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Açai Berries: How healthy are they?

25. March 2009

Açai, as a wonder supplement, is claimed to improve weight loss, increase energy levels, improve digestion, aid sleep, detoxify, improve skin appearance, improve heart health, reverse diabetes and other chronic illnesses, reduce cholesterol levels, and increase sexual virility and performance. It's claimed to be high in fiber, healthy fatty acids, and antioxidants. But just how accurate are the claims about the trendy Brazilian berry? Are they truly the wonder they're advertised to be?

Food Safety – The Recent History

24. March 2009

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The early part of 2009 has witnessed one of the largest food contamination cases in US history. The Peanut Corporation of America had a salmonella outbreak in one of their factories, contaminating the majority of peanut-butter containing products in the United States. Here, we review the recent history of food borne illnesses and how they relate to the consolidation of the food industry.

Fructose, Insulin Resistance – Together At Last

6. March 2009

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Today, researchers from Yale announced new findings that demonstrate the mechanism by which the fructose sugars found in both refined table sugar and high fructose corn syrup cause a reduction in insulin sensitivity, a key stage in the development of both obesity and diabetes.

Finish Your Broccoli, Breathe A Little Easier

3. March 2009

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Research is now showing that greens might be particularly good for those who suffer from inflammatory diseases like asthma and allergies because a compound found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, kale, and horseradish can ramp up the body's natural way of suppressing those kinds of diseases when eaten.

Integrative Medicine on Capitol Hill

2. March 2009

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On Thursday, the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing called, Integrative Care: A Pathway to a Healthier Nation to assess how complementary medicine will be incorporated into President Obama's challenge for Congress to pass health care reform in 2009.

Parasitic Worms: The Building Blocks Of Good Health?!?

17. February 2009

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In countries like the USA and the UK, inflammatory diseases - like allergies, type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, autoimmune disorders, and even some kinds of atherosclerosis, depression and cancer - are all on the rise. Meanwhile, these same developed nations have almost completely eradicated parasitic infections like they're the plague. Three papers published in the journal Immunology might have an unexpected answer that brings together these seemingly disconnected trends: it might be a lack of parasites that is aiding the increase of inflammatory diseases in our hygiene-obsessed, over-developed world.

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Açai Berries: How healthy are they?

Food Safety – The Recent History

Fructose, Insulin Resistance – Together At Last

Finish Your Broccoli, Breathe A Little Easier

Integrative Medicine on Capitol Hill

Parasitic Worms: The Building Blocks Of Good Health?!?

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