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Bone Broth Is All the Rage. Here’s What It Does to Your Heart.

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Immune Health

In the last few years, bone broth has become a wildly popular health remedy. Supporters say you can boil some bones, drink the liquid, and get relief from inflammation, insomnia, joint pain, and autoimmune conditions.

Unfortunately, there is little scientific support for these claims.[1]

Scientists have been hard-pressed to find what is special about bone broth. There are collagen, amino acids, and minerals in it.… Read More

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The Simple, Non-Drug Fix for Constipation

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Gut Health, Weight Loss

For the vast majority of human evolution, humans did not use toilets. When they felt the urge, they left their shelter and simply squatted outside to do their business.

Scientists at Ohio State say the human digestive system is designed to have bowel movements while in a squatting position. But today, when we use toilets, we are more upright, in a sitting position.… Read More

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Study: This Food Additive Stops You From Exercising

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Fitness and Exercise

Did you ever have one of those days when you just didn’t feel like moving?

It’s not that you were sick…or didn’t get enough sleep…or were depressed. But for some reason you just couldn’t get motivated.

Going to the gym was out of the question.

A new study shows that a common food additive may be to blame for your lack of get-up-and-go.… Read More

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One Nutrient Protects You (and Your Grandchildren) From Alzheimer’s

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Cognitive Health, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

Watching a parent or grandparent suffer with Alzheimer’s is not only sad…it’s terrifying. That’s because you may be looking at your future.

Alzheimer’s can run in families. So if a relative has it, the chances are greater that dementia is in your future as well.

But now new research shows there may be a way to stop Alzheimer’s from being passed from one generation to the next.… Read More

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One Egg a Day Fights Diabetes

In All Health Watch, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

For decades, mainstream doctors told us we should avoid eggs. They warned that the cholesterol in eggs would clog our arteries, which could trigger a heart attack.

Researchers have now discovered this is nonsense.

Eggs are a rich source of bioactive compounds that have a wide range of beneficial effects on health. And it turns out that dietary cholesterol does not clog arteries.… Read More

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The Ancient Aztec Secret to Lower Blood Pressure

In All Health Watch, Blood Pressure, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Disease

Aztec warriors were known for their bravery, fierceness, and fighting skills. But the people of ancient Mexico prized one quality in their warriors above all others…

Speed.

Not only were fast runners superior fighters, but to maintain their vast empire, the Aztecs needed fast runners to carry messages from one village to another. Running was considered so important that one of the Aztec gods is named Paina, which means “runner.”… Read More