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The Missing Link to Reduce Inflammation

The Missing Link to Reduce Inflammation
You may have heard in the media about inflammation and how it can cause negative effects on your body. It is important to understand that inflammation is not always the enemy. Inflammation plays an important role in healing and repairing your body. Without inflammation, your body would not heal itself properly after an injury or…
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Seafood May Help Reduce Your Risk of Preeclampsia

Seafood May Help Reduce Your Risk of Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is the most common cause of death and disease in both mothers and unborn children worldwide. It is characterized by symptoms of high blood pressure and abnormally high levels of protein in the urine called proteinuria in the twentieth week of pregnancy. If proteinuria is not present, preeclampsia is characterized as a condition of…
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Could The Gut Microbiome Hold the Key to Allergies in Children?

Could The Gut Microbiome Hold the Key to Allergies in Children?
You are not alone if your child or infant has been diagnosed with a food allergy. In Australia, 10% of infants and 4-8% of children are diagnosed with a food allergy. The most common foods linked to food allergies are soy, shellfish, nuts, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, eggs, wheat, fish, and milk. The cause of…
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The Ultimate Diet to Help You To Achieve Your Weight Loss Goals

The Ultimate Diet to Help You To Achieve Your Weight Loss Goals
Are you one of the many people seeking the ultimate diet to support weight loss? There are many diets which claim to be the best and currently trending is the high fat, low carbohydrate diets. Before you jump on the band wagon and follow this type of diet new research suggests the opposite composition of…
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How Your Gut Microbiome is Influenced by Your Gender

How Your Gut Microbiome is Influenced by Your Gender
The saying that women are from Venus and men are from Mars stands true for their differences in many ways. One way you may not be aware of is how your gender impacts your gut microbiome. There are many factors which influence the microorganisms which live in your gut. Some of these factors include your…
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New Potential of Omega 3 Fat to Increase Effectiveness of Antidepressants

New Potential of Omega 3 Fat to Increase Effectiveness of Antidepressants
Mental illness is common in society with almost half or 46% of Australians between the age of 18 to 65 experiencing some form of mental illness in their lifetime. Depression is one type of mental illness and affects around one million Australians. Major Depressive Disorder also known as clinical depression severely impacts the ability to…
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How To Win The Food Battle With Your Kids

How To Win The Food Battle With Your Kids
You are not alone if every meal is a battle trying to get your kids to select and eat a meal which is going to give them the nutrition they need for a healthy life. One strategy you may like to try is using different food environments as opportunities to make selecting nutritious food choices…
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Promote Optimal Brain Health by Following the MIND Diet

Promote Optimal Brain Health by Following the MIND Diet
Keeping your brain functioning at its best is something everyone wants. There are several well-known whole diets which promote brain health including the Mediterranean diet and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. A less well-known diet to add to your choices of a whole diet approach to promote brain health is the MIND…
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