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3 Stomach-Bug Cures That Doctors Swear By for Their Own Kids
When the little ones in your life complain about tummy trouble, you want to help them feel better fast. To the rescue: natural strategies doctors rely on when their own kids get sick. 1. For Vomiting: Bone Broth “A lot of pediatricians recommend a BRAT diet — bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast — when kids…
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5 Keto Fruits You Can Happily Enjoy on the Diet
If you recently started the ketogenic diet, you might be wondering whether keto fruits even exist on the plan. After all, the keto diet is famous for being high in fat and low in carbs — and anyone who loves fruit knows that “nature’s candy” tends to be pretty high-carb. But keto-friendly fruit is far…
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It’s Easy to Vilify Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain for Selfishness — But Here’s Why We Shouldn’t
Last week was a tough one. We lost two creative visionaries to suicide, and they’re losses that hit hard. Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain are household names. If you’re into fashion, it’s possible you own a Kate Spade bag with one of her signature playful prints. If you’re a foodie — or even if you…
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Enjoying This Delicious Sweet More Often Can Help Lower Your Blood Pressure
Need an excuse to eat more chocolate? Look no further than this recent study from Scientific Reports. In measuring the nutritional intake of more than 14,000 women in the UK over the course of 20 years, researchers discovered that a diet rich in flavanols was linked to lower blood pressure. Flavanols are a subset of…
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A Woman Struggled With Uncontrollable Weight Gain for Months — It Was a Symptom of This Major Health Issue
If you’ve noticed sudden weight gain in the past, it’s easy to want to blame yourself and feel like you need to work harder to keep it off. But for one woman, her weight gain wasn’t due to issues with her diet or exercise routine. In fact, it turned out to be a sign of…
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5 Simple Ways to Keep Your Lungs Healthy and Strong
Keeping your lungs in tip-top shape is more important now than ever. Besides supplying every cell of your body with energizing oxygen, they also filter out airborne toxins. And when you have healthy lungs, viruses like COVID-19 have a harder time taking up residence. Luckily, keeping your lungs strong is easy, with these simple, science-backed…
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The Difference Between COVID-19 and the Flu Is This Order of Symptoms, Study Says
Flu season is upon us, and with coronavirus numbers rising in some states, many are growing concerned with being able to tell the difference between the two illnesses. COVID-19 Versus the Flu Symptoms for influenza and COVID-19 are unfortunately very similar, so it makes sense that folks are worrying that they won’t be able to…
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Drinking Coffee at This Time Could Be Messing With Your Blood Sugar
Are you an avid coffee drinker? If so, don’t worry. We’re not here to tell you to stop drinking your favorite brew. However, you may be taking swigs of caffeine during the wrong time of day. Whether or not you drink coffee may not be as important as when you drink coffee. Research from a…
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How to Clean Strawberries to Avoid Harmful Pesticides
Each year, the Environmental Working Group releases their list of the “dirty dozen” and “clean 15” fruits and vegetables according to how many pesticides are used in their production. Unfortunately, strawberries have topped the list of dirty produce for the past several years. This has left many of us wondering how to clean strawberries so…
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You Can Take Part in a Study Treating Mild-to-Moderate Covid-19 Symptoms
In the fight to treat Covid-19 patients, much of the published research we’ve seen has focused on potential treatments for people with severe symptoms. Now though, there’s a new study that’s looking at how to repurpose existing medications to treat mild-to-moderate Covid-19 sufferers — and you can take part in it. Led by the Duke…