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By: brazosminshew | 31 Jan 2011 | Comments Off

 Presented by Wil Allyn 
TIME Magazine called it “The Secret Killer” …and here’s how to help protect against it
In 2004, TIME Magazine ran an astonishing story about inflammation and its destructive effect on the body’s health.*
In the years following TIME’s story, medical science went on to find even more links between chronic inflammation and highly debilitating [...]

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By: Alan Weiss MD | 31 Jan 2011 | Comments Off

Nearly one million Americans will die of cardiovascular disease this year; that’s 2,400 deaths each day, an average of 1 death every 36 seconds. Clearly this desease is an area of concern to each of us.
Heart attacks usually result from the rupture of a plaque composed of cholesterol particles and inflammatory cells. When this rupture [...]

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By: Dr. Yenisey Yanes | 31 Jan 2011 | Comments Off

If you have toenail fungus or think you might have toenail fungus, now is the time to treat it. Toenail fungus treatment usually takes about six months to a year so if you start treatment in the winter, your nails should be healthy by summer time. Left untreated, nails may cause discomfort and can be [...]

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By: Margorie Muth Brosi, RN, M.Ac., C.SMA | 31 Jan 2011 | Comments Off

It has been said that the heart radiates the light of the spirit—our inner beauty. In today’s society, women often carry great burdens in their hearts. They tend to their partners, their children, their parents, even their neighbors.  Yet how well do they take care of themselves?
It is important to understand that the Chinese were [...]

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By: brazosminshew | 31 Jan 2011 | Comments Off

 

You can begin to Modify Your Health Today!
Presented by Wil Allyn
Aren’t TV ads for weight loss supplements amazing? One ad touts the benefits of a particular product and boasts that “over 50%” of the weight lost with a particular supplement is from fat. Another ups the ante by saying that “over 80%” of the weight [...]

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By: Deb Zinnamosca | 31 Jan 2011 | Comments Off

As women in society, we are generally the caretakers in our families. Add to that fact that many of us work outside the home as well. So it is not uncommon for most women to put in eight hours at work and then come home and put in another four or five hours taking care [...]