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The Role of Luck in Health: Chance or Choice?
Read more: The Role of Luck in Health: Chance or Choice?What role does luck play in health and illness? Should we leave our well-being up to chance? And why do some people have more luck than others regarding health? This article considers these questions and asks: Does health have anything to do with luck? Luck is defined as “Success or failure apparently brought by chance rather…
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The Evolution of Fad Diets Through the Decades
Read more: The Evolution of Fad Diets Through the DecadesWith a combination of information overload and a penchant for quick fixes, it seems understandable that fad diets and new ways of eating can become confusing and a little jejune. I am often fascinated by the food choices people make when there seems to be an abundance of food available. Knowing what is healthy is…
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Probiotic v’s Prebiotic: What’s the Difference?
Read more: Probiotic v’s Prebiotic: What’s the Difference?Good bugs, probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics – it all sounds like gobbledygook! Hopefully, this article will clear up some confusion. What are these bacteria or good bugs in the gut? Beneficial bacteria in the large intestine are called commensal or symbiotic; they live as part of our healthy body. They make up what is termed…
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Oil Pulling with Organic Black Sesame Oil
Read more: Oil Pulling with Organic Black Sesame OilDental hygiene is known in Ayurvedic medicine as Danta Swasthya and is considered the root cause of many health conditions, both in modern medicine and in ancient texts of Ayurvedic science. In addition to the common Western routine of brushing and flossing, Ayurveda incorporates oil pulling as part of a regular routine, or Dinacarya. Oil…
As we step into the time of life that is termed ‘menopause‘, we become aware that osteoporosis and bone issues can become an issue in later life. We often turn to calcium supplements and hoe into dairy products in an attempt to prevent these from taking hold, and the one nutrient that we think of…