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Magnesium Tablets Significantly Improve Depression Without Side Effects of Drugs

Researchers from the University of Vermont found magnesium eases depression without causing serious side effects. Some 61% of the study’s participants would use the supplements again.

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Video: What I Wish I Had Learned About Nutrition In Medical School

Although trained to diagnose and treat classic diseases like diphtheria and typhoid fever, Dr. Michael Klaper has spent his long medical career “cleaning up the wreckage of the Standard American Diet.” In this entertaining talk, the specific ways in which food can play a role in many diseases – as well as be used to […]

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Study: Purple Potatoes May Slash Your Risk of Colon Cancer and IBD

Pigs fed purple potatoes had six times reduced levels of a damaging protein that fuels tumours and other inflammatory bowel diseases, a study by Pennsylvania State University found.

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Report: Top Grocery Stores Get ‘D’ Grade on Antibiotic-Free Chicken

America’s top 5 grocery chains, which have a 50% market share in the US, have been assigned a “D” grade by the National Resources Defense Council for the state of their antibiotic-free chicken offerings.

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U of M Study Links Anti-Zika spray to Neurological Damage in Children

Naled – the main chemical ingredient in the Anti-Zika bug spray forcibly used in Miami to ward off Zika-carrying mosquitoes last year – has an association with reduced motor function in infants, according to a study published in the journal Environmental International.

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Study: Switching From Soda To Water Can Help You Lose 14 Pounds A Year

Replacing soda with water will help you lose 14 pounds a year, a new study has found. The average American drinks 150 calories from soda each day but 40 percent of the population consumes between 300 and 800, much more than average.

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