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Here’s How to Help Your Kids Beat Childhood Obesity

Image via Pexels As a parent, it’s crucial to be aware of the risks associated with childhood obesity. Many factors contribute to this condition, but there are as many steps that parents can take to help their children avoid becoming overweight. La Placita Wellness shares some practical tips on how to help your kid prevent

Microbes in your food can help or hinder your body’s defenses against cancer – how diet influences the conflict between cell ‘cooperators’ and ‘cheaters’

Published: January 31, 2023 8.16am EST Gut microbes can influence your cancer risk by changing how your cells behave. Many cancer-protective microbes support normal, cooperative behavior of cells. Meanwhile, cancer-inducing microbes undermine cellular cooperation and increase your risk of cancer in the process. We are evolutionary biologists who study how cooperation and conflict occur inside the human body,

Little-Used Fitness Measure Could Be Key to Exercise Results

 Written by Natalie Sabin Jan. 6, 2022 – There’s been a push in recent years encouraging doctors to prescribe exercise as medicine, telling their patients how often, how long, and how hard to work out to improve health. A new Brigham Young University study suggests doctors could take that initiative to the next level, prescribing exercise plans

How do you get the best vinegar uses…

The vinegar has surprising medical, cooking and cleaning effects. One bottle of vinegar kept in the kitchen cabinet has dramatic results. Let’s explore what is vinegar used for and implement it to solve life’s troubles. But the question arises, how do you get the best vinegar uses? You will solve his query in this blog.

Low-carb diet helps cut blood sugar levels in people with prediabetes

Several health measures — including blood glucose levels and weight — improved. For most people, there’s no single healthy way to eat, though there are healthy foods and eating patterns. Yet for people with prediabetes, a low-carb diet could quickly bring elevated A1C levels back to a healthier range, a trial published in JAMA Network Opensuggests. But

Hemp 101: Understanding the Superfood

 by SPINS Hemp offers many uses and benefits Hemp has made its way from specialty retailers into mainstream outlets as a common ingredient in the food, beverage, VMS, and body care aisles. Yet, many shoppers are still not sure what hemp is (and what it isn’t). That is in part because hemp only became legal in

Organic farming more profitable

Benefit more from organic farming than conventional. Bill Condie Workers harvest organic crops in a New England farm. While yields are lower than on conventional farms, profit margins are higher. Credit: JOHN BURKE/GETTY IMAGESOrganic agriculture is more profitable for farmers than conventional agriculture, despite the lower yields, according to a global survey published this week in