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What Science Says About Microplastics and Autoimmune Disorders

Interest in how the environment shapes immune health has grown in recent years, especially as people learn more about the substances found in everyday...

What Science Says About Microplastics and Autoimmune Disorders

Interest in how the environment shapes immune health has grown in recent years, especially as people learn more about the substances found in everyday...

Holy basil—for health, healing and halting stress

Holy basil—for health, healing and halting stress

Holy basil is a perennial plant native to Southeast Asia that is cultivated for medicinal purposes, religious ceremonies, and for its valuable essential oil....

Holy basil—for health, healing and halting stress

Holy basil is a perennial plant native to Southeast Asia that is cultivated for medicinal purposes, religious ceremonies, and for its valuable essential oil....

What You Need to Know About Testing for Microplastics in Your Bloodstream

Awareness of microplastics has grown as people learn how widely these particles appear in daily life. They show up in water, food, soil, and...

What You Need to Know About Testing for Microplastics in Your Bloodstream

Awareness of microplastics has grown as people learn how widely these particles appear in daily life. They show up in water, food, soil, and...

Debate over: New study proves probiotics improve mood, fight depression

Debate over: New study proves probiotics improve mood, fight depression

For decades probiotics—also known as flora or beneficial bacteria—have been associated with digestive health. They promote regularity, cure bloating, restore gut balance after antibiotics,...

Debate over: New study proves probiotics improve mood, fight depression

For decades probiotics—also known as flora or beneficial bacteria—have been associated with digestive health. They promote regularity, cure bloating, restore gut balance after antibiotics,...

Whole Food vs Synthetic Supplements: What’s the Difference?

Interest in supplement quality has grown as more people look for ways to support their health in a busy, demanding world. Many individuals turn...

Whole Food vs Synthetic Supplements: What’s the Difference?

Interest in supplement quality has grown as more people look for ways to support their health in a busy, demanding world. Many individuals turn...

Vitamin B3 supplementing reduces skin cancer risk, multiple studies confirm

Vitamin B3 supplementing reduces skin cancer risk, multiple studies confirm

A subtle shift in thinking is occurring in the world of skin cancer prevention--and as usual it is happening because there's no choice. After...

Vitamin B3 supplementing reduces skin cancer risk, multiple studies confirm

A subtle shift in thinking is occurring in the world of skin cancer prevention--and as usual it is happening because there's no choice. After...

Green tea provides hope in fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Green tea provides hope in fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

By now just about everyone has some familiarity with the long list of benefits associated with green tea supplementing. Most of these benefits are...

Green tea provides hope in fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

By now just about everyone has some familiarity with the long list of benefits associated with green tea supplementing. Most of these benefits are...

Rhodiola's oxygenating benefit improves endurance and supports muscles, study finds

Rhodiola's oxygenating benefit improves endurance and supports muscles, study finds

Rhodiola, a plant species that has been utilized by native populations in high-altitude regions of the earth for over two thousand years, is once...

Rhodiola's oxygenating benefit improves endurance and supports muscles, study finds

Rhodiola, a plant species that has been utilized by native populations in high-altitude regions of the earth for over two thousand years, is once...

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What to Look for in a High-Quality Supplement

Walk into any store or search online and you’ll find shelves lined with supplements that promise energy, focus, or long-term health. The variety can...

What to Look for in a High-Quality Supplement

Walk into any store or search online and you’ll find shelves lined with supplements that promise energy, focus, or long-term health. The variety can...

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Do they know something you don't? Why magnesium is the most popular supplement in Germany

A new German survey, sponsored by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment in Berlin, found that magnesium was the most consumed individual nutritional...

Do they know something you don't? Why magnesium is the most popular supplement in Germany

A new German survey, sponsored by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment in Berlin, found that magnesium was the most consumed individual nutritional...

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Resveratrol is great for the heart and brain, but new study shows why red wine is not the way to get it

For decades now many health-conscious people have included a glass or two of red wine in the evening as part of their "supplement" regimen....

Resveratrol is great for the heart and brain, but new study shows why red wine is not the way to get it

For decades now many health-conscious people have included a glass or two of red wine in the evening as part of their "supplement" regimen....

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Study of 27,000 brains finds poor sleep habits age the brain by about a year

When researchers in Sweden analyzed the brain scans and sleep patterns of more than 27,000 middle-aged and older adults they found people with poor...

Study of 27,000 brains finds poor sleep habits age the brain by about a year

When researchers in Sweden analyzed the brain scans and sleep patterns of more than 27,000 middle-aged and older adults they found people with poor...

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