Here's exciting new proof that taking antioxidants keeps you younger, according to Tufts University research.
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Amazing Proof: Taking Antioxidants Slows Aging
For a Younger Brain, Eat Fish
Eat any kind of seafood to slow cognitive decline.
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Vitamin E’s Secret Weapon Against Prostate Cancer
Whether taking vitamin E cuts the risk of prostate cancer is uncertain. Some studies suggest it does; others do not.
To find out for sure,
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Garlic Cuts Meat’s Cancer Hazard
Here's a tip
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Vitamin D, Not Calcium Saves Bones
Which is more important for maintaining strong bones--calcium or vitamin D?
Most people
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Ginkgo Cuts Ovarian Cancer 60%
Ginkgo, long recognized for boosting memory, may also be a powerful
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Should Pregnant Women Eat Fish?
"My doctor tells me not to eat fish, but I've read that omega-3 fat in fish aids baby development."
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Vitamin C Heals Gums
Eating two vitamin C-rich grapefruits a day helps to heal inflamed gums,
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Best Pain Relief for Osteoarthritis
Here's good news for people who are taking glucosamine and chondroitin to fight the pain of osteoarthritis.
A five-year National Institutes of Health study finds that glucosamine and chondroitin together alleviate moderate to severe osteoarthritis knee pain better than either natural substance alone or even the pharmaceutical drug Celebrex.
This refutes speculation that glucosamine fights...
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Why It’s Dangerous to Skimp on Folic Acid
Does your multi-vitamin provide 800 mcg of folic acid? Check to be sure.
If not, you are under-protected against heart disease, strokes, cognitive decline, Alzheimer's and other health problems tied to high levels of homocysteine, a blood protein.
Everybody knows folic acid suppresses homocysteine. But the best dose for maximum reduction of homocysteine has been uncertain.
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B Vitamins Can Save Your Brain
To save your brain from decline as you age, be sure to
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Fish Oil — Safer Than Eating Fish
Fearing that mercury and other toxic contaminants in fish may do more harm than good, some experts are recommending fish oil capsules over fish as a primary source of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids.
One is Kent Lewandrowski, MD, a pathologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and associate professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School...
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Treat Your Brain to Ginkgo
Taking Ginkgo can give your brain and memory a boost, even if you are still too young to have
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Green Tea’s EGCG Stops Alzheimer’s
In dramatic new
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Get Chromium: Avoid a First Heart Attack
If you don't get enough chromium,
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B Saves Aging Brains
Folic acid may prevent cognitive decline.
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Vitamin E Slows Cataracts
Taking vitamin E helps keep cataracts away, according to
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Cinnamon Zaps Blood Sugar
Want to keep your blood sugar down to lower your odds of developing diabetes? Or if you are diabetic, would you like to lower blood glucose further without extra drugs?
Try eating more cinnamon or taking cinnamon capsules. That's the advice of Richard Anderson, PhD researcher at the US Department of Agriculture. "I know of...
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Zinc Helps Kids Think
Adding zinc to your child's diet may improve learning.
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