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Water Drinking as a Disease Fighter
Scientific studies show that even mild dehydration from short periods of fluid restriction decreases alertness and ability to concentrate and impairs performance. German researchers have found that dehydration contributes to and exacerbates many chronic diseases. For example, dehydration increases the risk of developing urinary tract…
Read MoreCould a Regular Schedule Help Your Arthritis?
Cultivate a regular schedule. Cartilage cells have a functioning body clock that switches on and off the genes that control cartilage. Scientists believe that imposing a rhythm by regularly scheduled exercise, restricted meal times, or by targeting the joint itself with scheduled warming and cooling…
Read MoreThe Neglected Remedy
Singing can boost immunity, improve cognitive abilities, enhance mood, and improve lung capacity in individuals with chronic pulmonary disease. Why does singing improve our health? Boosts Immunity Nasal nitric oxide is antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial. Healthy sinuses have high amounts of nitric oxide. Humming increases…
Read MoreGood Friends Improve Immune Efficiency
Psychological influences not only impact the effectiveness of the flu vaccine but also directly shape the immune system itself. For example, studies show that loneliness appears to have a significant impact on physical health, being linked detrimentally to worse sleep and immune stress responses over…
Read MoreSeven Delicious Ways to Boost Your Antioxidant Level
Who will win your battle? Free Radical Havoc Players or Antioxidant Quencher Players? Free radicals are essential to health. We need them for energy production in the mitochondria and to help kill germs in the lysosomes. However, excessive amounts of free radicals significantly contribute to…
Read MoreConquering the Common Denominator of Chronic Diseases
If you have ever been stung by a yellow jacket or have had a cold, you experienced the signs of acute inflammation. The redness, swelling, increased heat, and pain let us know that our bodies are fighting for us. However, if chronic inflammation occurs inside…
Read MoreSerious about Preventing Prostate Cancer?
Good, wholesome nutrition affords serious protection from prostate cancer. Here’s the evidence. Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer of men. The number of younger men diagnosed with prostate cancer has increased nearly 6-fold in the last 20 years. The disease is more likely…
Read MoreDon’t Forget Your Muscle Health
How you manage your muscles now might affect your future more than you realize! Because muscle strength is directly associated with functionality and independence, it is important to keep your muscles toned up, because shrinking skeletal muscle mass can lead to declining health.
Read MoreNatural Remedies for the Common Cough
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!
Read MoreCitrus: Brain Boosters and Mood Enhancers
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 cells from inflammatory assaults commonly…
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