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What Is the Daniel Fast Diet — and Is It Healthy?

For many people, the foods they eat are largely rooted in their culture and religious beliefs. One eating style with religious roots is the Daniel Fast diet, a 21-day partial fast based on a story in the Book of Daniel. Whether you’re spiritual or not, many people say this diet helps with weight loss, promotes
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This Common Artificial Sweetener Can Break Down DNA, Scientists Warn

HEALTH06 June 2023 ByDAVID NIELD (Tetra Images/Getty Images) The artificial sweetener sucralose (marketed as Splenda) is widely used and found in products like diet soda and chewing gum. According to a new study, it’s also capable of damaging the DNA material inside our cells. As DNA holds the genetic code controlling how our bodies grow and
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White Rice vs. Brown Rice: What’s the Difference?

The history of rice cultivation stretches back hella far — even further back than most crops. Some research suggests that it was first domesticated as many as 10,000 years ago. Though white rice boomed as a cash crop in the American South starting in the 1600s, it wasn’t really until the health food movement of the 1960s and
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Linoleic Acid — The Most Destructive Ingredient in Your Diet

Linoleic acid found in vegetables and seed oils may be the biggest contributor to chronic disease in the Western world. Read the shocking findings here. | Source: Mercola.com | by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fats — which are water-insoluble biological molecules also known as lipids1 — are the primary building block of your cell membranes. This is one of
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10 Foods High In Magnesium

Liam Agnew Sports Nutritionist and Personal Trainer Magnesium is an essential mineral that helps regulate many important functions in the body, including muscle protein synthesis, nerve and muscle function, blood sugar control and blood pressure regulation.1 These foods high in magnesium will help keep all of those in check. The recommended amount of magnesium we should consume
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Essential Habits for Long-Term Wellness: A Guide to Improving Your Physical and Mental Health

Image via Pexels In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life. But taking care of your physical and mental health is critical for long-term wellness and happiness. In this guide, Fitadelphia explores some healthy habits that you can adopt to improve your overall well-being. Getting Sufficient
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Our Forgotten Sacred Relationship with Food

June 5, 2023  |  by Kaare Melby, Organizing CoordinatorOrganic Consumers Association I don’t think it’s a controversial statement to say that we have lost our relationship with food. But what does that mean? It means that our food has become divorced from the plants, animals, and traditions that it came from. The American diet is
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How Exercise Fits in with Using HALT for Your Health

Photo by Pixabay Especially important during challenging times, exercise shows great promise as a treatment to help people maintain overall mental and physical wellness and to live a healthy lifestyle. For example, a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that students who exercised were far less likely to take up smoking
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