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Continue reading →: Understanding Alzheimer’s Risk for WomenDid you know that women are almost twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer’s? In fact, nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. A major reason for this discrepancy is the fact that women tend to live longer. However, there are some other factors too. For example, the…
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Continue reading →: The Gut Microbiota and the Immune SystemPerhaps you have considered bacteria to be a negative, rather than a positive when it comes to influencing your health. As far as your gut health is concerned, the bacteria in your gut plays a key role in assisting with your digestive functions. That is, it is predominantly a good…
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Continue reading →: Using Mnemonics to Help Improve Memory“Richard of York gave battle in vain.” “Men very easily make jugs serve useful needs.” Do these statements make sense? Probably not. But are they familiar? To many of us, they could be. Both sentences, no matter how nonsensical and confusing they may be, actually serve a bigger purpose than…
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Continue reading →: The Nutritional Benefits of Eating ShrimpPrawn and shrimp are technically different species. In common usage, the terms are often used interchangeably, although they can also be used to categorize size – shrimp smaller, prawns bigger. Shrimp makes up a full 25% of the entire seafood consumption in the United States. Prawns and shrimp are also…
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Continue reading →: Natural Remedies for ShinglesShingles is a condition which results from the same virus that causes chicken pox. Often, chicken pox occurs during childhood, however, when the chicken pox is gone, the zoster virus isn’t. This virus can stay dormant in the nervous system. Occasionally, there are times when the zoster virus becomes active…












