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Common Food Additive Bromide Endangers Thyroid Function

Bromide is a common food additive and pesticide that is known to be an endocrine disruptor (exogenous substances that act like hormones in the endocrine system and disrupt the physiologic function of endogenous hormones). It is also a halide, meaning that it competes for the same receptors that the thyroid…
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Ninety Percent of Americans Eat Too Much Salt

Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published findings on Americans' salt consumption: only 1 in 10 people are staying within the recommended guidelines. One teaspoon of salt per day is the recommended limit for those who are young and healthy. Most of this salt…
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Acupuncture Can Cure Lazy Eye in Children

Researchers at Chinese University of Hong Kong and the International Eye Center of Shantou University have discovered that acupuncture can help children suffering from "lazy eye" or amblyopia. The children received acupuncture on five points five days a week for 25 weeks. The treatment provides a 40-60% chance of curing…
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Acupuncture Can Aid Those Addicted to Opiates

A type of acupuncture that uses skin electrodes to apply electrical stimulation at different points on the body called transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation (TEAS) may help people suffering from an addiction to opioid drugs. The study, overseen by Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital near Boston, showed that patients who…
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Exercise and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Relieve Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a notoriously difficult disease to treat. Standard treatments include painkillers, antidepressants, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and exercise therapy. Recent studies suggest that the most effective combination of therapies is exercise paired with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Study participants were separated into two groups based on how they dealt with their…
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5 Strategies For Living Well with Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia can be a challenging disease, but the following tips can help you to manage your symptoms: 1) Keep track of the pain: Keep a pain diary so that you can connect your symptoms to other factors in your life including diet, environment, and activities. 2) Do not expect too…
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The Very Unappetizing Truth About McDonald’s Chicken Meals

Although McDonald's has made some excellent strides in food sustainability such as serving free-range eggs and organic milk in the United Kingsom, a recent article exposed that the chickens they use are grown in deplorable conditions. For example, each bird is crowded into a space just large enough to hold all…
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Reduced Nutrients in Food, Microwaving Food

Numerous research studies show that cooking food in a microwave significantly reduces antioxidants, vitamin and minerals, and also effects protein availability. Studies also show possible cancer risks, particularly related to the release of toxins from plastics used in common foods heated up including chips, pizza and popcorn. When considering the…
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Obesity, Exercise & Fibromyalgia

A 2010 study observes that women who are have a body-mass-index (BMI) of 30 or greater, which is considered obese have a 60-70% greater risk of experiencing fibromyalgia than those women who are not obese, and especially among those women who also get plenty of physical exercise. Fibromyalgia syndrome is…
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Added sugar can increase heart attack risk

Sugar which is being added in greater amounts and with greater frequency than ever before by food manufacturers in almost all processed foods and beverages appears to raise the risk of heart disease. Researchers took a close look at data on nutritional intake and levels of fat in the blood…
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