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The 30 Best Ways to Get a Flat Stomach

The 30 Best Ways to Get a Flat Stomach

Posted by | Jan 6, 2017 | , ,

Losing the fat around your midsection can be a battle. In addition to being a risk factor for several diseases, excess abdominal fat may make you feel bloated and discouraged. Luckily, several strategies have been shown to be especially effective at reducing your waist size. If you dream about having a flat stomach, this article may be just what you need. Here are 30 science-backed methods to help you reach your goal of a flat stomach. 1. Cut Calories, but Not Too Much   It is a well-known fact that you need to cut calories to produce weight loss....

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This One Mineral Reduces Oxidative Stress, Repairs DNA, And Leads To Mechanisms Which Extend Life

This One Mineral Reduces Oxidative Stress, Repairs DNA, And Leads To Mechanisms Which Extend Life

Posted by | Jan 6, 2017 | ,

One of the biggest mineral deficiencies in the world is Zinc, with as many as two billion people around the world being in a daily deficit. A modest 4 milligrams of zinc extra every day in the diet may reduce DNA strand breaks and improve levels of proteins involved in DNA repair, oxidative stress, and inflammation. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is said to be the first to show that a modest increase in dietary zinc reduces damage to DNA which extends life. Dietary shortages of crucial minerals like zinc may be keeping almost...

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This Hospital Prescribes Fresh Food From Its Own Organic Farm

This Hospital Prescribes Fresh Food From Its Own Organic Farm

Posted by | Jan 6, 2017 | , ,

Five years ago, when Lankenau Medical Center was confronted with evidence that it was serving the unhealthiest county in Pennsylvania, the hospital decided to embrace the findings with an unconventional approach: building a half-acre organic farm on its campus to provide fresh produce to patients. The teaching and research hospital just outside Philadelphia was in the midst of its own patient health needs assessment in 2011 when the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released findings about health outcomes in Pennsylvania counties. Lankenau is officially located within Montgomery County, one of the state’s healthiest, taking into account factors including obesity rates...

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Does Solar Energy work in the North?

Does Solar Energy work in the North?

Posted by | Jan 6, 2017 | ,

For those who think solar can’t work in the north, if you think it’s too cloudy and gloomy, you’d be surprised. Turns out, Seattle City Light customers are installing solar equipment on their homes and businesses in greater numbers every year. While they are known for their rainy and cloudy skies, Seattle actually receives more sunlight than Germany, the world’s leading solar market. Solar energy to produce electricity or heat water According to the article, Solar Electric Systems, “convert sunlight directly into electricity you can use in your home or business.” When you use solar, you pay less for...

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Dietary Magnesium Tied to Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes

Dietary Magnesium Tied to Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes

Posted by | Jan 5, 2017 | ,

Since previous studies have linked insufficient magnesium levels to a greater risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and cardiovascular disease, author Dr. Xuexian Fang, a nutrition researcher at Zhengzhou University in China, and his team set out to prove that a diet rich in magnesium could help lower the risk of chronic health problems like heart disease and diabetes. Magnesium, found in leafy greens, fish, nuts and whole grains, plays an important role in maintaining human health- we just aren’t sure how. It is possible that it helps curb inflammation, which in turn may lower the...

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