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Eating Mediterranean Diet Helps Save Eyesight: Reduces Risk of Macular Degeneration

Dec 27, 2018 01:42PM

A study of 4,500 French and Dutch adults found that those that ate a Mediterranean diet lowered their risk of late-stage, age-related macular degeneration by 41 percent.

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Beet Juice Boosts Stamina: Supplements Increase Endurance

Dec 27, 2018 01:42PM

Heart failure patients that took beetroot juice supplements exercised longer and harder.

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Low-Nutrition Foods Linked to Cancers: Reduced Nutritional Value Increases Risks

Dec 27, 2018 01:42PM

Europeans eating foods with lower nutritional quality had a significantly greater incidence of certain types of cancer.

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Artificial Sweeteners Harm Gut Microbes: FDA-Approved Ingredients Found Toxic to Digestive System

Dec 27, 2018 01:42PM

Israeli and Singapore researchers found six popular FDA-approved artificial sweeteners to be toxic to digestive gut microbes.

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Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties
Rare Breed: Exmoor Ponies Beat the Odds

Dec 27, 2018 01:42PM

About 150 Exmoor ponies roam free on British moors, descendants of the original prehistoric horse that arrived from Alaska 130,000 years ago.

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Optimism Linked to Better Heart Health: Brighter Outlooks Associated with Cardiac Wellness

Dec 27, 2018 01:42PM

People that are optimistic tend to have healthier exercise and eating habits, making them less likely to die of heart disease, report Harvard researchers.

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Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties
Meatless Munchies: Vegan Beer Hall Highlights Plant-Based Food

Dec 27, 2018 01:41PM

A tavern in Quincy, Massachusetts is offering a plant-based menu for those who wish to munch on vegan foods while they sip on beer.

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Natural Awakenings Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties
Smart Trash: Baltimore Rolls Out Sensor-Equipped Bins

Dec 27, 2018 01:41PM

Solar-powered trash cans with built-in Wi-Fi sensors are being installed in Baltimore to facilitate as-needed emptying of the cans.

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Breathe Easy: Ways to Improve Indoor Air Quality

Dec 27, 2018 01:41PM

The indoor air of winter can get stuffy and even unhealthy, but sound strategies will lower airborne toxins, control irritants, and reduce foot-borne pollution.

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Secret Ingredients: New Film Shares Stories of Hope and Healing

Dec 27, 2018 01:41PM

A new documentary, Secret Ingredients, makes a compelling case for why organic foods may be the key to unlocking better health and reversing chronic illnesses.

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Essential Oils on Acupuncture Points for Emotional Relief

Dec 10, 2018 03:22AM

For centuries, Chinese medicine has included the application of essential oils directly to acupuncture points to treat emotional disturbance...

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Meditation Soothes Anxiety and Improves Focus: Multiple Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness

Nov 30, 2018 04:19PM

A single mindfulness meditation session reduced anxiety levels for participants in a Michigan study, evident even a week later, and breath-based meditation enhanced mental clarity in an Irish study.

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Blue Light Raises Cancer Risk: Dangers with Phone and Tablet Screens

Nov 30, 2018 04:19PM

Spaniards exposed to the most blue light via white streetlight LEDs and screens on tablets and phones have up to twice the risk of prostate and breast cancer.

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Dark Chocolate Proven Healthier than Ever: Improves Stress Levels, Inflammation, Mood and More

Nov 30, 2018 04:19PM

Chocolate with at last 70 percent cacao can reduce stress and inflammation and boost infection-fighting cells and creativity.

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Rosemary Lowers the Blues, Aids Sleep and Memory: Reduces Anxiety and Depression

Nov 30, 2018 04:19PM

Iranian students taking rosemary for a month saw their anxiety and depression drop and their memory and sleep improve.

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Too Much Sitting Thins the Brain: Harmful Effects of Being Sedentary

Nov 30, 2018 04:19PM

Sitting for extended periods of time seems to thin out the medial temporal lobe, the part of the brain known for forming new memories.

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