Sleep Debt: Can We Compensate For Sleep Deprivation On Weekends?

Sleep Debt: Can We Compensate For Sleep Deprivation On Weekends? By Dan Fries for Natural Blaze The Facts: A recently study reveals the link between sleeping in on weekends and lowered mortality risk, yet another study shows that night owls have a 10% higher mortality risk than morning people, emphasizing that this is a public health issue. Reflect On: Is our obsession with “sleep compensation” just an unhealthy way to try to overcome the reality of socially imposed timing? Is consistency and rhythm more important than the number of hours we…

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Inform Yourself About Pasteurized Milk

Inform Yourself About Pasteurized Milk from Mercola If you do your own grocery shopping or you’ve been to a supermarket recently, you’d be aware that pasteurized milk has monopolized the dairy section. Having been around since the late 1800s, pasteurized milk has been widely utilized by the population because of the “safety” it provides, as it’s said to minimize the risk of contracting milk-borne bacteria and diseases. But while this may seem like a plausible idea, pasteurization has been observed to lower or even extinguish the nutrients found in milk.…

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15 Science-backed health benefits of eating avocados

15 Science-backed health benefits of eating avocados by: Edsel Cook for Natural News In recent years, avocados have become the new favorite fruit of Americans. They are rich in healthy fats and other nutrients that are vital to the normal functions of various bodily processes. Many people enjoy better health by eating avocados. You will get more nutrients and be safer from metabolic syndrome. You will also have a healthier weight and BMI (body mass index), thinner belly, and higher concentrations of good cholesterol. The improved health may come from how avocados improve the absorption…

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Healing Properties of Black Seed Oil

Healing Properties of Black Seed Oil by Erin Elizabeth for Health Nut News The healing properties of black seed (Nigella sativa) oil have been known for thousands of years. It has been used both orally and topically fight disease in many different practices of medicine through-out the ages. In our modern times its actions and efficacy is increasingly backed by solid scientific understanding and an evidence base. The use of black seed oil to beautify and improve the skin condition is well established; in fact, the famed beauty of Cleopatra is believed to…

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Homeopathy for asthma

Homeopathy for asthma by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Asthma is a chronic condition affecting the airways. Inflammation makes your airways swell, triggering wheezing, shortness of breath and coughing. Symptoms may range from mild to severe and may happen rarely or every day. For most people, the condition starts during childhood and becomes a lifelong condition. The goal of conventional medicine is to manage symptoms and avoid exacerbations, which are called asthma attacks. According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),17.9% of adults and children currently…

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Speed up your metabolism by detoxing your liver

Speed up your metabolism by detoxing your liver by: Zoey Sky for Natural News If you’re struggling to lose weight, it might be time to add liver- and gut-cleansing foods to your diet. By eating certain kinds of nutritious foods, you can boost your body’s detoxification process. According to Dr. Charles Passler, a nutritionist based in New York, a healthy liver can take toxins, turn them into a water-soluble form, and efficiently flush them out of your body. Detoxify your liver with a nutrient-rich diet By eating the right kinds of food, you…

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Inexpensive Treatments Recover Dying Hospital Patients

Inexpensive Treatments Recover Dying Hospital Patients by Laraine Abbey for Activist Post Hospital patients dying of organ failure from serious infections are walking out of the jaws of death time after time thanks to courageous individuals who refused to accept the status quo failing treatments. Instead, thinking outside the box to what will become a revolution in disease care management. More about that after a few statistics to show what a big deal this really is. Severe sepsis, resulting from infection, has become a national epidemic. It’s the most expensive condition…

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Study looks at which foods prevent cancer vs. those that contribute to it

Study looks at which foods prevent cancer vs. those that contribute to it by: Michelle Simmons for Natural News One of the key challenges in preventing cancers and other chronic diseases is helping consumers make healthier food choices. For this reason, some countries are considering implementing a simplified labeling system that informs consumers of the nutritional quality of food products. The Nutri-Score is France’s official nutrition label, but it remains optional as per European labeling regulations. It is a five-color nutrition label that was based on the Nutrient Profiling System of the British Food…

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Stay Hydrated to Keep Your Glucose Level in Check

Stay Hydrated to Keep Your Glucose Level in Check by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola For the first time in more than 20 years, data from the National Center for Health Statistics1 showed a drop in life expectancy in 2015. Life expectancy dropped again in 2017.2 Although the 10 leading causes of death remained the same in 2017 as 2016, they accounted for only 74% of all deaths.3 One of the primary perpetrators of this decline is believed to be drug overdoses, but another major factor pinpointed by a supporting study4 is Type 2…

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Dogs Can Sniff Out Cancer With 97 Percent Accuracy, Study Shows

Dogs Can Sniff Out Cancer With 97 Percent Accuracy, Study Shows By Elias Marat for The Mind Unleashed During the study, the scientists utilized a behavioral technique known as “clicker training” to instruct four beagles to tell the difference between blood serum belonging to healthy people and samples taken from people with malignant lung cancer. While one of the participating beagles, Snuggles, was “unmotivated to perform during training,” the other three beagles reached an average accuracy rate of 96.7 percent when identifying lung cancer samples and 97.5 percent when detecting the…

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