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Are You Underestimating the Power of Fiber?

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on July 13, 2015

Are You Underestimating the Power of Fiber?

How much fiber is in your diet right now? Most people can guess, based on how they feel. A high fiber diet helps work toward a healthy, clean and well-functioning digestive tract. If your diet is low in fiber, or perhaps lacking it entirely from one day to the next, then chances are you can […]

How the Trans Fat Ban Will Affect Your Grocery List

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on July 6, 2015

How the Trans Fat Ban Will Affect Your Grocery List

In June, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that artificial trans fats will be banned from food products by 2018. Three years from now, when the ban is fully enacted, it will still be acceptable to sell foods that have trans fats which occur naturally (think: meats and cheeses), but for foods in which […]

5 Methods for Fast Heartburn Relief

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on June 19, 2015

For those who experience heartburn, you know how uncomfortable the sensation can be and how quickly you want it to disappear. Most people would describe heartburn as a burning sensation in their chest or even throat. Heartburn typically occurs after eating, and can last from a few minutes up to several hours. For those on […]

Does Stress Cause Peptic Ulcers?

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on June 12, 2015

Peptic ulcers are found in a person’s stomach or duodenum (first part of the small intestine), and they can really be a pain. As the most common type of ulcer, peptic ulcers have a reputation for being caused by too much stress – but is this really true? Stress can account for a number of […]

Teenage BMI Linked to Colon Cancer Risk

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on June 8, 2015

According to a new study published by Gut, overweight teenagers, male in particular, may be more prone to colon cancer later in life. The study evaluated potential links between adolescent body mass index (BMI) and colon cancer in adults, and its findings were deeply concerning, deducing that teenage obesity can make a person twice as […]

May Is Hepatitis Awareness Month

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on May 26, 2015

How much do you know about hepatitis? Did you know there are different kinds of hepatitis? Or that there are hepatitis vaccines? For some, the word “hepatitis” simply means “liver disease,” but there’s much more to this condition. Most people generally know that hepatitis is serious, but they may not understand the difference between hepatitis […]

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Are You Underestimating the Power of Fiber?

How the Trans Fat Ban Will Affect Your Grocery List

5 Methods for Fast Heartburn Relief

Does Stress Cause Peptic Ulcers?

Teenage BMI Linked to Colon Cancer Risk

May Is Hepatitis Awareness Month

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