Waist Size Matters
Health risks of a large waistline: A Large Waist size, waist-to-hip ratio, and waist circumference are indicators of obesity, belly fat, and an increased risk of dying young. Learn the health risks of a large waistline.
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Apple Cider Vinegar and Belly Fat?
Can ACV help you lose weight? Does it have an effect on belly fat? Learn the truth about weight loss and apple cider vinegar.
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Dangers of Belly Fat
Visceral fat has been linked to many health conditions: diabetes, dementia, asthma, cardiovascular disease, and several types of cancer. Abdominal fat is a silent killer.
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Tips for a Flat Stomach
Tips and the science behind them: flatten your belly, lose visceral fat, and reduce health risks. Tone your abdominal muscles.
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Getting outdoors makes you happier and healthier
Being outdoors and exposed to nature has a positive impact on your mental and physical health and well-being. Science shows how "Greenspace exposure" or interacting with the great outdoors improves your health.
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BMI Calculator
Body Mass Index is one of the ways used to calculate body fat and the associated health risks. Measure your height and weight and use our calculator to find out your BMI and what steps to take to improve your weight issues.
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BMR Calculator
Basal Metabolic Rate Calculator will tell you how much energy your body burns when it is resting. Useful as a baseline for your weight control program.
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Keto Macros Calculator
Keto Macros Calculator is a tool to help you organize your ketogenic diet with adequate amounts of fats, protein, and high-fibre carbohydrates,
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Tea and its benefits for your skin
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is an antioxidant used in cosmetic formulations to prevent redness, inflammation, and irritation, heal wounds, and treat acne. Learn its uses, and benefits and try our 9 diy skincare recipes.
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Should I drink 8 glasses of water a day?
Conventional wisdom has it that you must drink eight-glasses-of-water-per-day (also known as the "8x8" rule) to keep hydrated. That is eight 8-oz glasses of water. This is a myth that has no scientific basis.
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Body Care
Taking care of your physical appearance: tips on how to take care of your skin and body. Pamper yourself naturally. With advice on homemade cosmetics and natural remedies for your body.
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Can you put Windex on your Face?
Can you put Windex on your face? Is it good for zits? Or a magic cure for acne? Learn about the risks that window cleaners pose for your skin. A debunked urban myth!
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Is vinegar good for your skin?
Vinegar is promoted as an ingredient in natural cosmetics due to its supposed antiseptic properties. But, can you use vinegar on your skin? Is it safe to apply it on your face?
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Tea Tree Oil Skin Benefits
The amazing benefits and uses of Tea Tree Oil: skin, antifungal, antibacterial, disinfectant, and mouthwash. Risks, safe use, tips, and advice on this natural essential oil.
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Coconut Oil and your skin
Can I use coconut oil on my face? Can it treat eczema? Pros and Cons, uses of coconut oil for your skin and hair. Antioxidant, UV protection. See the recipe for a body lotion.
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How to test if your skin is sensitive?
Your skin may be sensitive to cosmetics or their ingredients, learn how about sensitivity tests and if your skin is sensitive or sensitized. Treatments, tips on the safe use of cosmetics
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Aloe Vera for Skincare - Benefits for your skin
Aloe Vera is a natural aid for skincare. Pamper your skin and face and cool acne. Learn its benefits for healing wounds, as a moisturizer, and how to use it...
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Drinking Water to Lose Weight
Several studies have shown a positive correlation between drinking more water than one usually drinks, and weight loss. In other words: drink more water and you will lose weight.
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Dehydration
Excessive loss of body fluids can seriously harm you. Know the signs, causes, and symptoms of dehydration. How to prevent it and treat it.
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Does drinking water improve skin complexion?
A high water intake is frequently promoted as a detox agent that "flushes" toxins from the skin, "cleansing" it. Proper hydration is considered a cure for scaly dry skin, but is this the case?
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Sparkling or Still Water?
Is sparkling water as good as regular still water? Learn about the effects of carbonated water on your health, weight gain, and hydration.
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Constipation & Water intake
Dehydration is often named as the main cause of constipation. But, does increasing your water intake improve your constipation? Learn about the science behind constipation, water, and fiber intake.
