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Obesity Leads to Vitamin A Deficiency
https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2015/11/obesity-leads-to-silent-vitamin-a-deficiency-in-major-organs With all the talk about Vitamin D, its sister vitamin, Vitamin A is not getting the attention it deserves. It is one of the very important...
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Environmental Chemicals and Health
Every day we are exposed to hundreds of toxic chemicals through products like medications, pesticides, processed foods, cleaning products, pollution and cosmetics. As the chemicals increase so do chronic diseases. What does it mean when a...
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Stress and our Immune System
Did you ever notice after a stressful event, maybe a deadline, a speech, anything that makes you feel really anxious and then afterwards you feel a cold coming on. Yes, stress releases a hormone called cortisol because your body and mind perceive...
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Detox for life
Cholesterol diet, diabetes control and healthy food nutritional concept with clean fruits in heart dish with cardiologist and nutritionist monitoring conceptual idea What does detoxification mean to you? Is it getting rid of animal foods and...
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Whats in your medicine cabinet?
Early in my career as a Nurse Practitioner , I would make home visits to the elderly. There I would do primary care. I would check their medications, diagnose and prescribe; the usual for a primary care office visit. But one thing was different. I...
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Plants and Detox
The body is exposed to numerous chemicals everyday. Many of these are found in our food, air and water. Its when we reach the tipping point and there is that one chemical too much, that our detox system becomes overloaded. Our liver is the most...
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