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Tomorrow’s Heart Drugs Might Target Gut Microbes
If your cholesterol levels are high, your doctor might prescribe you a statin, a drug that blocks one of the enzymes involved in creating cholesterol. But in the future, she might also prescribe a second drug that technically doesn’t target your body at all. Instead, it would manipulate the microbes in your gut. Each of us is home to trillions of bacteria and other microbes—a teeming mass collectively known as the microbiome.
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This simple addition to your bedtime routine could make a huge difference in your sleep
It's also easy, cheap, and extremely effective.
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Sleep Better In 2016 With These 14 Foods
Forget pills: You can have your sleep aids and eat them too with these naturally soporific foods and recipes.
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1,800 Studies Later, Scientists Conclude Homeopathy Doesn’t Work
Perhaps you remember when scientists debunked homeopathy in 2002. Or 2010. Or 2014. But now a major Australian study analyzing over 1,800 papers has shown that homeopathy, the alternative treatment that relies on super-diluted substances and the principle of “like cures like” is completely ineffective.
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Snake Oil Supplements?
Do echinacea & Vitamin C kill colds? Will turmeric, goji berries or wheatgrass help you live to 150? See which health supplements are and aren't backed by science in this interactive chart.
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12 surprising ways drugs and supplements can cause heart failure.
Find out which drugs and supplements injury the heart muscle, impair responses to heart failure therapies, and exacerbate the disease.
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Are the Health Claims About Apple Cider Vinegar True?
Cider vinegar is a traditional folk remedy that has been around for many centuries. But is it really good for our health?
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Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system
Results in mice are first evidence of natural intervention triggering stem cell-dependent regeneration of organ or system.
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Popular tea brands contain dangerous levels of illegal pesticides.
Many of the best-selling teas in the U.S. and Canada and one brand from the UK have tested positive for high levels of pesticides that dangerously exceed the legal limit.
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The Benefits Of Hibiscus Tea
Did you know that hibiscus tea has a ton of benefits? From improving inflammatory complications, boosting your immune system, helping with digestion, reducing high cholesterol, to lowering high blood pressure, hibiscus tea is one of the healthiest teas. The tea from the hibiscus plant even has… Read More»
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You can’t detox your body. It’s a myth. So how do you get healthy?
There’s no such thing as ‘detoxing’. In medical terms, it’s a nonsense. Diet and exercise is the only way to get healthy. But which of the latest fad regimes can really make a difference? We look at the facts
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This is what happens to your body 10 hours after putting on nail polish.
Even the most health-conscious people can fail to consider how nail polish is affecting their bodies. But a recent study found that many of the most popular nail polish brands in America are much more harmful than they would seem. What The Research Shows Researchers recently tested for signs of...More
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This 75-Year Harvard Study Found the 1 Secret to Leading a Fulfilling Life
Here's some wisdom gleaned from one of the longest longitudinal studies ever conducted.
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Heart disease symptoms in women are different than in men
Did you know women can present very different symptoms of heart disease compared to men? Learn to identify them and what to do in an emergency.
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5 kilograms of broccoli in a pill slashes diabetics’ blood sugar
A concentrated broccoli extract taken daily helps people with type-2 diabetes reduce blood glucose by 10 per cent – lowering their risk of other complications.
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Are myths about the rejuvenating power of young blood true?
From teen-targeting vampires to Lady Báthory’s bloodbaths, we love stories of stolen youth. What if it were possible?
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The FDA just outlawed CBDs and hemp oil extracts by claiming all plant molecules now belong exclusively to Big Pharma.
Hemp oil extracts containing CBDs (cannibidiols) are such a threat to the pharmaceutical industry that the FDA is now invoking totally insane justifications for outlawing them.
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Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system
Results in mice are first evidence of natural intervention triggering stem cell-dependent regeneration of organ or system.
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Forget the Blood of Teens. This Pill Promises to Extend Life for a Nickel a Pop.
The more researchers learn about metformin, the more it seems like a medieval wonder drug that could extend lifespans in the 21st century.
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The health benefits of sauerkraut
It's packed with vitamins, fibre and probiotics, but can sauerkraut boost your overall well-being? We look at the surprising research on this fermented food.
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