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Is coffee or tea the same as water?
Drinking tea or coffee counts toward the recommended daily intake of fluids. Most believe that they don't, but the truth is that yes, they all have the same hydrating effect.
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Tap Water vs. Bottled Water
There is some public distrust towards tap water which makes people choose bottled water (some of which is tap water too!). But what are the real pros and cons of tap and bottled water? Here we look into some scientific studies on the health and environmental impact of both types of water.
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Water intoxication
Excessive intake of water beyond your thirst level (overhydrating) can upset your body's delicate balance of fluids and electrolytes and cause harm.
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Sunburn
Sunburn: how to avoid it, treat it, and its long-term risks. Learn about sunscreen, protective clothing, UVA and UVB rays, and how to shield your skin.
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Coping with Oral Herpes
Cold sores, provoked by herpes simplex virus 1: prevention, prevalence, symptoms, causes, treatment, alternative remedies (botanicals & supplements to treat HSV-1).
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Arthritis
What is arthritis? Types of arthritis (Gout, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis), causes, symptoms, treatment
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Osteoarthritis
What is osteoarthritis? Causes, symptoms, treatment: how to manage osteoarthritis, diet, supplements, herbs, and acupuncture.
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Gout
What is gout? Causes, symptoms, treatment: how to manage gout, and lower uric acid levels.
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Rheumatoid arthritis
All about this painful autoimmune disease that attacks the joints: its symptoms, risk factors, and how to treat it.
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10 Tips to Stay Healthy
Ten Tips for staying healthy: advice on lifestyle changes, health benefits, and risks. Learn about keeping healthy and living a better and fuller life.
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Acne
Acne can be treated with conventional and alternative or complementary therapies involving probiotics, tea tree oil, plant-based diets, and stress management. Learn the causes, types, risk factors, prevention, and treatment of acne.
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What is Collagen? Benefits and supplements
What is collagen? Learn about this protein that gives structure to skin, bones, and joints. Do you need to take supplements? What are its benefits?
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Side Effects of Apple cider vinegar
What are the side effects of Apple Cider Vinegar? It has many benefits but some adverse effects: dental enamel erosion, health issues for diabetics, osteoporosis, and loss of electrolytes.
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Uses of Apple Cider Vinegar
The uses and benefits of ACV: learn about its weight loss effects, how to use it as a disinfectant, denture cleaner, a remedy for high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, and an aid to control blood sugar.
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Health News
Here is the latest news on health, exercise, diet, nutrition, fitness, diet, well-being, and healthy living. The latest scientific papers, reports, and articles about a healthier and better life.
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Vitamins & Supplements
Vitamins are essential to health, they keep us alive and free from deficiency diseases. But, do we need supplements? What are the recommended intakes? And natural sources?
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Apple Cider Vinegar's pH level
What is the effect of Apple cider vinegar's pH on your body? Does it make it more alkaline? More acidic? Learn about the myths of an "alkaline body".
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Berries: Packed with antioxidants
Berries are great for your health; packed with antioxidants such as flavonoids and anthocyanins, they improve conditions like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, cholesterol levels, and even cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
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The Risks of a Keto Diet
A Ketogenic diet, like most diets, has some health risks such as kidney stones, fatty liver, osteoporosis and vitamin deficiency. You should know them and weigh the pros and cons of following it.
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Keto Diet: A Review
Ketogenic diet: what is it? Its benefits? The chemistry and the truth behind it: it does help you lose weight and body fat quickly and with few side effects.
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Healthy Eating When You Travel
How to eat a healthy diet while traveling? Tips and advice so that you can avoid bland airline food, fast food, and unhealthy eating on your trips.
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Green Tea Health Benefits
Green tea is a natural source of potent antioxidants that protect against heart and neurodegenerative diseases, can prevent cancer, improve bone density, and help to lose weight.
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False Claims of the Alkaline Diet
The alkaline diet can't modify your body's pH, it can help you lose weight, but the body regulates its pH regardless of what you eat.
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A Balanced Diet
A balanced diet is made up of the right proportions of each one of the different nutrients your body needs. Learn how much of each food group you should include in your diet.
