Nutritional Medicine Blogs

Four Major Risk Factors For Heart

The research I’m citing today was published in a major Cardiology journal (Spain) in 2008. I’m citing this paper because it is a brilliant summary of how best to prevent heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other cardiovascular problems, which are leading killers in our society today. The first thing

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Essential Fatty Acid Supplementation

Table of Contents Introduction Recent research studies confirms data findings of previous investigations, indicating that the synergistic action of essential fatty acids, richly supplied by flaxseed oil, borage seed oil and fish oil, encourage the production of eicosanoids (mini-local hormones) that help defend the body against heart attack, stroke (and

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High Blood Pressure Misdiagnosed

The study I am citing today was published in the journal, Canadian Family Physician on March 1, 2017. and deals with the diagnosis of high blood pressure in Canada. The researchers of the study concluded that 20% of people receiving treatment for high blood pressure (hypertension) don’t actually have a

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Nutritional Antioxidant And Skin Health

Table of Contents Introduction The skin is the largest organ in the body, weighing approximately 20 pounds. It is a highly proliferative tissue, which is prone to various diseases, defects, infections and insults from chemical, physical and ultra-violet light sources.  Modern day nutrition and biochemical research has demonstrated that specific

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Coffee Reduces Colon Cancer Recurrence

The research study I’m citing today was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in 2015. It showed that regular consumption of caffeinated coffee may help prevent the return of colon cancer after treatment and improve the chances of a cure. Can coffee reduce colon cancer? The study included nearly

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The Natural Management of Menopause

Table of Contents Nutra Therapeutics In recent years, many women across North America have demonstrated a reluctance to rely upon hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as a means to reduce menopausal symptoms, due primarily to concerns about the potential risk of breast cancer. In fact, only about 20% of women who

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