackey is an American dog musher and dog sled racer from Fairbanks, Alaska, who is a four-time winner of the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest and four-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. In this video Lance, a cancer-fighter and survivor, talks about his passion, his disease and his dogs. According to Wikipedia, “Mackey
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
For the past 13 years the American Lung Association releases a new State of the Air Report annually sharing their test results of air pollution across the United States. This year, they have been joined by InfoNewt to release an infographic designs based on the 2012 report. You can find the list of the Most
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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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Ashley Borden on Drop 5 Lbs. on Cooking Channel, “Now That’s Convenient.”…These simple, but effective exercises don’t need any special equipments or workout customs or a lot of time, and you can do them regularly without any costs at home. Ashley Borden is a fitness and lifestyle consultant to some of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces
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Authur Boorman, a Persian Gulf War veteran, has been unable to walk again without the assistance of crutches for the past 15 years. He lost his walking ability because of heavy physical pressure during his time in the military as a paratrooper and there wasn’t any hope for him according the doctors. Watch this video
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Eggplant contains solasodine glycoside, or BEC5, a phytochemical that has been shown to cure cancer. BEC5 fights cancer cells and has been effective in more than 80,000 skin cancer patients with invasive and non-invasive melanoma. Native Australians have been using eggplant extract for decades to cure their skin cancers. Check out different varieties of eggplant in this photo:
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