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Pros and Cons of a Gluten-Free Diet
A Gluten-Free Diet is a must for people with celiac disease, but if you are healthy, what are the risks and benefits of going gluten-free? GFD has its pros and cons.
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Why is iced tea healthy?
Ice tea is a refreshing drink packed with antioxidants; it hydrates you, helps to lose weight, improves digestive health and your skin!
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Healthy Eating Plan
Eating a healthy diet will make you feel your best and keep you in good health. Follow this simple eating plan and include the right mix of foods and nutrients so you can feel energetic and accomplish your weight-loss goals.
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Breakfast and Weight Loss
Eat or skip breakfast? What is better for your weight loss plan? Those who eat breakfast tend to be slimmer than those who don't have it. Fast or feast?
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Weight Loss Tips
Learn how to plan a reduced-calorie diet and exercise routine to change your lifestyle, lose weight safely, and keep it off. Learn the Six things you can do right now.
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Olive Oil food with health benefits
Olive oil, is loaded with antioxidants and healthy omega fatty acids, learn the benefits of adding it to your diet: heart, liver, cancer, and immune protection. Part of the Mediterranean Diet Extra virgin and virgin olive oils are good for your health.
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Lycopene
Lycopene is a potent natural antioxidant found in tomatoes, watermelons, papayas, and pink grapefruit that prevents cancer, and heart disease, and protects your health.
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Saturated Fats, Good or Bad For You?
Saturated fats are part of your diet, but there is a controversy on their health effects: are they good or bad? Learn the facts. Spoiler: They aren't as bad as you think. Sugar and carbs are the bad guys.
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A Low-Carb Diet Helps You Burn More Calories
Eating a diet with a low carbohydrate content (20% of daily caloric needs) and high-fat content (60%) made participants burn more calories than those following a moderate or a high-carb diet. It also improved triglycerides, HDL, and insulin resistance plus lowering the hunger hormone (Ghrelin) levels.
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What are Ultra-Processed Foods?
Ultra-processed foods lack nutrients and are high in salt, fats, sugar, and chemical additives. Learn what they are and how to avoid them.
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Health Risks of Ultra-Processed Foods?
Ultra-processed foods cause obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Learn the health risks of highly processed foods
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Exercise is Effective Against Depression
Exercise is an effective therapy to treat depression, dancing, aerobics, walking or training combat the negative effects of depression.
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Acrylamide and Cancer
Acrylamide is associated with cancer in animals and can be found in certain foods (French fries, toast). Learn about dietary acrylamide cancer risks, and how to avoid them.
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10 Reasons Road Trips Are Good For You
Road trips have many benefits; they enhance your well-being by opening your mind, making memories, slowing your pace, bringing spontaneity, and more! Learn the top ten reasons why going on a road trip is good for you.
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8 Skills to cope with stress
Eight skills to manage anxiety and stress to cope with daily life challenges and problems.
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French Fries Are Unhealthy
French fries, loaded with fats, salt, starches, and also added sugar and chemicals is an ultra-processed food that has many calories and health risks.
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Tumeric: Spicy and Healthy
Antioxidant-rich turmeric is a natural anti-inflammatory, it contains curcumin (a polyphenol) that protects against cancer, has antifungal properties and prevents "leaky gut"
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Ginger: Uses & Benefits
Ginger, is a healthy spice. Benefits, uses, risks, and how to add it to your meals. Pain relief, anti-nausea, and anti-inflammatory properties of ginger root
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Garlic's Health Benefits
Garlic, a spice, ingredient has health benefits for treating many conditions, from cancer to warts. Learn its medical uses, science-based facts on its properties and risks
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Food & Recipes
Eat Better: Our recipes cover a wide range of tasty nutrient-packed foods. Full of Tips and tricks for cooking great healthy and balanced meals.
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Get Fit & Lean
Tips to exercise more, lose weight, and get into shape. Fitness and exercise are as important as diet in your body weight control program. Feel fitter, leaner, and healthier.
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10-minute Abs Workout
A 10-minute routine to strengthen your abs and work your abdominal, lower abs, obliques, lower back, and core muscles. Get a flatter tummy with these abs exercises.
