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 | 12/24/2011 - Walk faster to stay one step ahead of Death, according to recent research published in the Christmas edition of BMJ. (During Christmas, this normally formal publication publishes more unconventional articles.) A team of scientists from various schools, hospitals and medical institutions located in Sydney,...
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 | 12/17/2011 - What have the past 100 plus years of scientific research taught us? The teaching has been that the Standard American Diet of high fat, high protein, and highly processed foods has resulted in the majority of death and disease in this country. Despite this adversity, the same research has put forth a...
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 | 12/15/2011 - Everything you've been (conventionally) taught about health and nutrition is false. Imagine living free of dis-ease and full of happiness - every day! The NaturalNews Talk Hour presents Being Healthy - Simple Truths Revealed with (3) special guests: Dr. Fred Bisci, Linda and Jay Kordich - "The Father...
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 | 12/13/2011 - Alcohol consumption's health consequences have been a subject of epidemiological studies throughout the western world. The consensus from several studies is: Those who drink moderately have better health than those who drink heavily, and surprise, even better than those who don't drink alcohol at all....
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| 12/11/2011 - Human beings have always been looking for the perfect regenerative tonic. In my book the The Tao of Rejuvenation I detail the ancient search and identify some of the great elixirs that have been used to restore health and extend life. Even so, the key understanding is that it is the human body itself...
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| 11/30/2011 - Our ancient ancestors grew up in a world of stress and scarcity. Food was often not available and intermittent fasting was common. This form of life left a genetic blueprint with key information pertaining to our health and wellbeing. Intermittent fasting reduces oxidative stress, enhances cellular...
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| 10/14/2011 - If living a longer and healthier life interests you - you may want to consider lending a helping hand a bit more. People, who regularly volunteer and for the pure satisfaction of helping others, were shown to improve their longevity compared both to their non-volunteering counterparts and, better yet,...
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| 9/19/2011 - One of the biggest health myths is the idea that a person can get all the nutrition s/he needs by simply eating a balanced diet. The truth is that it is next to impossible to get even the minimal RDA amounts of the limited number of vitamins and minerals on the RDA list, much less the amounts of all...
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| 7/8/2011 - In our superficial society products, pills, and programs claiming to boost your metabolism generate a lot of revenue. The general population wants to increase their metabolism, so they can eat whatever they choose and still lose weight. While this scenario may sound great, it is not the path to health...
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 | 7/2/2011 - A sound diet, exercise, plenty of sleep - and escaping the concrete jungle of city life. All of these things contribute to a longer, healthier and less stressful life, according to new research.
While urbanites have long suspected it, scientists have actually identified what makes life in the big...
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 | 6/4/2011 - Dracula had it right. The blood IS the key to longevity. In this age of global contamination and health care meltdown, the practice of blood cultivation must be rightly understood by anyone interested in health self sufficiency and longevity.
Time and time again, people do not heal at the core of...
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| 5/14/2011 - We often think of heart health as the determining factor in our overall wellness, but we may be missing the mark. How lung capacity affects our health is often overlooked, but it may in fact be one of the most important predictors of health and longevity.
We Lose Lung Capacity as We Age
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 | 4/28/2011 - According to Chinese Medicine, the law of aging is expressed as "The yang consumes the yin". In other words, over time the fire of ongoing life activity consumes the deeper moist yin essences of the body resulting in an acceleration of the aging process.
One of the golden rules of rejuvenation is...
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| 4/25/2011 - Happy people have an advantage over unhappy ones--they may be healthier and may live longer. An extensive review of literature using seven types of evidence indicates that high subjective well-being (SWB), such as life satisfaction, optimism, and positive emotions, causes better health and longevity....
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| 3/28/2011 - A critical review of the role of dietary antioxidants suggests that Vitamin A and E, along with coenzyme Q10, flavonoids, and resveratrol, show promise in extending human life. The review, which was published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, and authored by Chong-Han (2010), examined...
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| 3/19/2011 - Gynostemma pentaphyllum or Jiaogulan is a member of the cucumber family and grows wild in Southern China where it is popular for its sweet taste and the belief that it contributes to longevity. It is an adaptogen (one of those special plant based substances which help increase the body's resistance...
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| 3/12/2011 - We know that there are many spokes in the wheel of wellness and ways to achieve it, the way to be it, requires that we be the hub of many of them. Our lifestyle choices of healthy food, water, exercise and sleep are paramount. Other spokes of course include our smiling, laughing, enjoying humor in general...
