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You’ve heard that drinking alcohol in moderation can be good for your heart. It seems to be good for your joints...

The following items are adapted from the Bottom Line Year Book 2009, 2010. Peanuts for muscle pump? Actually a type of...

According to the August ’10 Bottom Line Health, about 1 percent of Americans have celiac disease. My mother-in-law has it, and...

Much of the research on garlic shows that it’s beneficial in preventing cardiovascular disease, but the reason it does that can...

Bananas reduce stroke risk. According to Realage.com, the potassium in one to two bananas a day can drop blood pressure two...

Q: What do you think about the value of eating oats? A: Oats do contain a relatively high level of protein,...

Glutathione is an immune-boosting antioxidant. It scavenges free radicals and helps protect cells but is very hard to absorb because it’s...

The free-radical theory states that aging is oxidative damage to the body—as if you’re rusting from the inside out due to...

Over the years coffee has been maligned as a trigger for high blood pressure and other health maladies. Recently, however, studies...

Fruits that are at the top of the list for easing constipation are peaches, pears, cherries and apples, according to Norton...

Vitamin C used to be big. Everyone was taking it because it boosted the immune system, built stronger tendons and ligaments...

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, “Diets high in polyunsaturated fat [found in walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, sunflower seeds...

A recent study that was published in Circulation found that the Mediterranean diet—lots of fruits and vegetables and liberal use of...

Vitamin D appears to help prevent diabetes. A study showed that subjects who got more than 800 international units of vitamin...

You know apples have a lot of fiber and nutrients. They also can improve digestion. Researchers reported that when rats ate...