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Can ‘Hormone Diets’ Help You Lose Weight Fast?

8Aug

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Diet

Can ‘Hormone Diets’ Help You Lose Weight Fast?

Search for "hormone diet" and there are more than 30 recent diet books on the topic. The authors allege that the reason people over 35 struggle to lose weight doesn't have to do with eating too much or not exercising enough. They say it's your hormones working against you. According to these books, you can "trick your metabolism" and "feed your thyroid". They claim that all you need to do is eat the right foods and take the right supplements, and you'll unlock the secret to lasting weight loss. But is there any evidence these diets work? The 20/30 Fast Track Hormone Weight Loss Plan isn't a book; it's a pricey program. It's sold at weight-loss centers across the United States and Canada and is led by "wellness experts" who take the company's private training but have no other cred...

31Jul

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Genetically Modified Foods

Are You Scared of GMO Foods?

Scientists can do some amazing things with genes, from saving papayas from extinction to making apples last longer before turning brown, to creating variants of crops that reduce pesticide use. Some of these things may sound too good to be true and I understand if you're skeptical. How does this work? Is it safe? How do we know it's safe? What are the side effects? If you're asking these questions, you're like many Americans who question the idea of genetically modified organisms. Genetic modification has come a long way since ancient farmers first tinkered with the genes of the teosinte plant to develop the corn we have today. Yes, you read that correctly: genetic modification has been around since many centuries before we even knew genes existed. Although there are many techniques, th...

Mediterranean Diet Can Help Reduce Risk of Gestational Diabetes

29Jul

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Mediterranean Diet Can Help Reduce Risk of Gestational Diabetes

Following the Mediterranean diet has been correlated with preventing heart disease, stabilizing blood sugar, and reducing blood pressure. But now, researchers have found another potential benefit of this thoroughly studied eating plan: a healthier pregnancy. A study published on July 23 in the journal PLOS Medicine found that the Mediterranean diet led to a significantly lower risk of gestational diabetes and a reduction in excess weight gain during pregnancy. Health benefits of the Mediterranean diet In the study, researchers in the United Kingdom studied more than 1,100 moms-to-be of various ethnicities who had certain risk factors for pregnancy complications, like obesity and chronic high blood pressure, at five inner-city hospitals. The study found that the Mediterranean-st...

Can Home Remedies Help With A Kidney Infection?

29Jul

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Remedies

Can Home Remedies Help With A Kidney Infection?

Kidney infections result from excess bacteria that have built up in the kidney. Doctors also call them pyelonephritis. Kidney infections can require hospitalization to treat severe symptoms, and so home remedies alone usually are not enough to treat them. Kidney infections are often the most serious of urinary tract infections (UTIs) because they have the most potential to damage the kidneys and spread to other body areas. Other UTIs may affect the bladder, ureters, or urethra, but are less likely to cause as significant damage. If a person suspects they have a kidney infection, they should see their doctor straight away. Are home remedies safe for kidney infections? Kidney infections can cause severe symptoms and lead to kidney damage, and so a person will need antibiotics to ...

EU Authorizes 10 Genetically Modified Products

29Jul

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Genetically Modified Foods

EU Authorizes 10 Genetically Modified Products

BRUSSELS, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission on Friday authorized nine genetically modified (GM) products for food and feed uses and one as an ornamental cut flower. Among the authorized are cotton, maize, soybean, oilseed rape and carnation, which the European Union's executive arm said: "have gone through a comprehensive authorization procedure, including a favorable scientific assessment by the European Food Safety Authority." Genetic modification means that organisms such as plants, animals or microorganisms in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally. Different GM organisms include different genes inserted in different ways. This means that individual GM foods and their safety should be assessed on a case-by-case basis ...

26Jul

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Remedies

Scaly Skin Causes And Natural Remedies

Have you ever noticed red patches on your skin with a silvery coating of some kind? If it’s pretty consistent, there is a chance that you may have plaque psoriasis. This is often found on your elbows, lower back, scalp, and knees. Psoriasis is a chronic disease in which your skin cells’ process of maturity speeds up to the point that it reaches the surface. Since the old skin cells remain unchanged, the new skin cells tend to thicken and be covered with flaking skin. According to Health.com, the precise cause of this skin condition isn’t quite clear yet. Mona Gohara, MD, associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale School of Medicine, explains that “something is happening at the level of the T-cell, one of the immune cells in our body, that signals the skin to overproduce.” ...

Bacne Cure: Natural Remedies And Treatment To Eliminate Back Acne

24Jul

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Bacne Cure: Natural Remedies And Treatment To Eliminate Back Acne

The sad reality is that bacne is experienced by many. Because if you think about it, the skin on your back gets clogged, too. Not only is bacne difficult to prevent, but it can also present some challenges to many people trying to get rid of it. The good news is that treating bacne is not necessarily impossible. Medical experts and practitioners have shared facts on how there are natural remedies that can further help you with the elimination of bacne. A dermatologist from New York City by the name of Elizabeth Hale shared a piece of helpful advice to those who are suffering from bacne. She said that sweaty clothing is one of the common causes of bacne. Furthermore, the hair follicles in the back can easily trap the bacteria and sweat, thus paving the way to breakouts. As for any ...

Is Emotional Intelligence Key to Improving Health & Wellness?

21Jul

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Wellness

Is Emotional Intelligence Key to Improving Health & Wellness?

In today’s fast-paced world, we’ve started to see a major focus on health and wellness in the last few years. That makes sense since many people sit at a desk for eight hours a day—or longer. Work-life balance is a struggle for many people in our 24/7 work culture and the stress of constantly focusing on our professional lives is leading to burnout, health problems, and other issues. So what can be done? Some people turn to yoga and meditation, fitting in sessions before they head into the office. Others turn off electronic devices at night or keep to a strict sleep schedule. In order to make meaningful changes for our health and well-being, we may need to turn to an unexpected facet of our personality: our emotional intelligence. What is Emotional Intelligence? Introduced a...

Can the Coffee Diet Really Help With Weight Loss—and Is It Safe?

19Jul

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Diet

Can the Coffee Diet Really Help With Weight Loss—and Is It Safe?

Now, coffee has become the central component of a weight loss plan some refer to as "the coffee diet." What is the coffee diet, exactly? The plan, based on the 2017 book The Coffee Lover’s Diet by medical doctor Bob Arnot, involves drinking a minimum of three cups of light roast coffee daily, due to its higher polyphenol antioxidant content. (Coffee polyphenols are linked to a reduced risk of a number of diseases, including type 2 diabetes and certain cancers.) In fact, you can have as much coffee as you’d like, either decaf or regular, as long as you hit the three-cup minimum. Dr. Arnot includes a good deal of research in the book about coffee’s ability to curb appetite, reduce fat absorption, boost metabolism, improve circulation, and burn fat. (Some of the benefits Dr. Arnot pr...

Church in Ghana Debates Genetically Modified Food

14Jul

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Genetically Modified Foods

Church in Ghana Debates Genetically Modified Food

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon - Although genetically modified food is commonplace in the United States, it is still controversial in places such as the European Union, which possibly has the most stringent regulations on the products in the world. This debate over GM food is now taking place in Africa, and the Catholic Church is taking part - although Church leaders are disagreeing on which path to take. In Ghana, the issue is at the forefront, since field trials on its first GM crop - the Bt cowpea, which is resistant to the pod-borer pest - have recently been completed. “GMOs can help us deal with agricultural challenges, including the problems with food insufficiency,” said Gaston Kofi Hunkpe, a catechist with the Catholic Church who holds a degree in clinical biochemistry. “So it’s a g...