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Monday, August 31st, 2009Men planning to father a child should be aware that consuming adequate levels of vitamin C could mean the difference between healthy offspring and birth defects. Led by Dr. Bruce Ames, researchers at the University of California at Berkeley found that even a slight lack of vitamin C can lead to damaged sperm, increasing the chances of [...]
Space Available in the Nedley 10-day Residential Depression Recovery Program
Monday, March 23rd, 2009There are still a few places available in the upcoming Nedley 10-day Residential Depression Recovery Program. Personal consultation with Dr. Nedley, full laboratory services, hydrotherapy, massage, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are just a few of the benefits you’ll receive by attending this highly successful program.
This session will be held at the Lifestyle Center of America [...]
Eating Well on a Tight Budget by Erica Nedley
Monday, March 23rd, 2009With no end in sight to the global financial crisis, many families are finding that now is a good time to bring back the basics (e.g. nutritious and affordable foods that were staples during the depression, but have been all but forgotten during more affluent times).
You don’t have to eat stone soup or junk [...]
Exercise: Some is Good, but More is Better
Monday, March 23rd, 2009A recent study emphasizing the value of relatively limited amounts of exercise for sedentary Americans should not be misinterpreted to mean that small amounts of exercise are adequate for maintaining good health.
Findings by British researchers, published in the journal BioMed Central Endocrine Disorders, suggests that those who are unable to meet governmental guidelines calling for [...]
Heart Attack Victims Need to Start—and Keep—Exercising
Monday, March 23rd, 2009While starting an exercise program is important to any heart attack victim, the real key is not only to start, but to keep exercising on a regular basis. So say a team of Swiss researchers, who report that long-term, continued physical activity is an important factor in preventing a second heart attack.
In an effort to gauge [...]
Broccoli Sprouts and Other Cruciferous Vegetables May Prevent Respiratory Inflammation
Monday, March 23rd, 2009Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), report that sulforaphane may help reduce the risk of respiratory inflammation that leads to such chronic diseases as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In the study, researchers tested the upper airways of 65 participants, some of whom were fed escalating doses of broccoli or alfalfa [...]
Gardening Grows More than Flowers and Food
Monday, March 23rd, 2009Garden-based nutrition-education programs for youth are gaining in popularity, and with good reason. Many see gardening as a promising strategy for encouraging young people to increase their appetites for fruits and vegetables. A review of eleven scientific studies published between 1990 and 2007 found that garden-based nutrition intervention programs may have the potential to promote increased [...]
The Upside to the Downside
Friday, December 5th, 2008The global financial crisis has impacted Russia so greatly that Russians are dramatically decreasing their personal alcohol consumption simply because they have much less disposable income. As a result, factories are producing the “Russian national drink”, vodka, much faster than they can sell it. Stockpiles of vodka are 6 times higher than they were this [...]
Gum Disease Linked to Poor Mental Performance
Friday, December 5th, 2008In a recent study, scientists found associations between tooth loss and/or loss of periodontal attachment (where the ligament is no longer attaching the teeth to the bone) and reduced mental performance. The researchers examined data from the third national Health and Nutrition examination survey, which analyzed 5138 adults ages 28-59 who had completed 2 tests [...]
Mixed News About Cancer
Friday, December 5th, 2008For the first time ever, the overall cancer incidents and death rates have declined for men and women in the U.S. Not all of the news was good, however. In men the incidence for cancers of the lung, colon, rectum, oral cavity, stomach and prostate fell, but climbed for cancers of the liver, kidney, esophagus, [...]
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