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Live Better and Longer
Dinner is served. Grandmother Sally, alert and happy, is facing her first meal, in some time, at her son’s California ranch style home. Her son Clyde is a comfortably settled dairy cattleman who loves his wife Lela’s cooking, a bit too much—Uncle Clyde believes in…
Read MoreThere Is Sunshine In My Soul
Studies show that up to 90% of the vitamin D in our bodies is obtained from our skin being exposed to sunlight. Exposure to sunlight converts cholesterol in the skin to vitamin D, which is then absorbed into the bloodstream by the capillaries. As it…
Read MoreAre You Being Short-Changed?
Sleep expert Dr. James Maas asks these three questions: Do you need an alarm clock in order to wake up in the morning? Do you hit the snooze button a few times before finally getting out of bed? Do you sleep extra hours on the…
Read MoreAn Unsung Biological Hero
If I were to offer you an all-natural supplement that helps to prevent undesirable clotting, improves your antibody function and mental processing, increases endurance, reduces skin wrinkling, and perks up every cell in your body, how much would you be willing to pay for it?…
Read MoreSunlight’s Dual Nature: Curative or Deadly? What TV’s Dermatologists Do Not Mention
You hear much about sunlight causing skin cancer. Indeed, solar ultraviolet radiation seems to account for approximately 93 percent of skin cancers and about half of lip cancers. However, there are many scientifically established physiological, cancer-protecting…
Read MoreTwelve Lifestyle Tips for Vibrant Skin
This blog examines twelve science-backed tips for healthy, vibrant skin.
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Helps Obese Individuals
Chronic inflammation is one of the major factors to obesity’s deadly medical complications. After all, pot-belly fat cells generate pro-inflammatory chemicals. For obese individuals acute exercise activates inflammatory triggers inside the body. Furthermore, obese individuals are at a greater risk for vitamin D deficiency. This…
Read MoreCould Vitamin D Protect You from Influenza?
Ideally, before the flu season begins, find out your vitamin D status. A study involving 18, 883 participants, 12 years and older, found that people with the lowest blood level of vitamin D reported having significantly more recent colds or flu. The analysis adjusted for…
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 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…
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