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| 2/11/2011 - Let's start with a basic truth: There are NO magic bullets! For over 40 years, I have taught tens of thousands of people the benefits of natural healing, including how to slow down, stop and reverse dis-ease. Although there is no one way or one pill that will ever help anyone achieve optimum health,...
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| 1/17/2011 - Thanks to toxins, radiation, poor diet, genetically modified food and unhealthy lifestyles, human DNA and gene expression are being changed in unnatural and unhealthy ways. Besides threatening our present health, the changes are also threatening our future viability as a species.
Scientists are increasingly...
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 | 1/7/2011 - A little over two years ago, I was invited to be part of a content creation project involving over a dozen experts who teamed up to create what came to be called The People's Guide to Health, Happiness and Longevity. The producer of the content was none other than Craig Pepin-Donat, who has since gone...
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| 11/21/2010 - Bee pollen can be described as one of the most nutritious foods on the planet. It has been referred to as a "Nature`s fountain of youth" because it provides so many health benefits. It may even be a cure for certain health problems.
Bee pollen has been used for thousands of years. It was used by...
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 | 11/3/2010 - Researchers are zeroing in on specific nutrients and natural therapies that not only can prevent and heal disease but promote longevity. For example, as NaturalNews previously reported, a research team from Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., and LifeGen Technologies found that Cordyceps sinensis (Cs-4), a traditional...
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| 10/14/2010 - The benefits of calorie restriction have been known for the past 75 years and provide an important means to increase lifespan. Scientists continue to uncover the evolved biological mechanisms that have been shown to extend life and improve health in animals and mammals alike. Eating too much burdens...
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| 9/14/2010 - In part II of this series we're going to continue to discover more about chi as the source of health, healing and longevity. We'll find out if it's real and just what it is and discover why it is so important.
Even as modern science has come to understand, all life has one major common non-physical...
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| 8/18/2010 - Shilajit was discovered as Himalayan villagers were observing large white monkeys migrate to the mountains in the warm summer months. These monkeys were seen to be chewing a semi-soft substance that flowed from between layers of rock. The villagers attributed the monkey's great strength, longevity and...
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 | 8/12/2010 - Resveratrol, a phytochemical found in red grapes, grape juice and red wine, has been shown to prolong life in yeast and animals because of its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. But does that mean it has the same effects on the human body? University at Buffalo (UB) endocrinologists have...
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 | 6/24/2010 - Are you a health-conscious person looking to visit the Valley of Longevity in Ecuador? The small town of Vilcabamba sits in that valley, just 45km South of the city of Loja. For people who are new to the area, it's sometimes difficult to know where to find healthy foods and products, so here's a quick...
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 | 6/16/2010 - If you love perfect year-round weather and enjoying your own locally-grown foods, you'll love Vilcabamba, Ecuador. I lived there, on and off, for over two years, and in that time I came to know many of the people, places and cultural highlights of Vilcabamba. In this story, I'll share with you some...
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| 6/1/2010 - Albert Einstein once said, "If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man." Through their production of an elite class of superfoods and around-the-clock pollination...
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| 5/27/2010 - This week's NaturalNews Talk Hour features Peter Ragnar and "Serious Strength for EVERY Body". Are YOU ready to generate some serious strength? Peter will reveal (scientifically) how to stimulate great inner and outer strength without spending hours living in the gym. Our show begins this Thursday evening...
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| 5/1/2010 - In this world of ever increasing lies and half truths in the fields of health and medicine, more and more people are coming to see that the true answers to these issues lie not in some new drug, surgical technique or technology but in natural cures, nutrition and exercise. But there is yet one other...
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| 3/25/2010 - Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, have found that omega-3 fatty acids have another beneficial effect besides maintaining a healthy heart. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the study found that patients with high levels of omega-3 fatty acids in...
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| 2/14/2010 - According to the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, 90% of all adult illness is due to the degenerative processes of aging. Anti-aging medicine, aiming for longevity and optimal health, is most certainly the 'specialty' of the future and is based on the early detection, prevention and reversal...
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| 1/30/2010 - Vegan athletes are finding plant foods a source for renewed energy and achievement, and are proving, against the traditional wisdom favoring meat consumption, that a vegan diet will support competitive athletic performance. Three vegan star performers are Tony Gonzalez, a tight-end football player,...
