Tag: healthy living

Moderate dose of this stress promotes longevity

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Moderate dose of this stress promotes longevity by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Stress is a response in the body that enables us to run, take down prey or run from predators, also known as the flight-or-fight response. Unfortunately, many of the same life-saving reactions your body uses to protect you from danger may also be triggered as a response to cope with the rising prices of gasoline, a fear of public speaking or dealing with difficult bosses. In other words, the body sometimes has a difficult time turning stress off.…

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Garlic: Worth the bad breath

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Garlic: Worth the bad breath By everybodysfit for Natural News Garlic comes from Central Asia and northeastern Iran. However, it is a seasoning that is used all over the world. This spice is a relative to onion, leek, chives, and shallots. It is readily used for cooking and sautéing. The perks of garlic are many, and the health benefits have made many people fans. The most popular benefit of garlic is its ability to boost the immune system with its powerful ability to fight infection. Garlic contains antibacterial, anti-fungal, and antiviral…

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Cholesterol does not cause heart disease

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Cholesterol does not cause heart disease by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola GNN Note – This is for information purposes only – not to be taken as medical advice. ****** For the past six decades, the U.S. dietary advice has warned against eating cholesterol-rich foods, claiming dietary cholesterol promotes arterial plaque formation that leads to heart disease. We now have overwhelming evidence to the contrary, yet dogmatic thinking can be persistent, to say the least. After decades’ worth of research failed to demonstrate a correlation between dietary cholesterol and heart disease,…

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Extremely Dangerous Heat Wave Will Impact 200 Million in the US This Weekend

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Extremely Dangerous Heat Wave Will Impact 200 Million in the US This Weekend By Dagny Taggart for The Organic Prepper It is currently 93 degrees in my neck of the woods, and we are being warned that with the heat index, daily temperatures could warm up to 110 degrees. We are under an “excessive heat warning” through Saturday evening. If you live in the Central or Eastern US, chances are you are also under a dangerous heat wave warning. AccuWeather estimates that more than 87 million Americans live in an area where a…

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What Is Saffron Good For?

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What Is Saffron Good For? from Mercola Saffron belongs to the iris family, and has had a plethora of uses throughout millennia. As far back as the writings of Galen and Hippocrates, saffron was mentioned as a medical treatment for coughs, colds, stomach ailments, insomnia, uterine bleeding, scarlet fever, heart trouble, and flatulence. Naturally, one of saffron’s first uses may have been for dyeing textiles, since a single grain can color 10 gallons of water with a distinctive yellow hue. More than a grain is used, however, to color the…

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It’s OK To Mourn The People You’ve Had To Cut Off

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It’s OK To Mourn The People You’ve Had To Cut Off by Erin Elizabeth for Health Nut News Bad relationships happen to everyone. You can find yourself facing conflict every day whether it is someone you work with, a romantic relationship, an off-kilter friendship or an overbearing family member. So, it’s not surprising to hear that a recent study by the American Sociology Review found that social networks and power constraints can keep us trapped in toxic relationships with people we find to be difficult or demanding. (1) Although cutting difficult people out…

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Coffee really can make you live longer

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Coffee really can make you live longer by: Stephanie Diaz for Natural News The secret to a long life may be your cup of joe. Studies show that regular coffee drinkers have a reduced risk of dying prematurely compared to non-drinkers. Drinking coffee may increase your chances of living a longer life Two studies published in the Annals of Internal Medicine looked into the drinking habits of over 700,000 people in the U.S. and Europe. They aimed to investigate the link between drinking coffee and death rates. They found that people with increased coffee consumption have a…

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Intermittent fasting may prevent diabetes

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Intermittent fasting may prevent diabetes by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Diabetes is a disease of insulin resistance resulting in high blood sugar.1 Your pancreas secretes the hormone insulin, which is used to move blood sugar across cell walls for energy.2 The number of those experiencing diabetes has risen sharply since 1958, when the CDC3 estimated 0.93% of the population had been diagnosed with it. By 2015 the number had risen to 7.4%. As the population numbers had also increased, the absolute numbers diagnosed were 1.6 million in 1958, rising to 23.4 million in…

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Top pomegranate health benefits

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Top pomegranate health benefits by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Pomegranates have been enjoyed for thousands of years and are a symbol of hope and abundance in many cultures. In North America, they’re often overshadowed by more common fruits like apples and oranges, but once you learn how to eat them, pomegranates can add valuable nutrition, including powerful antioxidants, to your diet. Pomegranates contain potent antioxidants Pomegranate’s benefits are primarily attributed to its antioxidant content. Antioxidants are nature’s way of providing your cells with adequate defenses against attack by reactive oxygen species (ROS).…

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Everything you need to know about manuka honey

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Everything you need to know about manuka honey By Vicki Batts for Prevention.news You may have heard of manuka honey, but what do you really know about it? This incredible superfood from New Zealand has gotten a lot of buzz, and for good reason. Manuka honey has many health benefits, and also boasts a variety of medicinal uses. While honey in general has received a lot of recognition for its various beneficial properties, manuka honey is unique in a number of ways. One thing that makes manuka honey unique is its…

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