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Stress Ramps Up Inflammation: Anxiety Affects More than the Mind

Jun 30, 2015 11:14AM

Dwelling on a stressful event—such as a public speaking performance—raises levels of C-reactive protein, an inflammation marker linked to heart disease.

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Bee Aware: Lowe’s to Stop Selling Toxic Pesticides

Jun 30, 2015 11:14AM

Lowe’s Home Improvement says it will phase out sales of neonicotinoid pesticides, a leading factor in the disastrous global bee decline.

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Eating Peanuts Early On Reduces Allergy Risk: Decrease Chances of Reactions Later in Life

Jun 30, 2015 11:14AM

Scientists have found that letting high-risk children eat peanuts before their first birthday sharply slashes their allergy risk.

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GMO Gains: Food Supplies Increasingly Under Siege

Jun 30, 2015 11:14AM

Trees, grass, apples and bananas are among the genetically modified products entering the biosphere and the marketplace.

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Mindfulness Meditation Lowers Blood Pressure: Reduces Four Markers of Hypertension

Jun 30, 2015 11:14AM

Just 15 minutes of mindfulness meditation a day lowered four markers of hypertension in a study of 15 African-American men.

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Social Isolation Linked to Earlier Death: Loneliness Just as Damaging as Smoking, Excessive Drinking and Obesity

Jun 30, 2015 11:14AM

A study of 3 million people concluded that people that are lonely and isolated have as great a risk of early death as heavy smokers, alcoholics and the obese.

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No Worries: Cats Naturally Eat Less in Summer: Take Appetite Swings in Stride

Jun 30, 2015 11:14AM

British veterinarians found that cats do indeed pick at their food in hot weather—eating 15 percent less—and logically eat more in winter.

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Get into the Garden: The Slow Medicine Prescription

Jun 30, 2015 11:04AM ● By Dr. Michael Finkelstein

The wonderfully warm month of July may be the best time to reset our priorities and readjust our approach to living. Indeed, the living worl...

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