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Spirulina Lowers Blood Pressure

Spirulina is a tiny microalgae. High blood pressure is a huge problem. This tiny supplement may be a safe, effective answer to this huge problem.

Spirulina is a blue-green microalgae that is absolutely loaded in easily digested, highly absorbable nutrients.

Treating Diabetes with Okra

Great for gumbo, modern science is proving it to be just as great for diabetes!

Cardiometabolic diseases include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, high blood pressure and stroke. Diet has been proven to play a crucial role in the development and treatment of these diseases. One promising player is okra.

Eating Now to Prevent Depression Later

Depression is prevalent in older people and can seriously reduce quality of life.

This new study of 13,738 people measured the amount of fruit adults ate starting when they were an average of 52.4 years old and then looked at rates of depression when they were an average of 72.5 years old.

Resveratrol Helps Diabetes Drugs Do Their Work

Diabetes is way too common. Around 9.6% of Canadians and 11.6% of Americans have diabetes. In the United States, that number balloons to 14.7% for American adults and 29.2% for those over 65. A natural product known as resveratrol has been shown to help diabetes. This new study shows that it can also help when you are already taking diabetes drugs.

An Extensive Review of the Research Points to the Many Benefits of Ginger

Ginger is a valuable and versatile herb. This massive new review of the research shows just how versatile and valuable it is.

This umbrella review included 24 previously published systematic reviews. It found that ginger significantly reduces pain and that it is as effective as the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with all of their side effects. Compared to placebo, ginger significantly reduced the pain of osteoarthritis.

Workouts & Weight Loss: The Probiotic Advantage

Looking for a way to improve your workout, get in shape and reduce muscle damage? Try probiotics!

This systematic review and meta-analysis of 35 studies found that probiotics can improve your workout and your recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage from your workout.