Looks like Monsanto is rounding up more negative publicity. It’s not about causing cancer or being linked to dangerous ingredients found in wine. This time around, it’s directly related to gluten intolerance or sensitivity in general, and more specifically, celiac disease. Of course, the usual culprit and common thread between all of this is glyphosate.…
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If given the chance to live longer, would you take it? We might be one step closer to unlocking the secret of vitality and longevity. In mice, that is. Scientists have found an enzyme that might have antiaging properties in humans as it does in mice. What they have found is a previously unknown “pathway…
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Talk about exciting and life-changing! Researchers have found a way to trick cancer! Inspired by the tactics used by the ancient Greeks, researchers at Northwestern University have found a way to disguise chemotherapeutics as fat, which is what cancerous tumors love to feast upon. This new delivery system tricks the tumors into thinking they’re getting…
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Mosquitoes be darned! Last week, while we were busy figuring out why mosquitoes prefer to bite certain people, researchers published an even more important study on how to kill the little buggers! It involves a breakthrough technique which utilizes two methods to target disease-carrying mosquitoes. This technique effectively eradicated the tiny biting beasts at…
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There is new information coming from the UK that, while not surprising, is quite alarming. Obesity seems to be rising at such a mind-boggling rate that it is being dubbed “the new smoking.” Increasing reliance on junk and convenience foods could set back decades of medical advances. So much that it has actually overtaken…
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If you regularly read our blog, you know we take every opportunity to post good news about coffee. As far as we’re concerned, any reason to sip a cup’a is a good one. Ladies and gentlemen, reason #1001 as to why coffee is winning at everything it does: It has a newly discovered superpower.…
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Because this past weekend was Father’s Day as well as the anniversary of Joe’s passing, we wanted to take a minute to tell all the dads out there how much we appreciate them. Dads are incredible masters of building forts and sandcastles, slaying dragons, storytelling, playing catch, kissing boo-boos, braiding hair, and baking cupcakes.…
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Before you slather that bottle of sunscreen all over you or your little one, you may want to take a couple of minutes to read this. It seems that the sunscreen you trust to prevent cancer could possibly be causing it! According to new research from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, new research…
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We like to snack. In fact, we’re going to encourage it! Yup, you read that correctly. We’re encouraging you to snack it up! But not just any old snack will do. We’re talking about snacking on stairs. Stairs? Let me explain… A new study by Canadian researchers found that climbing stairs at short intervals throughout the…
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You know that candy that summons you to “taste the rainbow”? Well, we’re not telling you to taste that rainbow, but we can’t stress enough how important it is to actually eat the rainbow. You know the one… Not the one full of dye and processed sugar, but the one that’s healthy, well-rounded, full of…
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