Jan 20th 2017
Garlic (Allium sativum L.) has acquired a reputation in different traditions as a prophylactic as well as therapeutic medicinal plant. Garlic has played important dietary and medicinal roles througho…
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Jan 20th 2017
There is no such thing as a "magic bullet, a one-size-fits-all, for prescription medications, over-the-counter vitamins or dietary supplements, right? Not so fast. In 2016 the British Medical Journa…
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Jan 19th 2017
Vitamin K has been referred to as "the forgotten vitamin" because its major benefits tend to get ignored or not even acknowledged because other vitamins with "bigger names," such as Vitamins C and D,…
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Jan 17th 2017
Every year about 13,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. The good news is that over the last 30 years, the number of women dying from cervical cancer has dropped by more than 50 percent, and…
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Jan 16th 2017
It is small and shaped like a butterfly, but there's nothing trivial or flighty about the thyroid gland when it comes to our bodies. It has been called the body's engine, and from its location at the…
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Jan 12th 2017
Cold weather of the sub-freezing variety can be ideal for snowmen, snow angels and ice sculptures, as well as skiers, skaters and snowboarders, but for traditional fitness workouts and training purpos…
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Jan 11th 2017
There are about four million people in America (and 60 million worldwide, per glaucoma.org) who have glaucoma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and about half of thos…
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Jan 10th 2017
For many people, a good night's sleep remains elusive. In our fast-paced world, it's no wonder that millions of people are tossing and turning in their beds, searching for a way to drift off into drea…
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Jan 9th 2017
Radon gas is the classic example of something that you can neither see, taste, or smell, and yet it can kill you. It is estimated that one in about 15 homes in America has a potentially dangerous leve…
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Jan 6th 2017
Maintaining good working order of our bodies is about more than getting good cardio workouts, lifting weights to tone and build our muscles, caring for our skin and eating the right foods to properly…
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Jan 5th 2017
Any sports-minded person who has grown up or otherwise lived a long time in a climate known for its abundance of snow and ice knows all about bundling up against the winter chill for months at a time…
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Jan 4th 2017
As we start a new year, let's take inventory of some common health-related questions that often pop up over the course of 12 months. Here is our first edition of Three Solutions to Three Common Healt…
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