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Olive Oil Helps Prevent Alzheimer’s

Every now and then we like to introduce you to a new healthy thing.

But today we’re not going to.

Because today we are reuniting you with an old favorite that just happens to have some exciting news to share: Continue reading »

Olive Oil Reduces Inflammation

Here’s another reason to enjoy using olive oil: new research confirms that olive oil reduces inflammation.

The study shows that oleuropein aglycone, a polyphenol present in olive oil, reduces inflammation associated with intestinal ischemia and reperfusion injury in mice.

Pain and the Anti-Inflammatory Diet

by Dr. Nancy Ann Cotter

An anti- inflammatory diet is a valuable tool when dealing with chronic pain.

There are many types of chronic pain. Three common types of pain are:

Beat Dry Winter Skin

by Jonathan Galland

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!

Inflammation and Cancer

by Dr. Keith I. Block

Evidence of the ability of inflammation to both initiate and fuel cancer has been accumulating since at least the 1980s. In fact, any chronic inflammatory disease – such as arthritis, bronchitis, fasciitis, colitis, and asthma – can increase the risk of cancer.

Sun Protection Nutrition

by Dr. Jonathan V. Wright

A recent article by Dr. Niva Shapira in the journal Nutrition Reviews lays out the evidence for a Nutritional approach to sun protection in 7 1/2 pages (with an impressive 149 references).

It points directly to the major culprit behind the large majority of skin cancers: poor diet!