Author: a2zBiotics
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Food as Medicine: Does What You Eat Influence Your Health?
The short answer is YES! Incorporating healthy foods into your diet can have medicinal effects and ultimately decrease your risk of disease. Vitamins and minerals, beneficial plant compounds, fiber, protein and healthy fats are essential parts of a healthy diet. Balancing your diet with these items can improve immune function, ward off heart disease, lower…
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8 Benefits of Hibiscus Tea
Hibiscus tea seems to have a lot of health benefits, and it tastes good as well. In some studies it was shown to reduce the cholesterol levels in the blood, but only for people who had a metabolic disease or diabetes. Hibiscus tea can help your liver, help with weight loss, may also help prevent…
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Hydrogen Peroxide, should it be in our first aid kit or not?
Hydrogen Peroxide is commonly used in wound treatment, but there has been recent skepticism that the oxidizing agent may be harmful. This cleansing products kills any bacteria organisms when applied to a wound, which helps to prevent infection, but also kills good organisms that speed up recovery time. Thus, researchers suggest not to use hydrogen…