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Testosterone—important to men’s health in a number of ways
Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and anabolic steriod. Testosterone is also produced by females; however, average levels of testosterone in adult males are about seven to eight times as great as in adult females. For this reason it typically thought of as...
Probiotic combination curbs allergy symptoms in university study
As millions make their annual trek to the doctor for their seasonal allergy shots, there might be a new weapon they're overlooking: probiotics. A University of Florida study, conducted during the 2016 allergy season, shows a probiotic combination helps reduce hay...
New Research Shows Dangerous Truth About Tylenol
For those of you that read our special health reports, you know that we have been presenting the solid research for decades about Tylenol and its detrimental effects on the human body. New research confirms this and more…. (Tylenol) is generally classified as being...
UK study shows Vitamin D more effective than flu vaccine for preventing respiratory infections
The research on Vitamin D providing bone health benefits is consistently conclusive. The research on using Vitamin D to prevent respiratory infections has been more mixed. So, to get a more definitive answer, a team of researchers at Queen Mary University of London...
It takes nutrients from 8 oranges to equal 1 from the 1800s, but you won’t hear it from the USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) originally had a mission of promoting nutrition. Today it's way down on the list of places to go for reliable nutritional information. But it's the first place you'll want to go if you're a large corporation looking for...
Adding an EFA supplement to diet could prevent thousands of early preterm births, studies show
Sophisticated analyses of two clinical trials suggest that thousands of early preterm births could be prevented if pregnant women took a daily supplement of the essential fatty acid Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA). DHA is an omega-3 essential fatty acid and is typically...
Glyphosate in your food—another reason for regular detox nutrients
According to a new report released in November 2016 by The Detox Project and Food Democracy Now!, the U.S. food supply is permeated with poisonous glyphosate. Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide and crop desiccant. It is better recognized under...
Even healthy people benefit from multi-strain probiotics, according to study
A daily dose of multi-strain probiotics could help improve intestinal health even in healthy people, according to new research conducted in the Netherlands. Dutch and Swiss researchers investigated the effects of multispecies probiotic formulation on gut health and...
Official recommendations highlight need of supplemental Vitamin D in kids’ formative years
Twenty years ago many naturopaths and nutritionists were advocating huge increases in Vitamin D for infants and youth—a group generally thought by the mainstream medical community to not need it. The reason these alternative-health experts were recommending increases...
Bad gut bacteria does more harm than you realize
Illness and psychological disorders may result from bad gut bacteria. Your gastrointestinal or ‘GI’ tract is your body’s engine. In fact it’s sometimes referred to as the ‘second brain.’ It’s about a thirty-foot engine that begins with your mouth and ends with your...
Molybdenum—an essential mineral for biological functions
Many, if not most, people have never heard of the essential mineral molybdenum, let alone considered its key role in a lot of our body’s functions. Molybdenum helps protect existing cells and creates new healthy cells. It aids the cellular processes such as digesting...
Probiotic intake lowers blood pressure, according to multiple-study research
Probiotics provided via yogurt and supplements appear to lower blood pressure, according to research from Australia. The research was a summary review of nine earlier studies on the blood pressure benefits of probiotics. The blood pressure-lowering effect from...