Tips for Boosting your Immune System
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Tips for Boosting your Immune System:
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Is sitting killing you?
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According to the WHO (World Health Organization) physical inactivity is the 4th leading cause of death globally. Prolonged sitting will also increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 90%.
Read MoreWhat’s in your Cosmetics?
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As it turns out, the beauty industry in the U.S. is not as pretty on the inside as people think. Many of the cosmetic and personal-care products may contain toxic and dangerous chemicals. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreTips for preventing osteoporosis
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Osteoporosis and low bone density currently affect an estimated 55 percent of the population over the age of 50 in the United States.
It is estimated that about 54 million Americans are affected by the condition, a statistic that is thought to climb to 61 million people by 2020.
Read MoreSleep hygiene: How you can enhance the quality of your sleep
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It is not news that we need sufficient sleep to maintain our health.
Yet despite this knowledge, and advice from media and medical communities alike, many of us struggle to get enough sleep every night. This has led many Americans to seek help from their doctors in order to get the sleep they need to stay healthy.
Read MoreThe role of B vitamins in the prevention of Alzheimer's
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B vitamins have long been known to play a key role in metabolism and energy extraction; and a deficiency in vitamins B6 or B12 can cause anemia.
New research suggests that B vitamin supplementation may also play a role in protecting against Alzheimer’s disease – which is good news for the aging U.S. population.
Read MoreTips for becoming a morning person
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Does the thought of getting up in the morning make you want to crawl back under the covers? If you answered ‘yes,’ you’re certainly not alone.
It’s obvious that society functions (and succeeds) based on the habits and schedules of morning people – and chances are, so does your life. Need more motivation to become a morning person? Studies find that morning people are actually happier than night owls, and they also reported feeling healthier.
Read MoreDangers of overdosing on OTC meds during flu season
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At some point in your life – maybe even recently during this flu season – you’ve likely been plagued with fever, sore throat, cough, muscle aches and/or congestion.
You may have reached for a different medicine to treat each symptom, depending on the order in which they began and their severity. What you may not have realized is that one ingredient, acetaminophen, was likely found in each medication.
Read MoreWhat you need to know about this flu season
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Chances are, if you’ve been following the news over the past couple of days, you’ve heard reports that the flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade and it could be the worst we’ve experienced in a while.
During the 2003-2004 flu season, one of the most lethal seasons in the past 35 years, the dominant flu strain was influenza A (H3N2), similar to this year. Historically, flu seasons where H3N2 was the predominant strain have been more severe, with higher numbers of hospitalizations and deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 76 percent of this season’s reported cases have been of the H3N2 strain.
Read MoreKnowing your family medical history can help save your life
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You may have more in common with your family than you believe.
Eye color, hair color and annoying habits are the obvious commonalities, but risk of cancer or other diseases can also be linked to your family – or genetic – history. Reach out to your relatives about health conditions and histories. These discussions could very well save your life.
Read MoreBenefits of drinking green tea
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Tea consumption has long been regarded as a healthy dietary habit. This idea has been widely accepted without much scientific evidence, until recently, when scientists began to investigate the chemical components of tea and how they affect our health.
Read MoreTips for staying healthy during cold and flu season
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A few weeks ago I spoke about the importance of influenza vaccinations, being that we are on the verge of flu season.
Vaccinations are the best way to prevent infection with this virus.
Read MoreSurprising ways to stress affects your whole body
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You’ve heard the old adage before: “Manage your stress or your stress will manage you.”
As it turns out, there is more truth behind this saying than you might realize. Perhaps the most shocking fact about stress is that it can affect all parts of your body, not just in one area.
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