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The Simple Way to Stronger Bones

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Arthritis, Fitness and Exercise, General Health

If you go to the doctor and your bone density is low, your physician is likely to give you the following advice…

Get more calcium in your diet. Take vitamin D. Do high-impact exercise.

And you may be put on an osteoporosis drug like Fosamax (alendronate).

But a study shows there is one bone-strengthening solution that may work better than any of these things.… Read More

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The Best Exercise for High Blood Pressure Is Not What You Think

In All Health Watch, Blood Pressure, Featured Article, Fitness and Exercise, Heart and Cardiovascular

Exercise has long been one of the go-to natural remedies for high blood pressure. Typically, people with hypertension are told to do cardio…the more, the better.

The problem is that the results are usually modest. You might get a couple of points lower.

Some people don’t get any drop at all.

Now, researchers have an exercise that works far better than cardio to control hypertension.… Read More

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Arthritis Pain? You Need This One Thing to Stay Healthy

In All Health Watch, Arthritis, Featured Article, Fitness and Exercise

As we get older, almost all of us have aches and pains.

Your hips might hurt when you get out of a chair. Your knees may be stiff when you wake up in the morning. You may feel a twinge in your shoulders when you lift something.

All of these things are signs you have osteoarthritis.

In the back of your mind, you may wonder if and when it will turn into a full-blown disability that will mean you won’t be able to do the things you love…or even care for yourself and live independently.… Read More

One Supplement Protects Against Autoimmune Diseases

In All Health Watch, Fitness and Exercise, General Health, Health Warning

Taking vitamin D prevents rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, colitis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and other common autoimmune diseases, according to a major new clinical trial.

The study published in The British Medical Journal included 25,871 people with an average age of 67. Half took 2,000 IUs of vitamin D a day. The other half took a placebo.[1]

After five years, the vitamin D takers were 22% less likely to have developed an autoimmune condition.… Read More

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Protect Yourself from Falls with This Ancient Chinese Solution  

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Protect Yourself from Falls with This Ancient Chinese Solution 

Every 11 seconds an American over 65 is treated in an emergency room for a fall.

Every 19 minutes, a senior dies from a fall.

Although cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s get more attention, falling is a major killer of older people. Falls are the number one cause of fatal injury in the U.S.[1]… Read More

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Feeling Lazy Today? This May Be Your Problem

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Fitness and Exercise

Did you ever have one of those days when you just didn’t feel like moving?

It’s not that you were sick…or didn’t get enough sleep…or were depressed.

But for some reason you just couldn’t get motivated.

A study found that a common food additive may be to blame for your lack of get-up-and-go.

The research was conducted at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.… Read More