Metformin & Fertility

Researchers have found that the drug metformin, which is commonly used to treat diabetes, may cause genital birth defects such as undescended testicles and urethral problems in the male children of men who take the medication. The use of Metformin appeared to affect sperm that developed during a critical time before a male child was…

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Alzheimers and Processed Sugar

Processed sugar is just bad. There’s no way around it. It doesn’t make you healthy. It’s never linked to anything beneficial. Actually, sugar is now being linked to Alzheimer’s. It’s not that big of a shock seeing as how Alzheimer’s has been dubbed “type 3 diabetes” because of the solid evidence that people who have…

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Fasting and the Body

Fasting. That’s not something you think of as fun and exciting, right? It may make you think of the 40-day fasts that only the heroes of the Bible can pull off. But, what about regular folks who don’t have supernatural abilities and discipline? That’s where intermittent fasting comes in. It can actually be done! Although…

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Eat Nuts Every Day!

It’s always fun to see research confirm what we already new to be true! New studies out are showing that eating just a handful of nuts three times a week lowers the risk of metabolic syndrome in teens. About 12% of US teens are feeling the effects of metabolic syndrome (which leads to early heart disease…

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