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5 Tips for Natural Skin Care

…  – Try this delicious Roasted Cauliflower recipe!High-fiber snacks – Snack on nuts, seeds, and dried fruit, such as dates, figs, and prunes. Try a “Prune Power” Smoothie – Prunes are a great source of fiber. Start your day with this tasty Prune Power smoothie.Eat Beans and Legumes – Open a can of your favorite…

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Hoodia Gordonii

…  60 Minutes correspondent Leslie Stahl and crew traveled to Africa to try hoodia. They hired a local Bushman to go with them into the desert and track down some hoodia. Stahl ate it, describing it as “cucumbery in texture, but not bad.” She reported that she lost the desire to eat or drink the…

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Learn About a Juice Fast

…  and vegetables include celery, carrot, kale, cabbage, apple, pineapple, cranberry, spinach, beet, and greens. Citrus fruits are often avoided. Approximately 6 glasses of room temperature or warm filtered water is often recommended in addition to the juice. Organic fruits and vegetables are usually recommended. If organic produce isn’t available, practitioners suggest peeling the skin…

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5 Ways to Improve Digestion

…  and Bifidobacterium bifidum are considered good “probiotic” bacteria because they can help to maintain intestinal health. Acidophilus and Other Probiotics. Although good bacteria can be found in some yogurt, there is a wide variation in the quantity and quality. Look for good quality organic yogurt that add the active cultures after pasteurization, because this…

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5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan)

…  compound produced in the body from the amino acid tryptophan. It is a precursor to the neurotransmitter serotonin and the hormone melatonin. 5-HTP supplements have become popular because it is thought that providing the body with 5-HTP in pill form can boost the body’s serotonin levels, similar to the antidepressants that are thought to…

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Vinpocetine

Vinpocetine (pronounced vin-poe-ce-teen) is a synthetic compound derived from vincamine, a substance found naturally in the leaves of the lesser periwinkle plant (Vinca minor). Vinpocetine was developed in the late 1960s.Vinpocetine is available as a prescription drug in Europe and Japan. In the the United States and Canada, it’s sold in health food stores and…

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The Benefits of Triphala

…  effects. A report published in 2008, for instance, found that feeding triphala to mice helped suppress the growth of pancreatic cancer cells. It’s important to remember, though, that animal studies do not prove equal effectiveness in humans.Although ayurvedic practitioners often use triphala to promote the cleansing of toxins from the body, there’s no clinical-trial-based…

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Tea Tree Oil for Acne

…  tree oil is an essential oil obtained by steam distillation of the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia, a plant native to Australia. Pure, undiluted tea tree oil is found in health food stores and online. Tea tree oil is also an ingredient in a number of commercial products, such as gels, lotions, creams, toothpaste, mouthwashes,…

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Statin Drugs May Lower CoQ10

…  is increasingly noticeable.” However, research on whether Co q10 supplements are beneficial in people taking statins is still inconclusive. Co q10 is not routinely recommended in combination with statin therapy. People particularly vulnerable to statin induced Co q10 deficiency are: over 50 years of age, have a history of diabetes, have or are at…

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The Real Foods Diet

…  food You have to record what you eat everyday in order to stay on track Dark circles under your eyes Dry skin and hair Weight gain, especially around the middle and/or arms and legs are getting thinner Weight loss of more than 2 lbs per week Step 1: Locate natural health foods in your…

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Valerian

…  sleep medication.There is no consensus on what the active constituents of valerian are. It’s possible that valerian’s activity may result from a combination of compounds rather than any one. Valerian appears to increase the body’s available supply of the neurotransmitter gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), possibly by increasing its production, decreasing its absorption or slowing…

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