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Fitness: Guide to Getting Started
Getting Started with Your Fitness Program: Prepare your physical activity plan and start today. Reach your exercise goals, and keep motivated and inspired.
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The Science behind Exercise
Science and exercise: the proof, facts & studies behind the benefits of physical activity. Scientific information about exercising, getting fit, and its health benefits.
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Warm-Up Exercises
Warming up before doing exercise helps prevent injury to muscles, joints, and tendons. This is a list of warm-up exercises that you can complete in a 6-minute routine.
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Intermittent Fasting Could Make You Live Longer
Alternate fasting extends lifespan and promotes longevity in nematodes and mice. Humans could benefit from fasting and exercising to enhance mitochondrial efficiency making them live longer.
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Energy & Vitality
Energy is physical, Vitality is psychological. Where does our body get its energy from? How can we become more vital and energetic?
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Aging Well
Many age-related health conditions can be prevented by modifying lifestyle and behaviors. Learn the positive lifestyle changes you can make to age well and live longer.
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Sleep Better
The secret to better sleep: A good night's sleep is very important for your health and well-being. Here are scientific-based tips to sleep better every night.
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Mental Fitness
Mental fitness is as important as physical fitness: it helps you cope with life's challenges, be independent, and keep your brain in top shape.
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Relaxation & Meditation
Relaxation and Meditation Techniques. Learn how to manage stress and control how your body responds to anxiety or stressors.
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Natural Cosmetic Ingredients
Natural cosmetic ingredients are an alternative to many industrialized products. They are chemicals made by nature: essential oils, honey, and plant extracts. Learn about their benefits and risks.
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How to cope with Winter Blues
Defeat Winter Blues (Seasonal Affective Disorder - SAD). Science-backed tips to cope with, and prevent depression during the dark long days of winter.
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Walking: Calculate the calories you burn
Calculate the energy you burn when you walk. How many calories does your body burn while you walk? Our tool will help you exercise and manage your weight.
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What are Calories?
What are they? Is Calorie counting effective? Are all Calories the same -fat, protein, carbs? All you need to know about diet, health, and calories in foods for weight loss and fitness.
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Should you worry about Gluten in Cosmetics?
Learn about the risks gluten-containing skin, hair, and oral care products pose for those suffering from Gluten Related Disorders.
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SIBO
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth is a condition that causes pain, bloating, flatulence, and gastrointestinal tract issues. Learn all about it: causes, treatment, recurrence, and more.
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Hidden Gluten Sources That May Surprise You
Gluten is pervasive in many foods, learn where it hides in the food you eat. Avoid problems and identify the hidden sources of gluten.
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What are Microplastics?
Found everywhere in nature, and also in your body, organs, and brain, these tiny particles of plastic are raising health concerns. They cause inflammation, and hormone disruption, alter your microbiome, and may cause cancer.
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Keeping Warm & Well this Winter
Tips and advice to get yourself and your home ready for the winter season. Stay safe, warm, and healthy during the cold period.
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Hypothermia
This is a deadly condition brought on by loss of body temperature in the cold. Learn its symptoms, what causes it, how to prevent it, keeping warm, and first aid treatment.
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Exercising only on weekends may cut the risk of mental decline
"Weekend Warriors: Working out on weekends may reduce the risk of mental decline as effectively as exercising on a regular basis.
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Health Benefits of Walking
Walking improves hypertension and lowers the risk of diabetes, CVD risk, bone health, and dementia. Get started walking.
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Arugula
Arugula (rocket) is a healthy leafy vegetable with plenty of health benefits. Learn how to add it to your diet, and its pros and cons.
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Artificial Sweeteners Make You Fat
Sugar substitutes alter your gut microbiome, increase appetite, and glucose intolerance. Artificial sweeteners are not risk-free and may make you gain weight.
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Yogurt and its health benefits
Probiotics like yogurt have many health benefits: weight loss, anti-inflammatory action, and control of diabetes type 2. Learn how they promote a healthy gut, and why you should avoid those with added sugar.
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Gelatin's health benefits
Gelatin is a protein obtained from animal collagen used in foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Learn about its health benefits.
