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Recent research has shown that dark chocolate offers some surprisingly favorable health benefits and will improve your health.A Harvard University study found that eating dark chocolate could prolong a person’s life by roughly one year. Another study by Dundee University found that volunteers who ate dark chocolate cut their risk of developing blood clots by […]

This is taken from Health magazineChocolate isn’t great for your waistline—two bites pack about 50 calories—but the dark kind may help you feel fuller, University of Copenhagen researchers say. They found that people who ate dark chocolate had fewer cravings afterward than those who ate milk chocolate.The reason: Dark chocolate helps the body regulate appetite, its […]

Crohn’s Disease is a disease where the small intestine is being attacked by white blood cells and scavenger cells. These are naturally occurring in the body and are part of the bodies natural defenses.Most likely Chron’s disease is caused by a food allergy. Usually wheat, dairy or soy.First you need to do a test to […]

95% Male sex Hormones 95% Female sex Hormones 95% of Adrenal Hormones All are made from a master steroid in the body – Cholesterol Your body only makes 10% of what it needs, the other 90% comes from dietary sources.If adrenal glands are exhausted you are deficient in cholesterol.Brain is 75% Mylan, this is made […]

Chocolate Again Linked to Better Heart HealthIncreased intakes of chocolate may decrease the risk of a heart attack victim from dying from heart related problems, this according to a joint US – Swedish study.Eating chocolate two or more times per week was associated with a 66 per cent reduction in cardiac mortality, while less frequent […]

Low dietary intakes of calcium may increase the prevalence of being overweight or obesity by 24 percent, according to a new study from Brazil.The study results showed that people with the lowest average intakes (less than 265 mg) were 24 percent more likely to be overweight, compared to people who consumed at least 593 mg […]

What is the connection between antioxidants and free radicals? First, let’s define free radical.Free radicals are molecules that have lost an electron. These molecules are very unstable and are capable of destroying enzymes, protein molecules, a strand of DNA or entire cells. They can be thought of as invaders that attack the body. They will […]

30% to 35% of these deaths were do to ruptured aneurysm  60% of these deaths are do to cardiomyopathies More Interesting Facts: Reggie Lewis 27 collapsed at playoff with Boston Celtics and diagnosed with cardiomyopathy. He died 3 mo later.  Evander Holyfield was banded from boxing due to cardiomyopathy. His MD began giving selenium after […]

Good news for Alzheimer’s disease patients. A recently published randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial indicates butyrate derivatives improve cognitive functions…. COMMENTS from the Longevity Institute: Butyric acid is a short chain fatty acid present only in butter and absent in vegetable oil – The suppression of butter and its replacement by vegetable oil may well […]