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  A major new technology known as “gene editing” has gained significant attention in recent months. Its advocates claim it will revolutionize everything from agriculture production to disease treatment. None other than Bill Gates has just come out in an article in the US foreign policy magazine Foreign…
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  Eating healthier can be difficult when you’ve got sugar cravings you just can’t ignore. Fortunately, there a number of foods that can make the process that much easier. Pack the sweets away and replace them with any or all of these delicious snacks, ingredients, and meals to make your house a home of…
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Nuts and colon cancer A daily handful or two of nuts may work as well as standard chemotherapy. That’s what an observational study tells us. Funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the study looked at over 800 patients with stage III colon cancer. Stage…
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Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in your body, and is the reason why vegetables are green. But few people fully appreciate the importance of this miraculous mineral. The human genome project reveals that 3,751 human proteins have binding sites for magnesium. And so far we…
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In addition to bolstering your immune system through ample vitamin C and vitamin D, however, there’s something else you can do to keep those pesky sniffles at bay. And it’s not what you’d expect… Tomato tea for colds and congestion 4…
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The types and amounts of food you eat every day doesn’t just affect your health in the long-term. Everything you eat has an immediate effect on your blood sugar. How your body responds to a hormone called insulin often determines how healthy you are. Insulin sensitivity…
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A groundbreaking study published by researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in Florida has determined that the way influenza vaccines have been made practically since their inception is fundamentally flawed, and that the end result renders flu jabs largely ineffective. It has…
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  First things first, a bit about what makes cinnamon and honey so awesome. Health benefits of cinnamon Cinnamon is a powerful anti-inflammatory to help prevent disease. Cinnamon is one of the oldest spices we know of, and it has been honored for its…
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People have been losing weight by counting calories for years. But some recent medical studies are trying to prove that if you want the ultimate benefit of better dietary habits – less diseases and a longer life – your body may need to think you’re eating less often,…
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When her kids were young, Tracey Woodruff, Ph.D., MPH, knew more than most people about environmental toxics. After all, she was a senior scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). But even she never dreamed, as she rocked her children to sleep at night, that the plastic baby…
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