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Osteoporosis – Natural Treatments
Osteoporosis refers to a loss of bone mass in which the bones become porous and fragile. Our bones are constantly being remodeled, with bone tissue being broken down and rebuilt on a regular basis. Osteoporosis is when small holes or weakened areas are formed in the bone that can lead to fractures, pain, and a Dowager’s hump. It is generally seen in older women over the age of 50.Bone density (the degree of mineralization of the bone matrix) usually increases until about the age of 30, but...
Fruit and veg: For a longer life
Eating loads of fruit and vegetables – 10 portions a day – may give us longer lives, say researchers. The study, by Imperial College London, calculated such eating habits could prevent 7.8 million premature deaths each year. The team also identified specific fruit and veg that reduced the risk of cancer and heart disease. The analysis showed even small amounts had a health boon, but more is even better.
A portion counts as 80g (3oz) of fruit or veg – the equivalent of a small...
Climate Change is Affecting Health
Regardless of your political leanings and whether you agree with President Donald Trump’s position on the Paris Climate Accord, doctors say the climate change is affecting health. And to add, agricultural and marine experts say climate change is reducing the levels of important nutrients in our food. Both factors could dramatically change overall health in America, say physicians and climate experts.
A recent report by The Medical Consortium Society on Climate Change interviewed 435,000...
Vegatarian Athlete Diet
It’s time to put an end to the idea that eating a vegetarian or vegan diet and running well are mutually exclusive. There are plenty of world-class athletes (and not just endurance runners) that don’t eat meat.
Running icon Bart Yasso is a vegetarian. Scott Jurek, one of the greatest ultramarathoners of all time, is vegan. (He now holds the American record of 165 miles run in 24 hours!) Brendan Brazier is a vegan pro Ironman triathlete. Robert Cheeke even makes the vegan diet work...
Coping with Migraines
Migraine is an extraordinarily prevalent neurological disease, affecting 38 million men, women and children in the U.S. and 1 billion worldwide.
Everyone either knows someone who suffers from migraine, or struggles with migraine themselves.
Migraine is the 3rd most prevalent illness in the world.
Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. households includes someone with migraine.
Amazingly, 12% of the population – including children – suffers from migraine.
18% of American women, 6% of men, and 10% of...
Health Benefits of Coconut Oil
Health Benefits of Coconut Oil
Skin care: Coconut oil is excellent massage oil that acts as an effective moisturizer on all types of skin, including dry skin. Unlike mineral oil, there is no chance of having any adverse side effects on the skin from the application of coconut oil. Therefore, it is a safe solution for preventing dryness and flaking of skin. It also delays the appearance of wrinkles and sagging of skin, which normally accompany aging.
It helps in preventing degenerative...
Vitamin B6 Health Benefits
The health benefits of Vitamin B6 or Pyridoxamine include stimulating co-enzymatic activities, protecting the immune system, and having positive effects on metabolism, premenstrual syndrome, hormone control, emotional disorders, skin conditions, cardiac diseases, kidney disorders, carpal tunnel syndrome, multiple sclerosis, anemia, arthritis and influenza.
Vitamin B6, also know as Pyridoxamine, plays an essential role in human life, when health is being considered as an important issue. If you...
Osteoarthritis Pain Relief
Press Release from the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress:
F4CP Addresses Osteoarthritis Pain Relief, Emphasizes Importance of Physical Activity and Value of Chiropractic Care
CARMICHAEL, Calif. – January 19, 2016 – With research from the American College of Rheumatology concluding that less than 13 percent of men and less than 8 percent of women who suffer from osteoarthritis meet the guideline of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity, low-impact activity per week, and an additional...
Train Your Brain For Healthy Eating
Can you learn to like healthy food? Or after years of making poor food choices, are you programmed to crave fatty, sugary foods forever? A new but small study, by Tufts University, shows that is may be possible to train the brain to prefer healthier foods over processed high caloric foods. Brain scans of adult men and women suggests that the addictive power of unhealthy food can be changed to increase preferences for healthy foods, according to scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University and at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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