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  By Cathy Jameson Flu-shot advertising stays up year-round. You can’t miss it. Commercials, magazine adverts, signage in grocery stores and outside of big box stores, it’s the one vaccine that seems to get the most limelight. Several times over the last few weeks I’ve been asked if I want the flu…
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  Scientists from the University of Surrey in Guildford, England, have given rise to “intelligent” nanoparticles which heat up to a temperature that is high enough to eradicate carcinogenic cells, but which then control themselves and lose heat before they get hot enough to harm healthy tissue. This…
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  A study that was published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A reveals that people who forego junk food in their 30s have more stamina and balance even when they reach their 60s. Researchers at the University of Southampton in England analyzed the diets of 969 British men and women and looked at their…
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  A lot of people see their hair as a reflection of their identity so it isn’t surprising that the global hair care products market is worth over $80 billion. What might surprise you is how much your hair can reveal about your health. Medical researchers from around the world have been just as fascinated with…
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Back in 2009, a group of Canadian researchers from the University of Windsor in Ontario started investigating an abundant weed as a potential cure for cancer. It all started when an oncologist came across something quite interesting with some cancer patients. Believe it or not,…
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A comfort zone is psychological space where we feel the safest and find the most comfort.  It’s the style of living where everything is familiar and the challenges are so mundane that nothing can surprise us. But if everything is familiar to you and nothing can surprise you, than…
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The war against cancer has painted a picture of hope: genetic solutions. This, despite the fact that there are no successful genetic treatments, across the board, for any form of human cancer. The focus on genes is a diversion from obvious causes of cancer in the environment: industrial…
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You either love it or you hate it. Patchouli is musky, woodsy and earthy, and can trigger a strong aphrodisiac response in some people. However, if it’s not your “cup of tea,” don’t give up on patchouli just yet. When blended with other scents like ylang-ylang,…
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The mainstream media is actively trying to bury the findings of a recent study that sheds a not-so-positive light on influenza vaccines. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Vaccine, the shocking paper reveals that pregnant women who receive seasonal flu shots year after year are more than…
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Of all the medicinal herbs known to mankind, ginseng is perhaps the most legendary of all – and with good reason: it’s health benefits are truly extraordinary, so much so, in fact, that Chinese emperors once valued the plant more than gold itself. Widely considered a healing…
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