Have you ever looked in the toilet and thought to yourself, “Oh my gosh, what in the world made it look like that?” I know I have. And one of the most common reasons for that question is what’s known as stringy poop. Whether it’s solid, liquid or flat, what makes it fall into the…

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Ask any 10 men what they fear most as they age and one of the top answers will be losing their hair. In fact, I see it with my husband who, on a regular basis, asks me if his hair looks as thick as it used to or if I think he’s starting to go…

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One of the big reasons we all know that we’re supposed to be exercising regularly is the positive effect it has on heart health. In fact, exercising plays a big role in helping to maintain healthy blood pressure to ward off heart failure, heart attacks and strokes. Yet, according to a new study, if you’re…

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Since heart disease is so prevalent in my family, I’m always on the lookout for ways to keep my heart healthy and avoid the heart attacks and strokes that far too many of my relatives have suffered. So, I’ve kept up to date on the latest research that’s shown that people who don’t get enough…

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Women know we have to work a little harder to stay healthy. For starters, we have to pay closer attention to the signals our bodies send us, because we’re usually busy taking care of everyone else. We also have to be aware those signals can be different — like heart attack symptoms. That’s just one…

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By now you’ve probably heard that even people who look thin can actually be dangerously fat. That’s because when it comes to your health, the size of jeans you fit into is less important than your muscle to fat ratio. And if you have too little muscle and too much fat, your health and your…

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What do astronauts, you and I have in common? A loss of muscle strength. Sarcopenia, the cause of muscle loss that most of us earthbound misfits experience, is a natural occurrence that starts as early as your 30s and kicks in to high gear in your 50s and 60s. For astronauts, though, it’s accelerated when…

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A friend of mine and I were at lunch the other day when she said, “Can I ask you something?” “Of course!” I said, perhaps a little too enthusiastically, considering what came next… See, my friends know I’m constantly researching new natural solutions to common health problems, so I’m used to them asking me about…

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Anyone who has ever had knee pain or an injury to their knee knows just how painful and debilitating it can be. After all, as bad as your wrist, elbow or shoulder might hurt under the same conditions, at least you don’t have to walk on those. But when it comes to your knees, unless…

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High blood pressure and heart disease are my family’s legacy. Not the legacy I really want though… Since so many people in my family have suffered from heart problems, had heart attacks, had open heart surgery or died due to cardiac complications, I’ve learned to be aware of my risk factors at all times and…

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