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Aloe Barbadensis Health Benefits

Cristiion-3702 Aloe vera gained worldwide recognition and has been intensively used from the oldest of times due to its extraordinary features. Just about every important civilization used it for its benefical effects over health and beauty. Egyptians would mix aloe with other herbs while preparing remedies for internal and external anomalies. Greek physicians (Celsius and […]

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Health Halo Effect

rd411 Health Halo Effect Simply put, the health halo effect leads people to overestimate the overall healthfulness of a food based on one narrow attribute. Health halos are proven to cause people to eat more food than they intended, such as eating two organic cookies when you would normally only eat one nonorganic cookie. Studies […]

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Chiropractic Lowers Blood Pressure

Dr. David Jockers Chiropractic adjustments work to harmonize the body’s natural systems by realigning the spinal bones and removing pressure and congestion within the nervous system. This process decreases the physiological stress response and restores optimal function and healing to the body. Along with many other health issues, chiropractic care has shown to consistently achieve […]

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Heart Healthy Quiz: How Much Do You Know?

Quiz 1. Which of the following foods is not specifically linked to a reduced risk of heart disease? a. Garlic b. Oats c. Corn d. Grape juice e. Nuts 2. The fiber in which of the following foods will lead to a reduction of blood cholesterol? a. Whole-grain bread b. Brown rice c. Bran cereal […]

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Fermented Foods

Fermented Foods Fermented food is extremely popular right now, and people are turning their home kitchens into science labs in an effort to improve their health via microbes. Fermentation is an ancient form of preservation. People following a ‘raw diet’ were the first to pick up on the idea, but it has become mainstream with […]

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