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Danger Lurking In Your Bathroom

Danger Lurking In Your Bathroom

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There is no doubt that the majority of households in America have a common over-the-counter (OTC) medication in their bathroom. OTC medications are conveniently available in a variety of stores, and the assumption is that they are safe. Yet there is mounting evidence that they can cause a range of adverse effects.

One prominent medication has been linked to roughly half of all cases of acute liver failure in the U.S. This is causing doctors like John Brems, MD, a professor of surgery at Loyola University in Chicago, to tell ABC News that “Acetaminophen is probably the most dangerous OTC drug in this country.”

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Are Your Symptoms Aging or Inflammation?

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Do you have a friend (or two) who claims that “getting old sucks?” Many struggle with growing numbers of symptoms that they attribute to aging, but few realize that most of those symptoms are actually caused by inflammation. What about you? Are your symptoms aging or inflammation?

I firmly believe that many of the symptoms we attribute to age are avoidable. Some call this inflammation that comes with (or accelerates) aging “inflammaging.” Yet there is good news! With proper nutrition and lifestyle strategies, you can slow this inflamm-aging process and reduce your risk of health issues. Read more

Are You Stoking the Fire?

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CampfireWe’ve all experienced the benefits of inflammation in response to injury or illness. This aspect of our immune system causes pain, swelling and heat as it rallies resources to the site to enable the body to heal.

Such acute inflammation is vital, yet when the fire continues to smolder, it becomes the chronic inflammation that leads to disease, faster aging and weight gain. Could you be inadvertently stoking this fire with the food and drink you are consuming?

It is quite possible if you are ….  Read more