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Simple Tips for Good Health

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Many people take for granted very simple ways to healthy living and eating. Our foods are full of toxins, chemicals and preservatives so when you eat try to think natural which is the best way to know your eating right.
If we go back thousands of years when man had no supermarkets and no packaged goods [...]

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Joint Pain? Take NSAID or Glucosamine?

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Glucosamine sulfate has been in the news. Some claiming it bunk and some proving it effective. What does research show? Glucosamine is more effective in providing long term pain relief as compared to other non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID’s). This particular study is attached for you below.
Basically, glucosamine sulfate aids in cartilage rebuilding. NSAID’s decrease inflammation and [...]

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Your Food Can Prematurely Age You!

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Did you know that the food you eat could be prematurely ageing you? Science has made some amazing discoveries in the last decade in nutrition. We really should be taking note of what we put in our mouth because more than ever, “we are what we eat”. Do you know the impact of what you [...]

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The Polysaccharide Supplement – Better that any Other Vitamin

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Polysaccharides are the first biopolymers that have formed on our planet. They are in fact complex carbohydrates composed of many monosaccharides bound together and with complex branches of molecules. There are a few types of polysaccharides. Among these the most common are:
- Glycogen, which is the same substance as the animal glucose and a different [...]

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Supplements to Help With PMS Address Nutritional Deficiencies And PMS Symptoms

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

It’s a treatment sought after by just as many men as women! Conventional medicine has never really provided much help, other than pain relief so natural treatments and herbs may provide a better alternative.
Supplements to help with PMS include essential fatty acids, and supplements formulated specifically for women’s needs containing a mix of vitamins, minerals [...]

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All the Health Risks of Processed Foods — In Just a Few Quick, Convenient Bites

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Every day, 7 percent of the U.S. population visits a McDonald’s, and 20-25 percent eat fast food of some kind, says Steven Gortmaker, professor of society, human development, and health at the Harvard School of Public Health. As for children, 30 percent between the ages of 4 and 19 eat fast food on any given [...]

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Vitamins and Their Importance in Health and Disease

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

The word ‘Vitamine’ meaning a vital amine was proposed by a Polish Researcher, Dr. Cacimir Funk, in 1911 to designate a new food substance which cured beri-beri. Other terms were proposed as new factors were discovered. But the word vitamin, with the final ‘e’ dropped, met with popular favour.
Vitamins are potent organic compounds which are [...]

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Hoodia Potency Reports

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Pure hoodia pills are relatively hard to find. First, we have to look for products that do not list any ingredients other than hoodia gordonii. This narrows the field quite a bit, because many products are hoodia herb combos that supply only a small amount of hoodia gordonii per capsule. The best [...]

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