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Are GMO Crops Producing Health-Compromising, Fake Hormones in Your Body?

Are GMO Crops Producing Health-Compromising, Fake Hormones in Your Body?

May 22, 2013 | by

Sparked by 70,000 different chemicals, foreign hormones called xenoestrogens are interfering with the natural estrogen in your body, causing numerous health complications.

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Rice Bran Oil Benefits: Preventing Depression, Cancer, Diabetes, and More

Rice Bran Oil Benefits: Preventing Depression, Cancer, Diabetes, and More

May 19, 2013 | by

Rice bran oil supports cancer prevention, lowers blood pressure and improves cardiovascular health, just to name a few of its innumerable benefits. For more wonderful rice bran oil benefits, read on:

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The Dangers of too Much Sugar: What the Sugar Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know

The Dangers of too Much Sugar: What the Sugar Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know

May 11, 2013 | by

For years, the sugar industry has had to fight negative publicity – and for good reason. Sugar and all its sweet goodness has been blamed for childhood hyperactivity, cavities, diabetes, obesity, and cancer, among other things. But fought back the industry did, and they were largely successful.

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Diabetes Drugs Cost $35 Billion/Year: Why are we Using Tax Dollars to Buy 400,000 Tons of Sugar?

Diabetes Drugs Cost $35 Billion/Year: Why are we Using Tax Dollars to Buy 400,000 Tons of Sugar?

May 5, 2013 | by

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.

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An Incredible Superfood: The Many Benefits of Coconut Oil

An Incredible Superfood: The Many Benefits of Coconut Oil

May 5, 2013 | by

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.

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Revealing the Connection Between Sugar and Cancer…Again

Revealing the Connection Between Sugar and Cancer…Again

April 16, 2013 | by

In the constant battle to stay healthy, many of us know that too much sugar in the blood can lead to diabetes and that by controlling our diets we can both prevent and even reverse the disease. But, could the same be said for cancer? According to researchers, sugar and cancer are indeed connected.

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Research Shows Cinnamon Could Fight Resistant Bacterial and Viral Infections

Research Shows Cinnamon Could Fight Resistant Bacterial and Viral Infections

April 11, 2013 | by

Did you know that cinnamon could play an important role in future infection-prevention, fighting both bacterial and viral threats? While we are seeing an increase in the number of antibiotic-resistant infections, something as simple as cinnamon oil could hold a potential solution.

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Boost Immune Function, Slow Aging and More with Astragalus

Boost Immune Function, Slow Aging and More with Astragalus

April 4, 2013 | by

Adding to the astragalus benefits, research and history suggests astragalus may be useful in fighting heart disease, protecting against cancer, boosting immunity, slowing the aging process, regulating diabetes and blood sugar, increasing energy, and balancing the adrenals.

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3 Tips for Treating and Preventing Diabetes

3 Tips for Treating and Preventing Diabetes

March 27, 2013 | by

For those suffering from Type 2 diabetes, lifestyle and diet are everything. Whether you are insulin dependent or not, there are numerous dietary changes you can implement to treat and possibly even reverse your condition. Here are 3 tips for the treatment and prevention of diabetes.

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97% of Americans Have Unhealthy Hearts – Here are 7 Solutions

97% of Americans Have Unhealthy Hearts – Here are 7 Solutions

February 27, 2013 | by

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, 97% of Americans have poor heart health. Seeing as America ranks last when compared to 16 other comparable countries, it is no surprise to see that only 3% of the U.S. population have healthy hearts.

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