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Approximately one in three Americans will develop cancer sometime during their lives. In this article, we outline a lifestyle program that reduces cancer risk through DNA repair. Cancer originates in genes that are encoded in DNA. Genes tell a cell what to do, when to...
One-third of people in USA are at risk for kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 1 in 7 U.S. adults—an estimated 37 million Americans. Chronic kidney disease involves a gradual loss of kidney function. Want to lower your risk for CKD? This...
If you are sedentary, a 5 minute exercise break every 2 to 3 hours helps to reverse the negative effects of sitting. (1)((Indiana University. “Taking short walking breaks found to reverse negative effects of prolonged sitting.” ScienceDaily. 8 September 2014.))...
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there were a delicious diet that could greatly reduce your risk of getting the flu? Because even though flu vaccines are helpful, they are not 100% effective. For example, the flu vaccine for 2016 seemed to reduce flu risk by 23%, and was...
To defeat high blood pressure or at least prevent its serious complication, we need more than the DASH diet and exercise. In this second article on hypertension, we address the role the nervous system plays in hypertension. To defeat hypertension or at the very...
Depression is a devastating disorder, afflicting up to 10% of the adult population in the United States and representing one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Although effective treatments are available, approximately one third of all patients with...
Flavonoids, such as those found in citrus and kiwi, have been shown to be highly effective in preventing age-related cognitive decline in both animals and humans.Besides protecting brain cells from free radical damage, they provide multiple ways of protecting brain...
Consumption of berries provides several compounds that promote cardiovascular health. Berries, for example, contain anthocyanins which discourage the formation of undesirable clotting. Pterostilbene, an active compound in blueberries, improves the production of nitric...
Nearly fifty percent of Americans have hypertension. Worldwide, statistics are not much better. Thirty-one percent of the world’s population has high blood pressure. Hypertension (HPT or HBP) is called the silent killer because often there is no sign or symptom until...
What can one do to relieve coughing caused by the common cold or influenza? Effective remedies might just be in your kitchen pantry or bathroom! Contrast Showers Alternating hot and cold showers as tolerated; hot water for 1 ½ minutes and cold water for 30 seconds;...