Raw Honey Garlic Lemon Shots: A Simple Recipe To Supercharge Your Immune System

 

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'One criticism often received by recipes involving cooked onions, garlic and other alliums is that the heating process destroys much of the allicin that leads to its protective effects. While this is partially true, knowing how to optimize garlic before eating it raw or cooked will maximize garlic enzymes and give them the best chance to survive meal preparation. I’ll share a very simple recipe to use regularly during the cold and flu season that will supercharge your immune system.'

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Who You Eat With Influences What You Eat—7 Tips to Stay Strong

   

If you want to eat healthier when dining out,
go with friends who make healthy choices, researchers say.
'If you’re trying to lose weight, you may want to find a slim friend to dine out with. That’s the conclusion of a new study by University of Illinois researchers.
Announced in October 2013, this is one of several studies showing that our dining partners may greatly affect our food choices. Choosing fries when you know you’d be better off with a side salad? Look across the table—what did your friend choose?

What the Study Found'

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Ring In The New Year With a Healthy Dose of Asparagus

'According to researchers at the Institute of Medical Science and Jeju National University in Korea, an extract of asparagus contains amino acids and minerals that may protect your liver cells against toxins from alcohol. With a better functioning liver, you just may be able to avoid the dreaded New Year's Day hangover.

The Korean scientists tested an extract of young asparagus leaves and shoots on human and rat liver cells. They found that the asparagus extract significantly alleviated cellular toxicity usually associated with the oxidative stress caused by chronic alcohol use.'

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The weirdest cancer stories of 2013

'As you can imagine, I’m constantly keeping an eye on cancer-related news, mostly related to the latest anti-cancer nutrition research as well as the failings of conventional cancer treatment, but in the midst of sifting through these stories all year, I also see some pretty strange stuff.

As much as I want to post all the strange headlines I come across, which would certainly get me more web traffic, it’s more important to me to not clutter up the blog with a bunch of stories that may be interesting but really aren’t helpful.

So instead of doing that, I’ve collected the weirdest cancer stories that came across my screen in 2013 and put them together in a year-end wrap up for you.

Attempted murder, theft, fraud, espionage, embezzlement… and that’s just the doctors.

Enjoy!'

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Top 10 PreventDisease Articles of 2013

 

'2013 has been an incredible year for newsworthy content, but we suspect it will pale in comparison to what will surface in 2014. From the dangers of vaccines to things people would rather not know about their foods, here are the top 10 reports on PreventDisease that went viral thanks to all our readers.'

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Dr Mercola: Top 10 Articles of 2013

 

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'Happy New Year! Today, we embark on a new year and a fresh start in our continued journey toward better health and happier lives. But before we leave 2013 behind, let’s revisit the top 10 articles of the past year, based on number of page views.

These are the articles that captivated you most, and they cover some of the most cutting-edge advances in natural health -- like how to use intermittent fasting to live longer and a ketogenic diet for cancer recovery.

There are some classics in there, too, including how to gain insights into your health by looking in the toilet and the top foods you should avoid eating, plus much more.

If you haven’t yet read these top 10 articles, you’re in for a treat. And be sure to stay tuned to the newsletter for more empowering health wisdom as 2014 unfolds.'

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Vitamin P: New Discovery—The Secret to Health and Longevity

 

'If we discovered a new vitamin that helped us live longer, prevent heart attacks, and cure depression, we would all want to take it. In fact, there is such a vitamin. It is called vitamin P. P stands for pets.
Pet ownership provides multiple health benefits.

And that is good news for Americans, because there are more pets in American households than kids—over 50 million dogs and 50 million cats.

We all know that techniques such as yoga and meditation can offer major health benefits by reducing stress. They’re great. But did you know that the companionship of a dog can provide similar stress relief and other health benefits?'

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