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You have heard by now that Platelet-Rich Plasma is very helpful for injured joints, tendons, and ligaments, but did you know that it will also help you grow hair? That’s right: new research shows that PRP can also generate hair from areas that are balding! Researchers studied 11 male patients between the ages of 20…
Because so much of the focus surrounding osteoporosis tends to focus on women, it’s easy to forget that men get this condition too. Osteoporosis is more common in women—affecting an estimated 30 percent of postmenopausal women. But one in five men over the age of 50 will at some point suffer a bone fracture as…
Frontiers publishes systematic review on the effects of yoga on major psychiatric disorders Yoga on our minds: The 5,000-year-old Indian practice may have positive effects on major psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, ADHD and sleep complaints Yoga has positive effects on mild depression and sleep complaints, even in the absence of drug treatments, and improves…
It wasn’t that long ago that global hunger was one of the biggest health crises affecting our planet. In fact, it was just 30 years ago that nations across the globe banded together to help relieve hunger, marked by the iconic song “We Are the World.” Needless to say, times have certainly changed. While hunger…
In this interesting study on twenty obese adults, each were given either 500 mg of vitamin C or placebo daily for four weeks. Their diet was strictly controlled for vitamin C content and their heart rates and fatigue scores as well as subjective perceptions of exertion were measured after exercise. Those taking vitamin C had…
In the landmark Physician’s Health Study II, authors concluded that taking a multivitamin for over a decade did nothing to prevent cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction or stroke. The study monitored 14,641 male doctors for over eleven years who took either a daily multivitamin or placebo and no differences in cardiovascular events or mortality…
Here’s some great straightforward advice on how you can live to be 100. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1) Active lifestyles. Whether you get your exercise through physical work, sport, or play, doing something physical every day is good for you, and…
Yes, that’s right: the final instalment of Pagdin’s Picks for 2016 contains not one but two supplement suggestions! That’s in part because I could never stress enough the importance of a good night’s sleep. It should come as no surprise that sleep forms one of the “Four Pillars of Health” that you have read about…
Phytochemicals … polyphenols … antioxidants … what do all of these terms mean? The term phytochemicals is a broad name for a wide variety of compounds produced by plants. They’re found in fruits, vegetables, beans, grains, and other plants. Each phytochemical comes from a variety of different plant sources and has different proposed effects on,…
Research described in a report published online on November 7, 2012 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition failed to establish a relationship between greater calcium intake and increased calcification of the coronary artery, a condition that characterizes heart disease. The finding contradicts the conclusions of a recent, widely publicized study, which suggested that calcium…
Millions of people around the world drink green tea, and it has been associated with a variety of health benefits. Tea has been cultivated for centuries, and is one of the most widely-consumed beverages in the world, second only to water! Green tea is made from unfermented leaves and therefore contains the highest concentration of…
Here’s a short [3:31 min] video clip from CBC News. In it, scientists suggest that exercise may be just as good as medication to treat heart disease and should be included as a comparison when new drugs are being developed and tested.
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