By Anthony Gucciardi
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Study Finds Avocado-Eaters to be Especially Healthy
According to a recent study published in Nutrition Journal,eating avocados is associated with a lower body weight, lower BMI and waist circumference (a risk factor for heart disease and diabetes), higher “good” cholesterol, a lower intake of added sugars, better diet quality overall, and higher nutrient intake levels.
How to Heal a Sore Throat with these Natural Solutions
Sore throats are a relatively common occurrence that can happen for a variety of reasons. Fortunately, there are also a variety of natural solutions that can ease the discomfort and shorten the duration of a sore throat.
Eating Healthy on a Budget – 5 Tips for Smart, Healthy Shopping
With food prices rising and the dollar shrinking, it’s a good idea to know what to buy and where. The first thing to realize is eating solely for taste or convenience while eating out often are the wrong approaches. But eating healthy on a budget is quite possibly more important than ever, and it’s best to start right now.
The Secret Benefits of Eating Organic Brown Seaweed
In many Asian countries, seaweed has been used as a flavorful addition to soups, broths, stir fries, and other dishes for centuries. In recent press, brown seaweed has been hailed as a super food, and there is good reason why – the food offers tons of benefits.
Random, Double-Blind Study Affirms Ginger’s Cancer-Fighting Benefits
Randomized, double-blind placebo studies are considered solid. They are done on humans and done in such a way as to reduce the chances of results being nothing more than an anomaly. I say all of this to introduce a new study showcasing how ginger truly is a cancer-fighting food, a study that couldn’t get much better.
Helping the Brain Clean Itself – Researchers Find Internal Brain-Cleansing System
There are many organs (the skin, liver, bowels, etc.) to consider when we are desirous of cleansing the body for a goal of optimal health. Thanks to new technology, though, we can now see exactly how the brain washes itself – not in the metaphoric sense, but how the glial cells, which power cerebrospinal fluid, help wash out guck from the brain.
The Dangers of Fluoride-Based Antibiotics, Plus Natural Solutions
There is a silent mini-epidemic among several people now who have experienced very severe consequences from a particular type of antibiotic that is too frequently prescribed for even minor infections. Those antibiotics are fluoroquinolone based: Ciprofloxacin (Cipro), Levaquin, Avelox, and Tequin.
Simple Steps to Heavy Metal Chelation, Preventing Damage from Heavy Metals
Heavy metals can do significant damage to your body over time. Luckily there are completely natural ways to expel these metals from your body and therefore prevent the damage they are capable of causing.
Diabetes Drugs Cost $35 Billion/Year: Why are we Using Tax Dollars to Buy 400,000 Tons of Sugar?
The blatant ways in which the government mindlessly spends our tax money when our health is in decline and the economy sputters along on the petro-dollar are often astounding. It should be alarming to know that diabetes drugs are now costing us $35 billion a year while a great deal of money is being spent on diabetes-fueling sugar.
An Incredible Superfood: The Many Benefits of Coconut Oil
If you haven’t noticed lately, the western world is on a bit of a coconut oil kick. It’s in all the popular blogs—from nutrition to hair care—and it’s no longer difficult to find a few different varieties of the oil in normal grocery stores. This is a good thing. Coconut oil should have never been demonized, as it was, and deserves a top spot in the natural health world.
