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January 2010

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Anti-Aging Benefits of Vital Cell® Herbal Formula
Vital Cell® is an advanced herbal formula designed to counter a host of common discomforts associated with human aging. By restoring microcirculation, Vital Cell has been shown to improve internal organ function and speed removal of toxic cellular metabolic waste products, such as lipofuscin, that are implicated in a wide range of age-related degenerative conditions. . .
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Multiple Benefits for Diabetics
As a board-certified family physician specializing in classical homeopathy, nutritional medicine and integrative clinical research, I am often called upon to evaluate promising new botanical agents . . .
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Recent Articles

Immune Defense for Colds and Flu
Well, it appears that the current flu season is in full swing and it's going to be a whopper. U.S. health officials have warned. . .
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Natural Anti-Viral Support for Coughs and Congestion
Coughing is one of the most obvious and indisputable signs of human illness. In addition. . .
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Natural Allergy Relief
Allergies arise from an imbalance in the immune system that causes the body to overreact to normally harmless irritants. . .
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Health Benefits of Reversing Age-Related Thickening of Blood
Increased thickening of blood - or elevated blood viscosity - is a common age-related condition that contributes to a number of significant health problems . . .
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Research Update: Poor Sleep Increases Blood Sugar Abnormalities, Risk of Diabetes
Obstructive sleep apnea, or periodic interruptions in breathing throughout the night, results in thickening of blood vessels and increased risk of several forms of heart and . . .
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Research Update: Sleep Apnea Thickens Blood Vessels, Increases Heart Disease Risk
Growing research continues to implicate poor sleep habits with a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes . . .
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Research Update: Obesity and Diabetes Double Risk of Heart Failure
The twin epidemics of obesity and Type 2 diabetes will continue to fuel an explosion in heart failure, already the world's most prevalent chronic cardio - vascular disease . . .
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Rejuvenating, Antiaging Benefits of Vital Cell
Jim English reviews clinical trial of age-related health problems in 150 adults. After one month of taking Vital Cell, 23 of 25 patients (92 percent) were completely free of symptoms. . .
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Calming Stomach and Gastric Upset
Part I of this article will examine the two primary forms of discomfort indicating poor digestion: nausea and heartburn. Both conditions can arise from illness, aging, overeating, eating the wrong foods, and excessive consumption of alcohol and soft drinks. . .
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Restoring Thymus Function for Enhanced Immune Response
By about age 40, output of thymic hormones has dropped significantly and T-cells have begun to lose their effectiveness. It is this gradual loss of functioning T-cells that is believed to be responsible for many of the age-related changes in the immune system. . .
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Effort to Lower A1C Levels with Drugs Increases Death Rate in Diabetics
Despite reports to the contrary, the recently cancelled ACCORD trial was a large-scale human drug experiment that tragically backfired. As diabetic patients and physicians await a final report from, the most obvious lesson appears to be that piling increasingly high dosages of blood-sugar lowering drugs and insulin on already weakened, at-risk patients is a bad idea . . .
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Asthma Symptoms Linked to Elevated Allergen Levels in Home
Results from a new national survey demonstrate that elevated allergen levels in the home are associated with asthma symptoms in allergic individuals. The study suggests that asthmatics that have allergies may alleviate symptoms by reducing allergen exposures inside their homes. . .
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Avandia Shown to Interfere with Formation of New Bone
Concerns about the diabetes drug Avandia continue to mount in the wake of a recent study linking Avandia with accelerated bone loss and osteoporosis. In the report, published in the December 2007 issue of Nature Medicine, researchers from the Salk Institute. . .
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Study Reveals Heart Risk from Calcium Supplements
Older women taking calcium supplements to maintain bone strength may be putting themselves at increased risk of heart attack, researchers in New Zealand report. . .
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Obesity and Carbs Linked to Esophageal Cancer
Cases of esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma) in the US have risen in recent decades from 300,000 cases in 1973 to 2.1 million in 2001 at age-adjusted rates. A new study shows that these rates in the US closely mirrored trends of increased carbohydrate intake and obesity from 1973-2001…. . .
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New Concerns Raised Over Cholesterol Drug
Merck and Schering-Plough, makers of Zetia, announced that the drug had failed to benefit patients in a two-year trial that ended in April 2006. In a press release, Merck and Schering said that not only did Zetia fail to slow the accumulation of fatty plaque in the arteries. . .
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Restoring Slow Wave Sleep Shown to Enhance Health, Longevity
Sleep loss is linked to obesity, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Significantly, new research suggests that inadequate and/or fragmented sleep is linked to premature deaths in older adults. Unlike sleep aids designed to simply knock people out. . .
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Sleep Loss Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
Deep sleep, also called “slow-wave sleep,” is thought to be the most restorative sleep stage. A new study shows that loss of slow-wave sleep in healthy young adults significantly increases their risk of type 2 diabetes by impairing their ability to regulate blood-sugar levels.
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ArthriPhase: Advanced Arthritis Support Formula
ArthriPhase combines an extraordinary balance of herbs to provide short and long-term support for countering inflammation, dampening pain, reducing swelling and stiffness, and restoring cartilage integrity.
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Clinical Update: Immune Defense for Colds and Flu
Mitch Fleisher, MD, reveals his "3 Phases" program for staying healthy and surviving the cold and flu season. "Though the current cold and flu season is just beginning we are already receiving a large number of patients suffering from both classic and atypical presentations.
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