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Dr. Frank Lipman by Dr. Frank Lipman

Superfoods with Superpowers

Lose weight! Boost immunity! Improve your love life!

 

If there were a pharmaceutical drug that did all three, there’d be a stampede to the pharmacy, but for now, no such pill exists.

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Dr. Leo Galland by Dr. Leo Galland

6 Steps to Beat Stress and Boost Immunity

Has winter blindsided you with a cold or flu?

 

Did holiday shopping and spending leave you stressed out?

 

Have chilly days and nights kept you stuck indoors?

 

If it feels like the perfect storm has hit your immune system this time of year, you’re right.

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Can Grapes Help Prevent Age-Related Blindness?

Can eating grapes slow or help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a debilitating condition affecting millions of elderly people worldwide?

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by Jonathan Galland

Beat Dry Winter Skin

 

Winter conditions such as cold dry wind can remove vital moisture from the skin, leaving it dry, itchy, red and cracked.

 

Creature comforts such as hot showers or toasty warm rooms can dry out the skin even more. My recent experience is an example of winter dry skin: hot showers left me itchy and scratching. Scratching can lead to marked and hurt skin—ouch!

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48 Million Americans Have Hearing Loss

Nearly a fifth of all Americans 12 years or older have hearing loss so severe that it may make communication difficult, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers and published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.

 

The findings, thought to be the first nationally representative estimate of hearing loss, suggest that many more people than previously thought are affected by this condition.

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by Dr. David Perlmutter How Antioxidants Fight Aging

 

Turn on the television, open a magazine or listen to the radio and in short order you will no doubt be exposed to an advertisement extolling the virtues of some newly discovered exotic fruit juice that has the highest antioxidant content on the face of the earth. You may wonder — why all the hype? What is the benefit of an antioxidant?

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