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The Lipid Membrane: The Unsung Hero of Cellular Health
The cell membrane, a lipid bilayer just a few nanometers thick, plays a critical role in cellular function by regulating nutrient transport, immune signaling, and maintaining overall cell integrity. Essential fatty acids, like omega-3 and omega-6, are crucial for maintaining membrane fluidity and functionality, which supports energy production, cellular communication, and resistance to degenerative disease.
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The Top Brain Exercises to Improve Cognitive Function
In this article, we’ll cover ten enjoyable and effective brain exercises that enhance cognitive function.
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Best Foods for Brain Health: Support Memory, Concentration, & Anti-Aging
A balanced diet filled with antioxidants and healthy fats supplies the brain with the necessary building blocks to operate efficiently.
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Environmental Toxins & Their Effects on Health
On both a personal and environmental level, we can reverse toxicity and restore good health.
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How to Navigate Election Anxiety & Support Your Mental Health Through Election Season
While participating in the democratic process is important, it's equally vital to take care of your mental health.
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06.06.2013
Sweet And Large
A corned beef special with extra Russian dressing, a side of cole slaw, and a hunk of New York cheese cake for dessert, chased with a Diet Coke. This was pretty common lunchtime fare for a raft of patrons at a local eatery. Were they looking to cut calories? Or was diet soda merely the rage? If these folks were trying to fight the Battle of the Bulge, they chose the losing faction. If marketing diet soft drinks, they joined the pack.
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06.05.2013
Treat Your Asthma Gingerly
If numbers can be trusted (99% of all statistics being made up on the spot), there are almost 25 million cases of asthma in the United States. Out of almost 314 million people in the country, that equates to almost 8% of the population. More than 3,000 Americans die from asthma each year.
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06.04.2013
Fill In The G__P.
There might be one between your teeth. There could be some among wage earners. There definitely are those between generations, and there’s one at your local mall. But there’s one gap that you never think about and probably never heard of—the anion gap (AG). This is a laboratory assessment of the concentration of plasma anions and cations not routinely measured in some screenings.
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06.03.2013
What’s A Nice Bone Like You Doin’ In A Joint Like This? (Part 1)
It hurts. It hurts when I get out of bed. It hurts when I bend down to pick up the laundry basket. Ooh, my knees! Yow, my shoulder! What’s goin’ on? Could it be arthritis, the affliction of the musculoskeletal system that attacks the joints and is the main cause of disability among people over fifty-five years of age? Maybe so.
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06.02.2013
What’s The Big Deal If My Insulin Spikes?
Insulin is the pancreatic hormone responsible for distributing the carbohydrates you eat in the form of glucose, whose job is to get inside each cell to provide the fuel you need for energy. If the glucose inside a cell is not burned because of inactivity, that which is floating around has no place to go, so it gets into trouble.
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06.01.2013
Do I Really Need An Antibiotic Before I See The Dentist?
No. Not really. At least, not everybody. But which of us? It has been known for the last hundred years that the mouth—the oral cavity—is the site of many infectious and inflammatory pathogens. The connection to system-wide infections isn’t that old, though.
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04.03.2013
Baking With Butter (And Other Fats)
Do you remember, “Nothin’ says lovin’ like somethin’ from the oven”? Reportedly, Pillsbury says it best. How many brands of refrigerated dough can there be? Regardless of what comes from the oven, we want it to taste good. Sometimes that means throwing discretion to the wind and eating stuff we otherwise would avoid.
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04.02.2013
Supplement Actions & Interactions
The potential for vitamin toxicity is real. Most Americans believe that vitamins and other supplements are safe. That’s true if they are used correctly. Too many people still think that if one is good, ten is better. Especially alarming is the scenario in which a well-meaning mother tells her youngster to chew his daily animal-shaped gummy vitamin because it’s good for him and will make him grow to be big and strong, like Daddy.
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03.09.2013
Salt’s At Fault? Now What?
For years it was held that salt intake has a distinct influence on blood pressure and cardiovascular disease (CVD). In fact, in 2011 the American Heart Association issued a sweeping call for salt restriction (Appel, 2011), limiting intake of sodium to less than 1500 milligrams a day, which translates to approximately 3750 milligrams of sodium chloride.