These articles focus on a particular nutrient, analyzing the scientific studies and potential health benefits.
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Supplement Spotlight: N-acetyl Cysteine
Breathe Easier with N-acetyl Cysteine
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Supplement Spotlight: Vitamin C
Can't catch your breath? You may need Vitamin C
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Nutrient Spotlight Pycnogenol®
Study: Pycnogenol® Can Help Prevent Leg, Ankle Swelling on Long Airline Flights.
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Doctor's Corner: Lutein: The Antiordinary Antioxidant®
by Brandon Lewis, Ph.D. Brandon Lewis, Ph.D., discusses the importance of Lutein in maintaining eye health.
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Trimming Flab Away With CLA
Researchers from the CDC estimate 24% of men and 38% of women are actively trying to lose weight at any given time. With a little help from CLA, maybe these goals can become a reality!
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Hawthorn: An Herb for Ailing Hearts
This amazing herb may be good for more than just heart health.
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Healthy Shopper: It's Oil Good
Your Essential Fatty Acids are just that: essential. Read about why you need these fats, and how to choose the right supplement to provide them.
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Doctor's Corner: Kudzu: From Creeping Vine to Quitting Alcohol
by Roy Upton, Registered Herbalist (AHG) Harvard study shows that Kudzu may help to suppress the desire for alcohol.
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The Zimmerman File
by Marcia Zimmerman, CN Marcia Zimmerman discuses the positive health benefits of antioxidants polyphenols and carotenoids.
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Hoodia: Go to for Weight Loss?
This miracle appetite suppressant derived from cactus may be the best yet!
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Type 2 Diabetics Can Lower Blood Sugar, Strengthen Vessels with Pine Tree Bark
The amazing patented Pine Tree Bark extract Pycnogenol may help Type 2 Diabetics lower their blood sugar levels.
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FDA Allows Only Qualified Health Claims for Lycopene
FDA restricts claims on this beneficial nutrient.
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An Old Plant with New Tricks
Lignan, a fiber found in flax, is the latest cancer-fighting hope.
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High Folic Acid May Slow Mental Aging
by Dr. Joseph Mercola Add preserving your brain function as another benefit of eating your vegetables.
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Don't get mad, get GLAd!
This omega-6 fatty acid is essential to the body, although you can't produce it. Are you getting enough?
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Vitamin C: A Practical Guide
Not all vitamin C supplements contain the same amount of vitamin C, and the vitamin C in the supplements can come in different forms.
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Cooling the Fire with Turmeric
An Indian spice enlivens food and helps ease inflammation.
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Omega-3: Staying Fit with Fat
85% of Americans are deficient in Omega-3. Are you one of them?
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Up and Coming Antioxidant: Alpha Lipoic Acid
The more research that is done on Alpha Lipoic Acid, the better this "Universal Antioxidant" looks.
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Omega-3s and Phospholipids
How new information is helping fat overcome its bad reputation.
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Red Yeast Rice: Not Quite What Uncle Ben Had in Mind
Red Yeast Rice may be the answer to maintaining healthy cholesterol levels.
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Holy Cow! CLA and the Cattle Connection
Studies confirm that CLA, or Conjugated Linoleic Acid, can help you burn those extra calories.
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Don't Put the Kibosh on Black Cohosh
Black Cohosh may be the key to making it through menopause peacefully.
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A Perfect CoQ10
The more we learn about CoQ10, the better it gets!
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Fat Can Be Your Friend
The "good" fat just keeps on getting better!
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Gaga for Garlic!
Take two cloves, and maybe you won't have to call in the morning.
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New Research on the Health Benefits of Vitamin D
Research shows Vitamin D may play an important role in the prevention of cancer.
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CoQ10 Blood Level Research
CoQ10 may be the key to a healthy heart.
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CLA: Conjugated Linoleic Acid
This fatty acid is a known fat-reducer and much, much more.
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Tocotrienols: Unique Free Radical Scavengers
Tocotrienols are amazing antioxidants from a unique source.
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All about Lycopene
Lycopene is the most potent carotenoid, helping to squelch even the most harmful of free radicals.
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Alpha Lipoic Acid: The Universal Antioxidant
Though there may bo no such thing as the "perfect" antioxidant, alpha lipoic acid is as close as it comes.
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Maintaining a Healthy Immune System with Maitake
Numerous studies confirm the health benefits of this medicinal mushroom.
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L-Carnitine is for more than weight loss
Although commonly considered an amino acid, this coenzyme is a proven energy enhancer and a powerful antioxidant.
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Increasing Bone Mass with Ipriflavone
Strengthening bones allows you to age more gracefully.
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The Power of Phospholipids
Membrane foods, such as phosphatidylserine, derived from soy lecithin may hold the key to memory improvement.
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Grape Seed Extract: Super-Antioxidant
Grape seed extract scavenges free radicals and offers a myriad of other health benefits.
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Oil of Oregano Offers a Variety of Remedies
This natural herbal supplement can cure what ails you!
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Arthritis Treatment with Potassium
by Charles Weber, MS Potassium is an often overlooked nutrient - it is considered as common as air and water. However, even these can be deficient and Charles Weber, MS seeks to rectify the lack of information about this serious problem.
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Calcium Pyruvate for Weight Loss
Research shows that even a low dose gets the job done!
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