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Beets Beat Down Blood Pressure

May 31, 2014 09:41PM

Two small studies have linked beets with lower blood pressure. A study from the University of Reading, in England, served beet-fortified bread or bread without beets to 23 healthy men. Those that ate

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Mindfulness Meditation Reduces the Urge to Light Up

May 31, 2014 09:04PM

Mindfulness meditation training may help people overcome addiction by activating the brain centers involved in self-control and addictive tendencies, suggests research from the psychology departments

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Tapping Acupressure Points Heals Trauma in Vets

May 31, 2014 09:00PM

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) may be an effective treatment for veterans that have been diagnosed with clinical post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study published in the Journa

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Saw Palmetto Combos Combat Enlarged Prostate

May 31, 2014 09:00PM

Three studies published in 2013 support the effectiveness of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) extract for the treatment of prostate inflammation and other symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH),

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Yummy Berries Cut Heart Attack Risk by a Third

May 31, 2014 09:00PM

Eating three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries a week may help women reduce their risk of a heart attack, according to research from the University of East Anglia, in collaboration with

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Multivitamins with Selenium Counter HIV

May 04, 2014 08:56PM

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that a daily multivitamin supplement with selenium significantly slows the advance of HIV among those with the virus. The re

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Roundup Toxin Accumulates in GM Soybeans

May 04, 2014 08:56PM

A study published in the journal Food Chemistry tested soybeans grown from seeds that were genetically modified (GM) to be resistant to the herbicide Roundup. It compared these with organic soybeans a

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Vitamin D No Help for Bone Mass or Hip Fractures

May 04, 2014 08:56PM

University of Pittsburgh researchers that followed 29,862 women for 11 years have found that supplementing calcium with vitamin D does not reduce hip fractures. The study, published in the Journal of

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Merciér Pelvic Massage Boosts Women’s Fertility

May 04, 2014 08:56PM

A new, noninvasive infertility treatment has met with highly favorable results. In a recent study published in the journal Midwifery Today, 40 of 48 women between ages 28 and 42 that underwent two or

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Information Overload ~ Organic Food Labeling Causes Confusion

May 04, 2014 08:55PM

A recent Harris Poll of 2,276 U.S. adults showed that concern for the environment is growing, but Americans may not be ready to spend more for organic food. More than half think that labeling food or

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Greening Garbage ~ Activist Turns City Food Waste into Rural Soil

May 04, 2014 08:55PM

Jeremy Brosowsky had an epiphany at a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, greenhouse a few years ago that set him on a more sustainable path: “What if we could take our garbage and grow food in it?” He was in the M

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Radical Fuel ~ Three Automakers Roll Out Hydrogen Models

May 04, 2014 08:55PM

Toyota has announced that it will market a hydrogen-powered car beginning with the 2015 model year, and Hyundai has also committed to rolling out its fuel-cell Tucson model next year. Honda has alread

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