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Understanding Endometriosis - Stop the Pain and Improve Fertility

  Introduction “Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects 5½ million women and girls in North America and millions more world-wide. A disease of the reproductive years, it affects approximately...

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Homeopathy: Lead Effects Brain Function and Criminal Behavior

In an article by Heidi Stevenson on the Gaia Health website information about lead toxicity and poisoning is presented. Exposure to lead effects the brain, the mind and behavior. Older homes that have been...

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New Natural Treatments for Healing & Preventing Autism

Healing Autism: A Parent’s Complete Guide to New Natural Treatments The National Institutes of Health just released funding of $60 million dollars for continued research on autism. Although autism is now...

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Nail polish is a common source of phthalates. Photo by C.P. Storm.79

Health Risks of Phthalates

Phthalates (pronounces tha-lates) are one of the most widely used types of chemical compound today. A family of more than 50 related compounds, phthalates are found in thousands of everyday products, from...

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How MDS Affects the Blood

The blood is affected by MDS or myelodysplastic syndromes (or myelodysplasia) because the stem cells, found within the bone marrow, do not develop into complete blood cells, which they normally do. These stem...

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What is Benzene?

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Anti-Aging Through Super Foods?

    I was asked, just exactly what are super foods and why do we need them? There seems to be a huge craze out there to understand how the right types of foods in our diet can greatly improve our health...

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Quick Weight Loss

If you realize that you have gained weight, what is the first thought that comes into your head? Is it: “Oh my! I have to lose weight fast!” Is there really a quick way to lose weight? There are a...

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