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Vitamin D: A Key Player in Overall Health
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An international expert on vitamin D says that 36 organ tissues in the body respond biologically to vitamin D. The list includes bone marrow, breast, colon, intestine, kidney, lung, prostate, retina, skin, stomach and the uterus.
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A Tune-Up for Your Thyroid
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The thyroid, a small, butterfly-shaped gland below your Adam's apple, pretty much rules your body, says Douglas Husbands, DC, CCN, a clinical nutritionist and chiropractor in San Carlos, California. It regulates your metabolism, explains Husbands, and an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) slows everything down - from your pulse and temperature to your energy level and the rate at which you burn calories. An overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), on the other hand, revs the body into overdrive. (Thyroid disorder, T4, TSH, Selenium, Iodine, L-tyrosine)
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Quick and Tasty Summer Recipes
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Enjoy quick and tasty Summer recipes like Cajun Shrimp and Rice, Cucumber and Tomato Tangy Yogurt Salad and Watermelon Sorbet. (Quick Recipes, Summer Recipes, Salad Recipes)
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Lupus – Alternative Therapies that Work
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Natural cures may go a long way towards helping people who are in need of medical care alleviate, or even eliminate, their symptoms.Here are some of the natural remedies lupus sufferers have found beneficial. (Lupus, Muscle Weakness, Fatigue)
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The Probiotic Revolution
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An estimated 30 million Americans experience lactose intolerance. The digestive enzyme, lactase, needed to digest lactose is either not in their gastrointestinal tract or simply not functioning as well as it should. Symptoms include bloating, gas, stomach cramps, diarrhea and other intestinal discomforts after consuming dairy products.
Probiotics are helpful for those suffering from the above-mentioned symptoms. (Lactose Intolerance, Diarrhea, Enzymes)
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Curcumin, Boswellia, Holy Basil
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Fortunately there are effective alternative treatments for arthritis pain that have minimal side effects. For example, consider herbs from India's ancient Ayurvedic tradition such as curcumin, boswellia and holy basil. All of these have powerful anti-inflammatory properties as well as other health supporting benefits, which make them particularly appealing to arthritis sufferers. (Autoimmune Disease, NSAIDs, Anti-inflammatory, Crohn's Disease)
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Could This Deficiency Be to Blame for Your Mystery Symptoms?
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Millions of people suffer daily from a collection of vague symptoms that interfere with their enjoyment of life. These symptoms typically include low energy, cloudy thinking, muscle pain and joint discomfort. Well, if this sounds all too familiar, I've got news for you. The solution to your problems could be as simple as correcting a CoEnzyme Q10 deficiency. (Brain Fog, Heart Health, Muscle Pain)
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dl-Phenylalanine and Pain Relief
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Phenylalanine is a readily available nutritional amino acid that may be obtained from various sources including vitamin and health food stores. This article discusses its use to block pain that may not be relieved by commercially offered medications. (Endorphins, Endogenous Analgesia System, EAS, Chronic Pain)
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dl-Phenylalanine (DLPA)
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The current theory is that DLPA prevents the breakdown of one of the brain’s natural pain-killing substances, enkephalins, which are in the same family as endorphins. (Chronic Pain, Improved Mood)
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Ginger Better than Drugs for Pain?
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New research in the Journal of Pain reports that ginger is an effective natural anti-inflammatory that helps reduce pain and inflammation. (Arthritis, Stiffness, NSAIDs)
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Studies on Tart Cherries: Inexpensive, Natural Pain Killer
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Cherries are an inexpensive natural remedy for pain. (Gout, Fibromyalgia, Inflammation, Sore Muscles, Anthocyanins)
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Chronic Pain Linked to Low Vitamin D
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"Physicians who care for patients with chronic, diffuse pain that seems musculoskeletal - and involves many areas of tenderness to palpation - should strongly consider checking vitamin-D level," Michael Turner, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said in a news release issued Friday. (Fibromyalgia, Palpation, Muscle Tenderness)
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The Pain Relief Solution Your Doctor May Not Know About
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Do you have stiff joints, sore muscles or general aches and pains that just never seem to go away? I know from personal experience just how frustrating dealing with chronic pain can be, which is why I want to share with you the solution that helped me. (Chronic Pain, Stiff Joints, Curcumin, Ginger, Bowellia, Cherries)
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Non-Drug Relief of Pain
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Celebrex and Vioxx both work by inactivating an inflammatory enzyme called Cox-2. Recent studies are showing that this is not an entirely new capability. Quite to the contrary, some of the oldest natural remedies on record work by inhibiting the same enzyme. (Cox-2, Anti-Inflammatory, Muscle Pain, Arthritis)
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Herbal Remedy Beats Drug In New Arthritis Study
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A new study reported at this year's annual Arthritis World Congress showed that a natural remedy - a special mix of the anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving herbs curcumin and boswellia - was much more powerfully effective at relieving arthritis pain than the medication Celebrex. (Pain Relief, Inflammation, Arthritis, NSAIDs)
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