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Optimism Linked to Better Heart Health

December 31st, 2018 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Being upbeat helps heart health, reports a new review of research from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Analyzing [&hellip

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Beet Juice Boosts Stamina

December 31st, 2018 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Beetroot juice supplements increase exercise duration and intensity for heart failure patients with a condition called reduced ejection fraction, which [&hellip

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Stress Lowers Women’s Fertility

December 31st, 2018 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Women that feel highly stressed on a daily basis have a lower ability to conceive, report Boston University School of [&hellip

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Low-Nutrition Foods Linked to Cancers

December 31st, 2018 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

In a 10-nation stud involving nearly half a million Europeans, researchers found that those eating foods with lower nutritional quality [&hellip

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Nettle Leaf Helps Inflammatory Bowel Patients

December 31st, 2018 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Nettle, a common roadside weed, may offer hope for sufferers of inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. [&hellip

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Five Healthy Habits Add Years of Life

November 30th, 2018 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Analyzing why Americans have a lower life expectancy when compared to most other developed countries, Harvard researchers used 34 years [&hellip

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Rosemary Lowers the Blues, Aids Sleep and Memory

November 30th, 2018 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

In a double-blind, randomized study at Iran’s Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 68 university students took either 500 milligrams of [&hellip

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Blue Light Raises Cancer Risk

November 30th, 2018 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Blue light—a range of the visible light spectrum emitted by most white LEDs and most tablet and phone screens-could be [&hellip

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Dark Chocolate Proven Healthier than Ever

November 30th, 2018 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Dark chocolate with at least 70 percent cacao can have positive effects on stress levels, inflammation, mood, memory and immunity, according [&hellip

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Meditation Soothes Anxiety and Improves Focus

November 30th, 2018 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Even a single mindfulness meditation session can significantly reduce anxiety and lower heart rates, Michigan Technological University research shows. Fourteen [&hellip