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Gut Microbiome and Diet
Diet affects your gut microbiome: eat a variety of plant foods for a greater microbiome diversity. Your microbiota plays an important role in your health.
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Rosemary Uses, Benefits & Risks
Traditional medicine uses rosemary oil and rosemary tea. See the modern scientific studies on its properties. Rich in antioxidants it is an anti-depressive, antimicrobial, and cancer-preventive agent.
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Honey uses, benefits & risks
Honey is a healthy and natural food used as a sweetener since antiquity. It also contains phytochemicals such as phenolic compounds that give it antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties.
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Himalayan Salt fact sheet
Himalayan Salt, is it good for you? The truth behind its supposed health benefits. Sodium content, trace minerals, risks, and more.
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Iodine deficiency
Iodine deficiency: causes, treatment. Dietary sources of iodine include dairy products, seafood, seaweed, and fish. All you need to know about iodine and your health.
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Dairy and Asthma
Asthma & milk: some people with cow’s milk allergy can experience asthma-like symptoms when they consume milk. Learn about this food allergy.
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Whey protein, pros and cons
Supplementing with whey protein has risks. Learn what proteins are, what whey supplements are, and the RDA for protein. Who needs the boost of a high-protein intake?
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Colorectal Cancer is rising among young people
Colorectal cancer is growing in both incidence and mortality among young adults. Learn about the risk factors and steps you can take to avoid it.
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Avocado Uses and Benefits
Avocado is a healthy food, with good oils, high protein, potassium phytochemicals, and many health benefits from neurological to cardiovascular protection and weight loss.
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Coffee health benefits
Coffee: health benefits for the heart, diabetes, cancer, weight control, and more. Risks and side effects, backed by scientific proof.
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Anti Inflammatory Diet
Foods that fight inflammation are one of the factors leading to chronic systemic inflammation. Learn what, when, and how to eat a healthy, nutrient-packed, diet to reduce body inflammation.
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Brown Fat
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) or brown fat, plays a role in burning calories, keeps you warm, and plays a key role in weight loss & fighting obesity.
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Fiber: fact sheet
Dietary fiber: what is it? Types: Soluble, Insoluble. Sources, RDA, benefits and risks, health-promoting effects. Are Inulin & fiber supplements effective?
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Low-quality Employment and Heart Disease
Study shows that low-quality, temporary jobs, and low-income increase the risk of stroke and heart attack in Sweden.
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Freckles
Freckles: what are they? Melanin, types of skin pigments, genetic factors, sunlight, risks, and prevention for freckly skin.
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Work vs. Play
Positive well-being comes from enjoyment, freedom, creative activities, and self-direction, and not from ambition, success, and work goal attainment.
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Basil
Basil a herb used in many dishes from pesto to pizza, also has traditional medicine uses: acne, oral hygiene, cholesterol and blood sugar control, and more.
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Worrying Well: The positive side of Worrying
Worrying can have a positive side: by actively coping instead of avoiding, you can face your anxiety and find solutions to these potential threats you feel.
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Indoor Plants Health Benefits
Indoor plants have beneficial health effects, removing indoor air pollutants, cooling, and providing physical and mental health effects.
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Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin seeds are tiny but packed with nutrients and plant-based bioactive compounds with many health benefits. Learn their uses and properties, and how to prepare them at home and add them to your diet.
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Tryptophan
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid with a key role in immunity, mood, cognition, sleep, and more. Learn about its functions, sources, RDA, and risks.
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Potassium
Potassium promotes lower blood pressure, and kidney and bone health. Learn its RDA, sources, benefits, and risks.
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Words can help keep your mind sharp
A rich vocabulary could protect against cognitive decline and mental impairment as you age.
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Obesogens
Obesogens are chemicals that make you obese; they are found in food, clothes, packaging, and water. They make fat cells grow and alter your genes.
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Vaccines
Vaccines protect you, your family, and your community from many serious and deadly diseases. Facts about the benefits of vaccination.
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Which Vaccines are Safe?
Which Vaccines are safe? Vaccination is safe, and prevents illness and death yet there are some side effects you should know about.
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Chamomile for skincare
Chamomile helps to heal wounds, reduce inflammation, and has sleep-inducing effects. Learn about its skincare properties.
