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Sleep Loss Linked to Nighttime Snacking, Junk Food Cravings and Obesity

Sleep Loss Linked to Nighttime Snacking, Junk F...

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More evidence of the importance of sleep was revealed in the findings of a recent study by the University of Arizona. Researchers discovered that our sleep affects our nutritional choices...

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Sleep Loss Linked to Nighttime Snacking, Junk F...

More evidence of the importance of sleep was revealed in the findings of a recent study by the University of Arizona. Researchers discovered that our sleep affects our nutritional choices...

Walking Faster Could Lead to a Longer Life

Walking Faster Could Lead to a Longer Life

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If you walk faster it makes sense you will get to your destination sooner. But if that destination is the end of your life, a new study shows walking faster...

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Walking Faster Could Lead to a Longer Life

If you walk faster it makes sense you will get to your destination sooner. But if that destination is the end of your life, a new study shows walking faster...

Daily Egg Consumption Can Be Heart Healthy

Daily Egg Consumption Can Be Heart Healthy

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The advice from conventional medicine regarding eggs may be changing as a result of a recent study so what was once forbidden may now be encouraged. Previously, it was thought...

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Daily Egg Consumption Can Be Heart Healthy

The advice from conventional medicine regarding eggs may be changing as a result of a recent study so what was once forbidden may now be encouraged. Previously, it was thought...

Exercise is More Powerful than Genes in the Battle of the Bulge

Exercise is More Powerful than Genes in the Bat...

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If your jeans are too tight and you think it’s just a function of your genes, there is hope. A new study shows older women don’t have to give in...

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Exercise is More Powerful than Genes in the Bat...

If your jeans are too tight and you think it’s just a function of your genes, there is hope. A new study shows older women don’t have to give in...

Releasing Vitamin's Power in Battling Diabetes

Releasing Vitamin's Power in Battling Diabetes

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The D in vitamin D does not stand for diabetes, but you might start thinking that way as new research from the Salk Institute shows it could hold the key...

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Releasing Vitamin's Power in Battling Diabetes

The D in vitamin D does not stand for diabetes, but you might start thinking that way as new research from the Salk Institute shows it could hold the key...

Five Ingredients in the Recipe for Longer Life

Five Ingredients in the Recipe for Longer Life

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While the individual elements are well-known components of a healthy lifestyle, a new study shows there are five lifestyle changes that when combined can increase life expectancy by a total...

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Five Ingredients in the Recipe for Longer Life

While the individual elements are well-known components of a healthy lifestyle, a new study shows there are five lifestyle changes that when combined can increase life expectancy by a total...

Children Have the Energy Level of Endurance Athletes

Children Have the Energy Level of Endurance Ath...

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If you have ever wondered why children seem to have boundless energy, it probably won’t surprise you to know their capacity for exercise and recovery is equivalent to that of...

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Children Have the Energy Level of Endurance Ath...

If you have ever wondered why children seem to have boundless energy, it probably won’t surprise you to know their capacity for exercise and recovery is equivalent to that of...

High Fat Meals with High Sugar Set the Stage for Heart Disease

High Fat Meals with High Sugar Set the Stage fo...

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If you don’t think one milkshake can make a difference in your health, the results of a recent study may change your mind. The combination of high fat and high...

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High Fat Meals with High Sugar Set the Stage fo...

If you don’t think one milkshake can make a difference in your health, the results of a recent study may change your mind. The combination of high fat and high...

Holding Hands Can Ease Pain

Holding Hands Can Ease Pain

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Holding the hand of a loved one that is suffering does more than provide them emotional support, it can actually ease their physical pain. That’s according to new research from...

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Holding Hands Can Ease Pain

Holding the hand of a loved one that is suffering does more than provide them emotional support, it can actually ease their physical pain. That’s according to new research from...

Exposure to Harmful Chemicals Linked to Restaurant Food

Exposure to Harmful Chemicals Linked to Restaur...

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A new study shows it’s not only what’s on the menu that should be a concern, but what comes with your meal at a restaurant that could affect your health....

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Exposure to Harmful Chemicals Linked to Restaur...

A new study shows it’s not only what’s on the menu that should be a concern, but what comes with your meal at a restaurant that could affect your health....

Fasting is Good for the Heart

Fasting is Good for the Heart

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Study participants who used intermittent fasting to lose weight were able to clear triglyceride from the blood quicker after a meal than those who lost weight by calorie restriction alone...

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Fasting is Good for the Heart

Study participants who used intermittent fasting to lose weight were able to clear triglyceride from the blood quicker after a meal than those who lost weight by calorie restriction alone...

Physically Fit Women Can Ward Off Dementia

Physically Fit Women Can Ward Off Dementia

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Women with a high level of physical fitness at middle age were 88 percent less likely to develop dementia later in life when compared with women whose fitness level was...

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Physically Fit Women Can Ward Off Dementia

Women with a high level of physical fitness at middle age were 88 percent less likely to develop dementia later in life when compared with women whose fitness level was...

Targeting Gut Bacteria to Fight Autoimmune Disease

Targeting Gut Bacteria to Fight Autoimmune Disease

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Targeting certain gut bacteria can suppress autoimmune disease according to new research at Yale University. Scientists found bacteria in the small intestines of humans and mice that can travel to...

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Targeting Gut Bacteria to Fight Autoimmune Disease

Targeting certain gut bacteria can suppress autoimmune disease according to new research at Yale University. Scientists found bacteria in the small intestines of humans and mice that can travel to...

Chronic Depression Linked to Low Amino Acid Level

Chronic Depression Linked to Low Amino Acid Level

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Arginine is an amino acid readily found in turkey, chicken, soybeans and peanuts, but it is in low supply in those who are chronically depressed according to researchers from the...

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Chronic Depression Linked to Low Amino Acid Level

Arginine is an amino acid readily found in turkey, chicken, soybeans and peanuts, but it is in low supply in those who are chronically depressed according to researchers from the...

Balancing the Immune Response to Tame Allergic Reactions

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Food allergies can be a life-threatening situation, but new research shows the danger could be mitigated by changing the body’s immune response. Scientists at Duke Health were able to reprogram...

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Balancing the Immune Response to Tame Allergic ...

Food allergies can be a life-threatening situation, but new research shows the danger could be mitigated by changing the body’s immune response. Scientists at Duke Health were able to reprogram...

Better Physical Fitness Linked to Better Mental Fitness

Better Physical Fitness Linked to Better Mental...

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Another study has shown the positive link between physical fitness and brain fitness, leading researchers to believe exercise could be a critical ingredient in preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists at the...

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Better Physical Fitness Linked to Better Mental...

Another study has shown the positive link between physical fitness and brain fitness, leading researchers to believe exercise could be a critical ingredient in preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists at the...

How Your Smart Phone Can Help Reverse Diabetes

How Your Smart Phone Can Help Reverse Diabetes

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The results of a new study conducted by Virta Health in conjunction with Purdue University and others shows how remote monitoring of participants through the use of a mobile app...

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How Your Smart Phone Can Help Reverse Diabetes

The results of a new study conducted by Virta Health in conjunction with Purdue University and others shows how remote monitoring of participants through the use of a mobile app...

Vitamin D Can Repair a Broken Heart

Vitamin D Can Repair a Broken Heart

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More evidence is mounting regarding the importance of vitamin D as a new study conducted at Ohio University shows vitamin D3 can restore damage to the cardiovascular system. Researchers discovered...

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Vitamin D Can Repair a Broken Heart

More evidence is mounting regarding the importance of vitamin D as a new study conducted at Ohio University shows vitamin D3 can restore damage to the cardiovascular system. Researchers discovered...