Lowering Our Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio to Reduce Stroke Risk
The potassium content in greens is one of two ways they can improve artery function...
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Friday Favorites: Do Garlic, Beer, Bananas, and B Vitamins Really Repel Mosquitoes?
Garlic, beer, bananas, and B vitamins are put to the test as repellents for mosquitoes and ticks.
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How Much Should You Exercise?
Physical fitness authorities seem to have fallen into the same trap as the nutrition authorities,...
Is It Better to Advise More Plants or Less Junk?
It may be more expedient politically to promote an increase in consumption of healthy items...
Best Food to Counter the Effects of Air Pollution
There is a food that offers the best of both worlds—significantly improving our ability to...
The Effects of Avocados and Red Wine on Meal-Induced Inflammation
Whole plant sources of sugar and fat can ameliorate some of the postprandial (after-meal) inflammation...
How to Prevent Blood Sugar & Triglyceride Spikes After Meals
Within hours of eating an unhealthy meal, we can get a spike in inflammation, crippling...
How to Block Breast Cancer’s Estrogen-Producing Enzymes
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Higher Blood Pressure May Lead to Brain Shrinkage
Having hypertension in midlife (ages 40 through 60) is associated with elevated risk of cognitive...
Are the BPA-Free Alternatives Safe?
Do BPA-free plastics, such as Tritan, have human hormone-disrupting effects? And what about BPS and...
How to Boost Your Immune System with Wakame Seaweed
Eating seaweed salad may boost the efficacy of vaccinations and help treat cold sores, herpes,...