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Taurine & a longer lifespan
Taurine can help you live longer and healthier, retarding aging and decline. Learn all about it, its dietary sources, benefits, and risks.
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Peanut Butter: Healthy Food
Peanut butter is healthy, energy-dense, and tasty; it is good for your heart, slows weight gain, and fends off Type-2 diabetes.
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Eating Slowly is good for you
Eating slowly has health benefits for your heart, blood sugar, cholesterol, and weight. Avoid gases and bloating and practice mindful eating.
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Cholesterol
The truth about dietary cholesterol. A fact sheet with all you need to know about it: functions, sources, Good HDL, Bad LDL, and whether dietary cholesterol causes heart disease.
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Eggs & Cholesterol
The truth behind Eggs and cholesterol: are they bad for your heart? Processed foods and the Western diet are to blame for CVD, not eggs. Science-based facts showing eggs are good for you.
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Chocolate's health benefits
Chocolate is nutrient-rich and packed with antioxidant polyphenols. Health benefits range from mood, depression, diabetes, heart disease, diabetes, to cancer-protective effects.
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10 Tips for Your New Year's Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions: 10 tips on how to succeed and not give up on your goals for this year.
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What are Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids?
Omega-3 and omega-6. What are they? Essential fatty acids protect heart health and prevent other diseases. Dietary sources, MUFAs, PUFAs, omega-9s. Learn all about fatty acids and their health properties.
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Oats Uses and Benefits
Oats are packed with fiber that helps prevent cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and constipation; it has many health benefits. Learn oats’ uses and properties.
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Health Benefits of Whole Grain
Whole grain protects against cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity. Replacing refined grain for whole grain in your diet will make you healthier.
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Sports Concussions and brain health
Health News (Jun 14, 2023). Sports-related concussion: findings of a specialist panel on how to avoid it and treat it. And how pro-players suffer from a higher ALS and dementia mortality
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10 Best All-purpose Flour Substitutes
The 10 Best Flour Substitutes: learn how to replace refined all-purpose flour with healthier options like tef, quinoa, almond, buckwheat flours, and more. These flours have better nutrients, and more fiber, and are healthier than refined wheat flour.
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15 Strategies for Coping with Work Stress
Simple tips for coping with work stress and burnout. Learn what causes it, strategies for managing stress on the job, and improving your mental and physical well-being.
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Natural Painkillers
Plant-based natural painkillers. Fruits and plants that have analgesic properties and can help mitigate pain.
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Dancing Keeps you Young
Dancing is a physical activity accessible to the elderly that improves their mental and physical well-being, their satisfaction, and life quality, and helps them socialize. It contributes to their daily quota of physical activity. Science shows that dancing helps you stay young at heart and fit.
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Constipation and Heart Disease
Constipation has been linked to heart disease, stroke, heart attack, hypertension, and death due to CVD. Laxative use and genetics are risk factors too.
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Allergies and Mood
Allergies can cause depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and behavior changes that affect your mental health and mood. "Allergic Mood" affects almost 1 out of 3 people suffering from allergic rhinitis.
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Manage Your Hay Fever
Hay Fever Treatment: Lifestyle changes, diet, adapting your home and outdoor activities, exercise, and medication can help relieve allergic rhinitis symptoms.
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Gardening Improves the Gut Microbiome
Gardening can help improve the diversity of the gut microbiome through contact with soil and plants, and consuming fresh garden produce.
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5 Foods to Uplift Your Mood
Food interacts directly or indirectly with the brain, and its neurotransmitters, with mood-improving effects, promoting mental well-being and protecting against depression, anxiety, and irritability.
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Benefits of a "Big" Breakfast
The Health Benefits of a "Big Breakfast"; the popular saying "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper" is supported by scientific evidence.
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Is Spirulina good for you?
Spirulina is a supplement obtained from green-blue algae (cyanobacteria) that is rich in protein, minerals, and vitamins. Antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory it has many health benefits.
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The Best Time to Drink Coffe and Live Longer
Drinking coffee in the morning, rather than throughout the day, is linked to a lower risk of death. The protective effect of caffeine and the phytochemicals in coffee may be the reason for this lower mortality risk.
