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Mosquitoes: Why You? The Science of Why You're a Magnet for Bites
Have you ever sat outside with a group of friends, only to wake up the next morning...
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- Written by: Michael Haedicke
Many Americans may find bare grocery store shelves the most worrying sign of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their food system.
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- Written by: Ron Teeguarden
One of the great secrets of a long, satisfying, and happy life, according to Eastern wisdom, is to focus on health instead of disease. This is the psychological basis of the art of radiant health. Develop the attitude of radiant health, and radiant health can be attained surprisingly easily.
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- Written by: Joanna Buckley
Spending a lot more time in your house doesn’t have to make you any less curious about the world around you.
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- Written by: Tim Spector
As well as protecting yourself from the virus on the outside, you can also build up your defences from the inside by strengthening your immune system. Many people, especially the young, develop only very mild disease.
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- Written by: Helen Zoe Veit
Perhaps you’ll unearth a can of Crisco for the holiday baking season. If so, you’ll be one of millions of Americans who have, for generations, used it to make cookies, cakes, pie crusts and more.
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- Written by: Rena Greenberg
Each day that you choose to eat healthfully and simply— selecting whole, unprocessed foods from the earth and balancing your foods—know that you are building a new foundation for yourself. At first, this foundation may feel wobbly, as it is new to you, but every time you make the choice to follow through...
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- Written by: Bobbie Hinman
More and more health professionals are encouraging consumers to cut back on fat, and vegetarian meals are finding a welcome place in the lives of more Americans. This does not mean that all Americans are becoming vegetarians, but many are now eating meatless meals at least several times a week.
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- Written by: Gregory Filiano
A low carb diet may prevent or even reverse the effects of aging in the brain, researchers report.
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- Written by: Manal Mohammed
Fermented foods have become very popular, thanks to claims about their nutritional properties and reported health benefits, such as improving digestion, boosting immunity and even helping people lose weight.
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- Written by: Paul O'Toole
As our global population is projected to live longer than ever before, it’s important that we find ways of helping people live healthier for longer.
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- Written by: C. Michael White
More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements. The vast majority of consumers – 84% – are confident the products are safe and effective.
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- Written by: Deborah Kesten
We are being cheated nutritionally. Food constitutes a six-part gift, but all we're hearing about is one thing. But this skewed perspective, focusing solely on the physiological aspects of food, has become the norm. I call our one-sided, limited view the Dark Ages of nutrition.
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- Written by: Texas A&M University
A natural compound in many vegetables called indole may fight fatty liver disease, researchers report.
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- Written by: A. Trevor Sutton
Silicon Valley’s newest fad is dopamine fasting, or temporarily abstaining from “addictive” activities such as social media, music, internet gaming – even food.
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- Written by: Edward Jaenicke
American households waste, on average, almost a third of the food they acquire, economists report. This food waste has an estimated aggregate value of $240 billion annually.
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- Written by: Jennifer L. Temple
When my daughter was around 14 years old, she began to ask if she could have a cup of coffee in the morning like Mom and Dad.
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- Written by: Gregor Reid
Probiotics are live microorganisms, usually bacteria, that can be consumed to offer health benefits.
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- Written by: Christopher Hendon
A new approach can help you make the perfect shot of espresso, researchers report.
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- Written by: Anita Srivastava
While edibles may provide a delivery system that provides the intoxicating effects of cannabis while avoiding the risks of smoking, the delayed and variable absorption of cannabis edibles can result in over-consumption and unpredictable results.
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- Written by: John G. Keogh
The globalization of the food chain has resulted in increased complexity and diminished transparency and trust into how and where our foods are grown, harvested, processed and by whom.
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- Written by: Thomas Merritt
You’re reading this with a cup of coffee in your hand, aren’t you? Coffee is the most popular drink in many parts of the world.
