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All About Coconut Oil!
Key points Coconut and its oil have been used for millennia as a traditional foodWhen substituted for other oils, coconut might aid fat-reductionCoconut oil is a good moisturiser that could help combat skin infectionsCoconut oil exhibits anti-candida …
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Can Electrical Muscle Stimulation Improve Athletic Performance?
Key Points EMS can aid recovery from injury and surgery and facilitate improvements in strength, hypertrophy, muscular endurance, and possibly movement performanceEMS is best used as an addition to regular training except for performance benefitsOptimally, the ‘intensity’ of …
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Mindfulness & Health: Effects on Sleep, Stress & Immunity
Key points Mindfulness is highly likely to have positive impacts on sleepMindfulness meditation reduces symptoms of IBSIt might also improve markers of inflammation, immunity, and reduce biological aging Mindfulness and health are now considered to go hand-in-hand. Meditation …
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Cliff’s 101 Tips for Health: Find recreational activities that you love
One of the best ways to become more active is to find things that you love to do. Several (OK…many…) years ago, when I was a competitive weightlifter, I also got into Salsa dancing, and I noticed that a strange …
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Mindfulness & its Effects on Physical Health
Key points Mindfulness is associated with reduced reactivity, behavioural avoidance, and stressMindfulness is known to improve cognition and relaxationMindfulness might improve inflammation and immunityMindfulness reduces anxiety and depression and improves the relationship with self and others Loading……
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Is Autoimmune Hair Loss Linked to Nutrient Deficiencies?
Key points Alopecia areata is a relatively common autoimmune condition resulting in spot baldnessKey nutrients (vitamins A, D, and zinc especially) are linked to the prevalence and severity of auto-immune hair lossA recent case study demonstrated resolution of …