by Pavel Gershkovich — Is your blood as thick and sticky as ketchup, or is it more like grape juice? Thick and sticky blood is not a good thing, and the modern American diet makes this condition commonplace. Medical books call it “blood viscosity,” and it is a significant risk factor for heart disease and […]
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Saturated fat — Let us tell the truth and get healthy
March 1, 2012
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by Mary Budinger — A recent newsletter from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) examined different types of fats — which ones are naughty and which are nice. Unfortunately, the NIH flunked the assignment. No wonder the American public is famously overweight and chronically ill. The NIH writes: “Unsaturated fats are considered ‘good’ fats … […]
Tea time
February 28, 2012
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by Dr. Nicholas Warner — From a health perspective, you can’t talk about tea without also talking about polyphenols, the compounds found in tea leaves and other plants. The less processing the tea undergoes, the higher its polyphenol content, which is why research suggests green tea has so many potential health benefits. Polyphenols are powerful […]
Healing diabetes naturally
February 28, 2012
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by Kathleen Gould — According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 23 million people in the United States suffer from diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells are resistant to insulin’s effects, causing a buildup of glucose in the blood, which can deprive the cells […]
Health updates: cold temperatures and fructose
February 27, 2012
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The following is new information on temperatures and sleeping, and fructose and human metabolism. Do cold temperatures improve sleep? A growing number of studies are finding that temperature regulation plays a role in many cases of chronic insomnia. Studies have found that, in general, the optimal temperature for sleep is quite cool, around 60 to […]
Dangers of high fructose corn syrup
February 26, 2012
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by Dr. Denise Grobe — High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is currently a topic of much debate. Health and wellness advocates claim that HFCS is evil. The Corn Refiners Association, however, advertises that it is the same as sugar and not harmful in moderation. Both claims are right. The problem is that HFCS does not […]
Not all red meat is the same
February 26, 2012
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by Mary Budinger — Red meat has been vilified as the cause of cancer and heart disease. But a new landmark study is the first to make a distinction between “real” red meat and manufactured red meat. Harvard researchers found that eating a 1.8-ounce daily serving of processed meat (about one-and-a-half slices of deli meats […]
Intermittent fasting and delayed aging
February 25, 2012
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by Dr. Mark Force — Those with characteristically long life spans tend to eat in moderation and fast periodically. These forms of caloric restriction have been studied extensively in lab animals, and the results are very convincing. Lab animals on caloric-restricted diets or those on regimens of fasting or intermittent fasting (IF) lived longer and […]
Epidemics of chronic disease — the statistics
February 25, 2012
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According to the recent annual report produced by the Alzheimer’s Association, one in eight Americans has Alzheimer’s disease. Someone new develops the disease every 70 seconds. Without a major medical breakthrough in prevention or treatment, the association states that by the year 2050 someone will develop the disease every 33 seconds. In Arizona, an estimated […]
Health news you can use
February 24, 2012
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by Dr. Alan Christianson — New research shows that calcium supplementation raised heart attack risk by 20 percent to 30 percent; also, should you use folate or folic acid (the synthetic form)? Calcium As long as we have known about heart disease, we have also known that cardiovascular plaque is calcified. Over the years, this […]
AZNetNews health updates: Curcumin and sleep
February 24, 2012
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The following is new information regarding the pigment curcumin in turmeric and its effects on cancer and stroke damage, and why we should sleep in a dark, quiet room. The spice that helps prevent cancer and repair stroke damage Curcumin — the pigment that gives the curry spice turmeric its yellow-orange color — is a […]
Health updates: Magnesium and EMF’s
February 24, 2012
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The following is new information regarding magnesium and sudden death, and cordless phone EMF dangers. Magnesium can reduce risk of sudden death New research examined the association between magnesium, which has anti-arrhythmic properties, and the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). The study looked at more than 88,000 women who were followed for 26 years. […]
Health news you can use
February 24, 2012
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A review of 30 years of research has suggested that vegetarians may be at higher risk for heart disease. by Dr. Alan Christianson — New research shows that vegans and vegetarians may be at higher risk for heart disease; how perchlorate affects the thyroid gland; how low-carbohydrate diets affect diabetes; that low fat may not […]
March 1, 2012
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