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| 12/7/2009 - For the past 2500 plus years, both Chinese and Indian Ayruvedic health systems have used adaptogenic herbs as tonics for overall health and longevity. Adaptogens act as regulators or modulators in either direction. Balancing the body's energy and immunity means if there is not enough, more will be created....
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| 9/18/2009 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Rawkathon, which can be found at http://www.Rawkathon.com. In this excerpt, Viktoras Kulvinskas shares on what we can learn about longevity and living nutrition from other cultures around the world.
Rawkathon with Viktoras Kulvinskas. Viktoras Kulvininskas...
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| 8/29/2009 - Most of us would all like to live longer and have a better quality of life. To have the gift of good health in your later years, it makes sense to take care of yourself in your youth. Here are some common-sense lifestyle tips and natural remedies to help grow old youthfully.
Drink More Water
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| 8/11/2009 - No one can argue that Easter Island, located off the coast of Chile in the South Pacific, is one of the most mysterious places on earth. The extremely remote island is home to huge, enigmatic monoliths carved by the one-time inhabitants of the island who settled there over 1,500 years ago. The large-eyed...
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| 8/6/2009 - Out of about 10,000 Chinese medicinal plants only about 60 belong to the class of Superior Tonic Herbs. Out of these 60 herbs He Shou Wu is the most amazing longevity tonic of all. It is widely used in Chinese herbal medicine as a tonic to prevent premature aging by tonifying the Kidney and Liver functions....
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| 7/20/2009 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Daniel Vitalis shares on the basics of elixirs and water 101 .
Renegade Roundtable with Daniel Vitalis. Daniel Vitalis has built a wealth of knowledge experience...
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| 6/10/2009 - For years, I've tried to find a truly natural shampoo that I could feel good about using and recommending to family, friends and NaturalNews readers. It's been a virtually impossible task: Many of the so-called "natural" shampoo products sold today are loaded with fragrance, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)...
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| 3/25/2009 - A Swedish study recently published in the British Medical Journal has given those who have reached or passed middle age hope and encouragement to begin a new healthy lifestyle, having discovered that starting a solid exercise regime after the age of 50 can raise one's level of longevity to that of those...
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| 11/24/2008 - Migraine headaches have become all too common in our fast paced high stress world. With the hectic pace of our lives and the fear that is too often associated with the modern lifestyle including wars, terrorism, the economy, family and work, and poor quality processed foods and more, it's little wonder...
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 | 9/26/2008 - Such important information should not be downplayed by the mass media. Yet, that is exactly what just transpired. Instead, they reported that resveratrol improved health, but not longevity, in aging mice on a standard diet. In other words, they chose not to report the most important outcome from the...
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 | 9/22/2008 - Such important information should not be downplayed by the mass media. Yet that is exactly what just transpired. Instead, the headlines read: "Resveratrol Found to Improve Health, But Not Longevity in Aging Mice on Standard Diet". In other words, they chose not to report the most important outcome from...
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 | 9/12/2008 - With all of the marvelous inner-workings of the herbal TCM system (traditional Chinese medicine system) and its powerful and complex systematic energy formulas for healing practically anything, it is still the longevity factors of a few single tonic herbs that amaze me the most.
Of about 9,000 TCM...
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 | 8/21/2008 - A Dutch woman decided to will her body to science when she was 82 years old. When she turned 111, she contacted the researchers, worried that she was too old to be of interest to them. On the contrary, they assured her, because of her age, they were especially interested in her.
Over the next four...
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 | 7/25/2008 - The general public is slowly becoming aware of some of the health benefits of antioxidants. Health-conscious individuals have known about their many benefits, which include the ability to fight cancer and heart disease, for a long time now. The good news is that according to a new study by a group of...
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 | 7/19/2008 - Recent research is showing that Mother Nature does not look favorably on people who eat more than their fair share. People who overeat restrict their longevity and subject themselves to chronic and debilitating diseases. In fact, as unpleasant as this may sound, the most potent intervention known to...
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 | 6/6/2008 - For the last several months, I've been collaborating with renowned author, entrepreneur and content creator Craig Pepin-Donat on a unique, high-density content program that's just been announced this week. It's called The People's Guide to Health, Happiness and Longevity, and it features twelve audio...
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 | 6/2/2008 - Lately there have been many articles written about the importance and necessity of enzymes. That's a good thing. Many of them have shared much important and vital information. In this article, I want to cover enzymes from a different point of view. A point of view that brings their importance to an...
