Category: Glossary
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Brock-u-mulative Benefits Of Broccoli
Broccoli, not everyone likes broccoli, which is a shame because it is among the bountiful beneficial beauties coming from the cruciferous vegetable family with some compelling reasons that have been scientifically proven to help promote overall health, prevent and kill cancer cells, reduce tumors, and help prevent their spread. This vegetable has also been found…
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Balloon Sinuplasty: Minimally Invasive Chronic Sinusitis Treatment
Sinuses protect the underlying structures, keep the skull light, and manage throat and nose health. When these air cavities in the face and skull develop infection or inflammation, you suffer from breathing and sleeping problems. Various other debilitating symptoms can also accompany them. Generally, sinusitis can be of two types: acute and chronic. Acute conditions…
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Social Engagement and Companionship In Senior Living: Combating Isolation
Senior loneliness and isolation are serious public health concerns that require our focus. Age, changing social dynamics, bereavement, and restricted mobility are just a few of the reasons why seniors often feel cut off from the outside world. Loneliness and social isolation can have a serious negative impact on seniors’ physical and mental health as…
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“Gimme A Beet”
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in Anti-Aging, Anti-Aging Tip Sheets, Antioxidant, Blood Pressure, Brain and Mental Performance, Cancer, Cardio-Vascular, Cognitive, Diabetes, Diet, Food As Medicine, Functional Foods, GI-Digestive, Glossary, Health Tips, Healthy Living, Heart Health, Inflammation, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Weight and ObesityBy now most people are aware that what you eat can influence your body, this includes digestive, cognitive, and cardiovascular health. While there are many dietray choices that can benefit your overall well-being there are also many that can be detrimental to it. Diet is an important part of your life, it can be unhealthy…
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Winter Blues And Blue Monday
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Apparently, the third Monday of January is called Blue Monday, this day is said to be the gloomiest day of the year. According to the concept it is called this because of the combination of post-holiday recovery, resolution failures, as well as financial and credit statements arriving, and falling on a dark, long winter day.u00a0
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Could a Drug Prevent Hearing Loss from Loud Music and Aging?
A personu2019s hearing can be damaged by loud noise, aging and even certain medications, with little recourse beyond a hearing aid or cochlear implant. But now, UCSF scientists have achieved a breakthrough in understanding what is happening in the inner ear during hearing loss, laying the groundwork for preventing deafness. The research, published on Dec.…
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What Happens to our Cardiovascular System as We Age?
Researchers from across the university explain how our hearts and arteries change as we get older and why women and men have different rates of cardiovascular disease: With every pump of our heart, blood courses through our arteries and veins, carrying oxygen and nutrients through our body. But as we age, blood vessels can stiffen,…