Poliana D. Vale, M.D.
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The Anti – Flu Diet
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…
Read MoreCancer Prevention Strategies: DNA Repair
According to the American Cancer Society, in the US, an estimated 40 out of 100 men and 39 out of 100 women will develop cancer during their lifetime. In this article, we outline a lifestyle program that reduces cancer risk through DNA repair. Cancer originates…
Read MoreFree At Last! The Healing Process of Forgiveness
Forgiveness Promotes Health Studies show that people who forgive, as contrasted to those who harbor grudges and anger, have slower heart rates, lower blood pressures, improved sleep, and less stress and depression. They have less somatic complaints like headaches and muscle pains. They generally have…
Read MoreDelicious Ways to Detoxify
If you have any of the following: pot-belly fat, obesity, pre-diabetes, diabetes type 2, elevated blood fats, or frequent consumption of soft drink beverages or sugary treats, you need a sound and inviting but easy program to detoxify. These strategies can significantly improve your health.…
Read MoreHypertension: All Fired Up
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. Sympathetic Nerves Yell “Fire!!!” The nervous system helps…
Read MoreThe Winning Diet for Diabetes Type 2
Reducing the Risk: Go Vegetarian Vegetarian and vegan diets offer significant benefits for diabetes prevention, treatment, and reversal of type 2 diabetes. In observational studies, individuals following vegetarian diets are about half as likely to develop diabetes, compared with non-vegetarians.…
Read MoreFive Tips to Lower High Blood Pressure Naturally
1. Skip the canned foods and drinks and eat fresh produce. As far as possible, avoid canned food or microwaveable foods wrapped in plastic. Why? BPA, a chemical used as an epoxy lining for cans and plastic bottles, has been linked to high blood pressure.…
Read MoreLower High Blood Pressure Naturally
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 (high blood pressure) is called the silent killer because often there is no sign or symptom until one develops a major…
Read MoreHypertension, the Brain, and Cognitive Performance
High blood pressure damages the brain by adversely affecting the following: brain fibers that affect non-verbal functions; nerve fibers that affect executive functioning and emotional regulation; and, limbic…
Read MoreDoes Your Diet Protect or Damage Your Kidneys?
Your kidneys are important. While you sit reading this, they are receiving 24% of your cardiac output. That fact tells you they are extremely important. Not only do they make urine, but they also help to balance your body's chemistry, produce the active form of…
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