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 | 5/13/2008 - Well it's that time again according to mainstream news. Time to come out with another study that supposedly shows that vitamins and anti-oxidant supplements are not only useless but can actually increase the risk of everything from premature death to getting type II diabetes in the case of Selenium.
The...
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 | 5/9/2008 - The very name of Schizandrae, Wu Wei Zi, reveals the qualities of this amazing herb. In the Chinese language, Wu Wei Zi means "Five Taste Fruit." When consumed, you can literally taste all five flavors at once (sour, bitter, sweet, spicy and salty). This relates to the essence of all five of the elemental...
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 | 12/20/2007 - Higher health literacy is directly correlated with a longer life, according to a new study published in Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers gathered health and demographic information via interviews with 3,260 Medicare patients over the age of 64, and also gave them tests to determine how well...
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 | 11/2/2007 - Life expectancy in Japan is the highest in the world—79 years for men and 86 years for women. By comparison, life expectancy for the United States ranks 38th, with men living on the average 75 years and women 80 years. Underpinning Japan’s high life expectancy is another title....
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 | 1/25/2007 - Hailed in ancient Eastern medicine as the "mushroom of immortality" and the "medicine of kings," you'd expect reishi to offer you some pretty astounding health benefits, right? Your assumptions are correct. This prized fungus may be able to boost your immune system, fight cancer, ward off heart disease,...
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 | 10/10/2006 - A new organization meant to study supercentenarians -- people over the age of 110 -- has taken a bold new step. Former CEO of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse Doros Platika will become the chairman of the Supercentenarian Research Foundation, a new organization created to research why supercentenarians...
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| 9/13/2006 - A UCLA research study published in the June issue of The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry found that people may be able to improve their cognitive function and brain efficiency by making simple lifestyle changes such as incorporating memory exercises, healthy eating, physical fitness, and stress...
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| 9/12/2006 - A common additive found in food and cosmetics has been found to inhibit the activity of sirtuins, enzymes associated with lifespan control in yeast and other organisms, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
The...
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| 7/10/2006 - A study recently published in the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences suggests that eating less may help people stay strong even in old age.
Scientists from the University of Calgary found that rats fed a nutritious, calorie-restricted diet maintained their muscle mass much better than...
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| 6/30/2006 - A UCLA research study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry found that people may be able to improve their cognitive function and brain efficiency by making simple lifestyle changes such as incorporating memory exercises, healthy eating, physical fitness and stress...
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 | 8/6/2005 - As people reach old age, osteoporosis is a major determining factor in quality of life. In Healing Moves, Dr. Mitchell and Carol Krucoff write, "Age-related declines in muscle and bone mass … can lead to frailty and fracture -- the primary reason older adults wind up in nursing homes." If you don't...
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 | 6/27/2005 - In a study exploring DHEA-replacement therapy as a weight loss technique, researchers gave test animals large doses of both DHEA and the drug fenfluramine. According to Dr. Ray Sahelian's DHEA: A Practical Guide, "Even a hot fudge sundae with fresh bananas and dark chocolate syrup couldn't get [the...
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 | 6/8/2005 - As many middle-aged adults unfortunately know all too well, aging is often accompanied by weight gain. As Gary Null writes in Power Aging, "In fact, each year after the age of forty, a pound of fat replaces a pound of muscle. This means that by the time you are fifty, ten pounds of your muscle have...
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 | 3/15/2005 - I'm always amazed at simple-minded researchers who can't seem to handle anything more than a single variable equation. The latest comes from a growing collection of researchers and sports science figures who conclude exercise is bad for you. Why do some people reach this conclusion? Because they figured...
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| 10/13/2004 - A reader asks: "My hair is falling out -- can you recommend a natural treatment for this problem?"
Yes, I can recommend a natural approach to slowing hair loss, but I suspect that most readers aren't going to enjoy this answer very much. That's because as much as I disagree with the conclusion many...
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| 7/28/2004 - If you want to drive your doctor nuts, just tell him that you are visiting an anti-aging medical clinic and will be receiving injections of human growth hormone, or HGH. Most doctors will roll their eyes and throw up their hands in disgust at the very idea that their patients would be visiting anti-aging...
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| 1/30/2004 10:02:34 AM - New research reveals the strong impact of a mother's nutrition on the
subsequent lifespan of the child. Although it was conducted on mice,
it's good research that seeks to find answers to some very important
questions. Just how important is a mother's nutrition anyway? From
where I'm sitting,...
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