The Omega-3 Index test measures the amount of EPA and DHA, the two long-chain omega-3s found in marine sources, in red blood cell membranes, expressed as a percentage of the total fatty acids in the membrane
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WHY MOST PEOPLE NEED A MULTIVITAMIN
Food is your best source of nutrients, but with soil health declining and many people not eating an ideal diet, multivitamins may help address any gaps. This may be particularly true for adults age 60 and over.
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CELL PHONE USE LINKED TO SPERM ISSUES
A newly released study found that young men who use their cell phones more than 20 times a day had a 21 percent higher chance of having a lower sperm count than those who used their mobile devices less frequently.
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NAFLD HAS BECOME A HEALTH EMERGENCY AMONG CHILDREN
NAFLD is characterized by excess fat buildup in your liver. Without proper treatment, it can lead to serious liver problems including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which causes inflammation and fibrosis, or scarring of the liver. NAFLD also increases the risk of other health conditions, including cardiovascular disease
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VITAMIN D FOR COVID-19, DIABETES AND HEART HEALTH
Vitamin D levels affect the severity of COVID-19 infection and maintaining optimal levels may reduce symptoms and related long-term complications
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BEST ANTI-INFLAMMATORY NUTRIENTS
Inflammation is your body’s built-in emergency response to assaults resulting in injury or infection. In the acute state, inflammation is an important and vitally necessary part of your body’s healing mechanism.
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BUCKYBALLS: NATURE’S NEW HEALTH ELIXIR
Humans are a carbon-based life form—carbon is the common element among most of our molecules—so maybe it’s not surprising that one of the newest health elixirs gaining notoriety is made of carbon: buckminsterfullerenes, also known as buckyballs.
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MICROPLASTICS MAY BE HARMING YOUR BODY AND BRAIN
Discarded plastic—both large and microscopic—circles the globe, choking our oceans and polluting our food supply, ultimately finding their way into your body where they can accumulate over time
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‘PURE GARBAGE’: SCHOOL CAFETERIAS START SERVING UP BIG FOOD’S LUNCHABLES
The quality of school lunches has been deteriorating for decades, and it just got another downgrade.
As reported by CNN, two Kraft Heinz ready-to-eat prepackaged Lunchables are being added to K-12 school lunch programs across the U.S. as of this fall semester.
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“SCRAMBLER THERAPY” MAY CURE CHRONIC PAIN
Chronic pain is a more common medical condition than depression or diabetes. Treating it focuses on managing the discomfort because there is no cure that has proven reliably effective.