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COVID Vaccine Bonus: It May Protect Against the Common Cold, Study Finds

In All Health Watch, Coronavirus, Featured Article

People who get the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines produce immune system cells that protect against the common the cold.

That’s the conclusion a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine.[1]

The scientists took blood samples from 30 healthy subjects before and after they had two doses of one or the other of the vaccines. The researchers then analyzed immune cells in the samples known at CD4+ T cells.… Read More

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The #1 Natural Blood Pressure Solution

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

Most of us who struggle with high blood pressure know the drill…

We cut salt. We try to lose weight. We exercise more.

When that doesn’t work, we end up taking a hypertension drug.

But what if there was a way to lower your blood pressure naturally without drugs, hours of grueling exercise, or changing your diet?

In fact, a study shows that you can reduce hypertension by doing nothing but sitting still…and sweating.… Read More

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Strange Moderna Vaccine Side Effect: What You Need to Know

In All Health Watch, Coronavirus, Featured Article

An odd side effect is cropping up in people who get the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

They suffer something that has become known as “Moderna arm.”

It’s an angry, red rash. It almost always appears on the same arm where the vaccine was given. Sometimes it spreads to the lower part of the arm or hand.… Read More

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7 Vegetables That Are Healthier Cooked

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

The raw food diet has definitely generated a lot of hype in recent years. The idea behind it is that cooking reduces the nutritional value of many foods, especially vegetables.

But the fact is, cooked vegetables are not always nutritionally inferior.[1]

Many essential nutrients in vegetables are bound inside thick cellular walls. Cooking breaks down these walls and releases the nutrients.… Read More

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The World’s Best Diet Food?

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

A University of Minnesota study shows that mushrooms may be the best food to aid weight loss.

Researchers gathered 17 women and 15 men. They divided them into two groups. The subjects were randomly assigned to eat two servings of mushrooms or two servings of meat every day. The participants were given either sliced mushrooms or 93% lean ground beef.[1]

After 10 days, mushroom eaters reported:

  • Less hunger throughout the day
  • Greater fullness after meals
  • Decreased intention of eating within the upcoming three hours

“This study indicates there may be both a nutritional and satiating benefit to either substituting mushrooms for meat in some meals or replacing some of the meat with mushrooms,” said study author Joanne Slavin.… Read More