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2 hrs ago | Examiner.com

How phytosterols lower cholesterol levels in humans

Why do phytosterols lower cholesterol levels in humans? The answer is because phytosterols in plants and cholesterol molecules in animals and humans are highly similar, and when both are dispersed together they are attracted to one another.

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Related Topix: Brandeis University, Phytosterols

6 hrs ago | Science Daily

Timing of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation May Affect How Bone Adapts to Exercise

The results will be presented on Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

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Related Topix: Vitamin D

6 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

Three Great Pizzas: Sliver, Zachary's and Pizza & Curry

We tend to fall into a pizza rut, returning to the same saucy pepperoni palaces whenever the urge for a hot slice -- or exhaustion at the prospect of cooking dinner -- strikes.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Pizza, Lemon Juice, Berkeley, CA, Home Gardening, Home

8 hrs ago | NutraIngredients-USA

Newly available test will help qualify vitamin K2 sources, originators say

A new test will help bring clarity to the supply situation for vitamin K2, according the test's originators.

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Related Topix: Vitamin K2, Marketing

10 hrs ago | PhysOrg Weblog

Herbal extract boosts fruit fly lifespan by nearly 25 percent, study finds

The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to UC Irvine researchers.

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Related Topix: Rhodiola, UC Irvine

13 hrs ago | MSNBC

Vaccine advocate takes on the alternative medicine industry

Dr. Paul Offit doesn't like getting threats. But the 62-year-old pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia says it goes with the territory when taking on powerful industries and interest groups whose beliefs are deeply rooted in emotion.

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Related Topix: Vaccinations, Vitamin A

16 hrs ago | Banner-Tribune

Celebrate the dairy days of summer by keeping products cool and fresh

Nothing says summer like dairy products from the number one dairy state, California.

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Related Topix: Life, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Drink, Milk, Calcium

20 hrs ago | The Clarion-Ledger

Diary foods supply nine essential nutrients

More than 98 percent of dairy farms in the Southeast are family owned and operated.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nutrition, Drink, Milk, Calcium

Mon Jun 17, 2013

PhysOrg Weblog

Vitamin D supplementation may delay precocious puberty in girls

Among girls, puberty generally begins between the ages of 10 and 14. Boys undergo these changes later, usually between 12 to 16 years of age.

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Related Topix: Vitamin D

Natural Holistic Health

Naturally Treating Varicose Veins

Combine ingredients. Apply externally. This can also be made into a salve by heating the oil and adding 1/2 teaspoon shaved beeswax before adding the essential oils.

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Related Topix: Circulation, Medicine, Garlic

WFMY 2 Greensboro

Your Mental Health Linked To Your Caffeine Need

Coffee addiction is real and if you get headaches when you go a day without your coffee, you know it's real.

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Related Topix: Drink, Coffee

The Wichita Eagle

Foods to ease pregnancy symptoms

Yep, smart eating can make you feel better through all three trimesters. We look at common symptoms you may experience, from morning sickness to heartburn to insomnia, and come up with some foods to try.

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Related Topix: Pregnancy, Medicine, Health, Heartburn, Ginger, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Life, Food, Nutrition

NutraIngredients-USA

Vitamin D slashes blood pressure and CVD risk, study confirms

There is a direct and causal relationship between vitamin D status, high blood pressure and the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new genetic research data.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hypertension, Vitamin D, Genetics

MediLexicon

Vitamin C Reduces Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction (Asthma) Symptoms

New research in Switzerland reveals that vitamin C consumption can reduce the risk of developing bronchoconstriction caused by exercise.

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Related Topix: Vitamin C, Medicine, Health, Common Cold

Chemical & Engineering News

Reducing Cattle Methane Emissions

Cattle ruminating on a hillside create a peaceful scene. But their effect on climate change is as grim as their ultimate role in the multi-billion-dollar livestock industry.

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Related Topix: Livestock, Pectin

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Stroudnewsand Journal

Ruth Holmes health column - how to overcome pre-menstrual problems

Some women can experience symptoms from a particular group, whilst others will experience symptoms from more than one of the groups.

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Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Food, Vegetables, Magnesium

Detroit Free Press

Heart Smart: Give lean beef full flavor

If you think a healthy eating plan involves eliminating beef from your diet, guess again.

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Related Topix: Life, Beef, Food, Meat, Dieting, Vitamin B12, Medicine, Nutrition, Recipes

Jerusalem Post

Health minister reconsiders policy on drinking water

Yael German tells 'Post' she has a more positive view of adding nutrients to food than to tap water, considers fortification of foods to improve public health.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nutrition, Folic Acid, World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Israel,

GNIF Brain Blogger

Scared of the Sun - the Global Pandemic of Vitamin D Deficiency

Under the grey skies of the UK, a childhood disease thought to have been almost eliminated half a century ago is rising up like a specter from the past, spooking parents and doctors alike.

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Related Topix: Vitamin D, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Skin Cancer, Calcium

Nooga.com

Fresh and Fit: Myth-busting body detoxification

The first time I heard of any kind of body detoxification or cleansing was at the beginning of the infamous fart scene in "The Nutty Professor."

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Related Topix: Parks and Recreation, Entertainment, Television, Retta, Cayenne Pepper, Life, Food, Nutrition