Antioxidants are a big deal because they fight free radicals. Free radicals are electrons that have broken off from an atom. They break down cells over time. They’re pesky and have been linked to an array of health conditions ranging from hair loss to diabetes to cancer. Antioxidants = GOOD. Free radicals = BAD. A…
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Not all fats are created equal. We all know this by now, so we’re not going to teach you a lesson on good fats vs. bad fats. What we are going to focus on, however, are the omega fatty acids. That sounds kind of gross, but we promise, you want these guys — they’re unbelievably…
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Have you found yourself tossing and turning at night because your brain won’t turn off? Are you continually wondering, “what’s next?” in this strange, new world we find ourselves in? You’re not the only one. It seems that losing sleep and full-blown insomnia are some byproducts of living amid a global pandemic. And global pandemics…
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What can we learn from fat mice? Well, maybe quite a bit. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a way to disable a gene in the cells of mice, preventing them from becoming obese even after being fed a high-fat diet. Scientists successfully blocked critical inflammatory cells called…
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There’s some incredible news out of Columbus, Ohio. A man has been given a chance to take back a significant part of his life after a catastrophic injury severely damaged his spinal cord. While on vacation in 2010, Ian Burkart dove into a wave and struck an unseen sandbar that instantly paralyzed him. Ian was…
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Are you feeling it yet? The boredom? The absence of normalcy? The weight of it all? It has been at least a month, if not more, for most of the country now being on some sort of Safer-At-Home/Shelter-In-Place/Self-Isolation order. And it looks like we’re all in for at least several more weeks of quarantine. Everything in the…
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It’s finally Spring! Yes, real Spring! Not the hide-n-seek, fooled-you-again early Spring that makes us think we’re in the clear and then slaps us in the face with another wintry mix, cold spell. And with the flowers in full bloom, the trees newly painted green leaves dancing in the breeze, and the birds singing their…
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A couple of weeks ago, we talked about how you should trust your gut. This week, we’re going to tell you how you should trust your gut when it comes to anxiety. There are a ton of studies suggesting anxiety might be alleviated by regulating gut bacteria and we would be remiss to not share…
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Have you ever gone to the doctor because you were pretty certain you were coming down with something and you felt like you had a low-grade fever only to be told your temp is “normal?” Or, have you taken your child’s temp and found the thermometer to read the standard average of 98.6 degrees, but…
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New research has shown some promising results in killing cancer…in milliseconds! Scientists have successfully used proton radiotherapy, which utilizes protons to administer radiation directly to cancer cells while protecting healthy tissue, in mice models. This is incredible news in cancer research because over half the patients with cancer diagnoses receive radiation therapy. Radiation therapy works…
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