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Riding a Bike is Good for You
Riding a Bike is a great exercise with many health benefits: It uplifts your mood and is good for heart health, weight loss, and fitness. Learn cycling's risks, safety tips, and healthy effects.
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Multi-Directional Jumps for Bone Strength
Weight-bearing sports and activities help preserve bone health as you age. Jumping applies new forces and stresses to our bones promoting their growth and strength. The multi-directional jumping exercise shown in this article will help you maintain your bone strength.
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How to Brush Your Hair Without Damaging It
Comb your Hair Properly: Tips for combing and brushing your hair without damaging it. What is a hair? What damages hair? Advice on gentle hair care
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Essential Oils
Essential Oils have an ancient history as natural remedies. Fragrant & antiseptic, they are found in cosmetics and aromatherapy. Learn their uses, benefits, and how to use them safely.
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Shampoo & Conditioner Fact Sheet
Shampoo and Hair Conditioner. This article is a summary of both hair care products which answers questions like: What are they? What are they for? What are their ingredients?
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How to Stop Overthinking
12 Strategies to Stop Overthinking. Wasting time and energy on thinking too much can cause anxiety, stress, and depression. Learn how to beat overthinking.
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Choline protects against dementia & Alzheimer's disease
Health News (Jan 28, 2025). Study shows that dietary choline plays a role in protecting against dementia, cognitive decline, and Alzheimer’s disease.
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8 Tips to Improve Your Heart Health
Tips for a Healthy Heart: Diet, Exercise, Sleep & no smoking, plus keeping blood sugar, lipids, weight and blood pressure under control will improve CVD health.
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Migraine and Gut Health
Migraine is associated with a disrupted gut microbiome. Diet, probiotics, fiber, weight loss, and vitamins can help relieve migraine attacks by promoting gut health.
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Benefits Of Talking To Yourself
Six Benefits of Self-Talk: talking to yourself improves cognition, lowers anxiety, stress, relieves loneliness, helps you find things, and improves self-esteem & well-being.
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Is cooking with silicone safe?
Silicone bakeware releases chemical substances that may pose health risks. They migrate into the food baked in the molds. Learn about the risks and tips for using silicone kitchenware.
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Add 10 years to your Lifespan with a Healthy Diet
A Healthy Diet can add 10 years to your lifespan with good health; extend longevity and healthspan with a plant-based, balanced diet. Science-based evidence and tips for a longer life.
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Sodium Fact Sheet
What is sodium, its dietary sources, recommended intake, benefits, and health risks? How can you consume less sodium? All you need to know about sodium (and salt).
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Plant-based diets
Plant-based diets (vegan and vegetarian) have their risks and benefits. Learn the pros and cons of adopting a diet based on grains, nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables, and legumes.
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Vitamin D Fact Sheet
What is Vitamin D? Sources What are its sources, and what is its role in bone health? Effects of sunlight, and diet. Risks, recommended intake, and health benefits. All you need to know about vitamin D.
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Added Sugar
Added sugar: Fact Sheet and information. What is it? Why is it used? Its health risks. Intake guidelines, and more
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Chocolate's health benefits
Chocolate is nutrient-rich and packed with antioxidant polyphenols. Health benefits range from mood, depression, diabetes, heart disease, diabetes, to cancer-protective effects.
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Air Pollution Affects Cognition
Health News (Feb 12, 2025). Study reveals that air pollutants impair cognitive abilities and harm brain functioning.
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Almonds: Health benefits & properties
The benefits and uses of almonds. Full of fiber, minerals, vitamins, polyphenols, and healthy oils, almonds should be part of a balanced diet.
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Chestnuts: Health benefits & properties
Chestnuts are nutritive tree nuts, high in fiber, minerals, vitamins, oils, and plant-based chemicals. Learn all about chestnuts and their health benefits.
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Walnuts: Health benefits & properties
Walnuts are nutritious tree nuts rich in minerals, fiber, vitamins, polyphenols, and healthy oils. Learn about walnuts's properties and health benefits.
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Hazelnuts: Health benefits & properties
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