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Healthy Aging

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.

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Basic Nutritional Support for Men
Diabetes Management

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.

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Healthy Habits

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.

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Exercises for Joint Pain and Arthritis
Probiotics

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.

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D Won’t Stand for Dementia
Women's Health

Blood Pressure & Menopause Advantages of Black Seed for Women

Despite being more susceptible to high blood pressure, menopausal women remain underrepresented in studies. This important study of black seed as a herbal treatment helps address that gap in the science.

High blood pressure is a global problem that contributes to other conditions, like heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and kidney disease. Women may be at even higher risk because of hormonal changes at menopause.

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Nature’s Most Beautiful Treatment for Heartburn
Heart Health

Selenium Prevents Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease is staggeringly common in North America, and it is the leading cause of death worldwide. Though not commonly thought of as a heart nutrient–in fact, not commonly thought of enough at all–getting adequate selenium could help.

This new study of selenium intake’s effect on cardiovascular disease included 39,372 people.

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Is Taking Vitamin D Early After Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis a Game Changer?
Cancer Prevention

This New Review Highlights the Important Role of Vitamin D for Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer rates are increasing significantly, especially in countries that follow or have adopted a Western lifestyle and diet. It is the second most common cancer in men and the third most common in women. A new review highlights the important role vitamin D can play in correcting this concerning problem.

The comprehensive literature review included 50 studies of the role vitamin D plays in preventing colorectal cancer.

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Celery Seed for Heart & Mind
Diabetes Management

Are Your Diabetes Drugs Not Doing the Job? Flaxseed to the Rescue!

If you have diabetes, and your medication is not doing what you hoped, then adding flaxseeds may make all the difference.

This study included 168 people with type 2 diabetes who were taking the drug metformin but whose diabetes was still uncontrolled. Half of them stuck with the metformin and half of them kept taking the drug but added 8g of flaxseed twice a day.

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Fizzy Drinks, Fruit Juice & Strokes
Brain & Cognition

Can Peppermint Tea Make You Smarter?

Want to be smarter? What if a simple cup of herbal tea could do the trick? Turns out, maybe it can!

An intriguing recent finding is that many plants in the mint family are great for enhancing cognition. Proven mints include rosemary, sage, lemon balm, and peppermint.

Several studies have shown that inhaling peppermint aroma or consuming peppermint improves cognition, memory and attention.

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Diabetes Management

If You’re at Risk of Diabetes, You Should Know About this Exotic Herb

The botanical supplement that comes from this exotic looking fruit has been proven to help diabetics and prediabetics. Now the evidence is even stronger.

Bitter melon is an exciting herb for treating diabetes. It contains a component that has been shown to reduce blood sugar like insulin but without any of insulin’s side effects.

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