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There is good news from Tufts University – in addition to its fabulous melt-in-your-mouth taste, it seems that dark chocolate also has an array of other healthy benefits.
This luscious treat is not only rich in antioxidants known as flavonoids, but also contains magnesium and fiber. In a study of 10 men and 10 women researchers [...]

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If you are reading this blog, chances are that you are aware of the powerful influence that the mind can have on the body. For far too long, many mainstream doctors have failed to recognize this fact. The tide may now be changing.
Physicians at Johns Hopkins University published a study proving that a broken heart [...]

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If you have paid any attention to the health news headlines, you are probably familiar with concept that omega fats are an essential part of a healthy diet. What you may not know is how absolutely vital it is that these are taken in balance.
Half a million Americans die each year due to cardiac [...]

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Obesity has become one of the major health concerns in the US and the percentage of individuals who are overweight or obese continues to rise. In the last 25 years obesity rates have doubled for adults and tripled for children.
At the same time that obesity rates have soared, sleep deprivation and insomnia rates have [...]

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You are probably familiar with the term “middle age spread”. It is a common belief that weight gain is unavoidable as we age. While the vast majority of people between the ages of 45 and 55 do gain an average of one pound a year, this gain is not inevitable.
In the first study of [...]

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