Nearly one in three Americans have high cholesterol, a condition without signs or symptoms, which is believed to up your risk for heart disease and stroke. Could you be one of them? Scary, right? But then, is it all bad? Let’s first ask the question: What is cholesterol? Healthline defines it as “a substance made …
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Could you be one of the overwhelming numbers of Americans who are deficient in vitamin D? In fact, other than having heard that exposure to the sun’s rays may boost your levels of this “sunshine vitamin,” you might not have given much attention to this vitamin. Typically, the winter months result in changes to our …
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The human body has an amazing, self-healing capacity that only requires a healthy diet to maintain continued health and vitality. Sadly, the Standard American Diet of meat, dairy products and processed foods weakens the body’s natural self-healing mechanisms, which greatly increases your risk of developing chronic disease. On the other hand, a mostly raw food …
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If you have irritable bowel syndrome or IBS, you’re no stranger to abdominal discomfort, embarrassing side effects, or frequent trips to the bathroom. Fortunately, if you suffer from IBS, you don’t have to live with unpleasant symptoms of the disease—a plant-based diet for IBS can help! What Is IBS? IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, is …
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Even if you don't know much about genetically modified foods, you're probably wondering why they have such a bad reputation. According to the World Health Organization, GM foods contain DNA that has been altered unnaturally in an effort to enhance desirable traits, such as improved nutritional content, reduced allergic potential and increased resistance to herbicides. So …
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For those of us following the standard American diet, which, more and more these days, is referred to as “SAD,” we are encouraged to build our meals based on either the Food Pyramid or its replacement MyPlate. For protein, both of these models emphasize meat, poultry, or fish as making up a significant portion of …
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You strive to keep yourself healthy, to avoid disease, and to age well. However, what you may not know is that a molecule, known as the body’s master antioxidant, produced in the body may be one of the most important molecule you need to stay healthy and prevent disease. This molecule is glutathione (pronounced “gloota-thigh-own”), …
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Each cell in our bodies manufactures its own energy supply through a process known as cellular respiration. This process entails a complex sequence of steps performed by intricate parts of the cell. Not surprisingly, the overall health of each cell and their individual structures determine how efficiently this process is carried out. These conditions directly …
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The body’s health relies on the quality of food that goes into it. Today’s fast-paced lifestyles have made it way too easy to settle for diets that not only lack nourishment but actually weaken the body’s systems and overall health. For these reasons, a poor diet has become a top risk factor for developing chronic …
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The Paleo diet, also known as the Paleolithic diet, caveman diet, stone-age diet, and hunter-gatherer diet, is a way of eating that focuses on whole foods some people theorize that cavemen could have eaten during the Paleolithic era thousands of years ago. (We recognize that, Biblically speaking, there are serious questions about the evolutionary basis …
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