Articles by Frank Mangano:Apple Aplomb is a Worthy Contender as the Most Healthful Fruit (NaturalNews) Did an apple falling off a tree really lead to Sir Isaac Newton coming up with the theory of gravity? Was the longest-lived apple tree really 219 years old (apple trees rarely live longer than 80 years)? Three hundred plus years later,...
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Have a Kid and Lower Your Blood Pressure(NaturalNews) Stressed out by your kids? Well according to a new study, your kids may be doing your blood pressure, which is influenced by stress, more good than harm. A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine indicates...
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Acai Assault: The Acai Berry may Regulate Cholesterol(NaturalNews) The laundry list of acai berry benefits to the body just got a bit longer. According to a recent study published in the journal Nutrition, the awkward-to-pronounce berry is great for cholesterol regulation.
There's no shortage of health...
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Pistachios Slash Lung Cancer Risk(NaturalNews) People who want to avoid the leading cancer killer have a pal in the pistachio. According to the latest research on this nutritional nut, pistachios help reduce the risk of developing lung cancer because of their high gamma-tocopherol content....
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Coffee Cure: Coffee Cuts Risk of Diabetes Development (NaturalNews) The words "bad" and "habit" just seem to go together. People can have good habits, sure, but we typically associate habits with bad things. Coffee drinking is one such example. The brown libation stains teeth, is loaded with caffeine, and...
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Your Dentist may be able to Determine Your Diabetes Risk(NaturalNews) Regular dental cleanings help the average person prevent cavities and fillings. But could a dental visit be your first line of defense in the prevention of diabetes as well? Researchers from NYU sure think so.
They discovered this link,...
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Smoking Increases and Risk for Bladder Cancer Increases Too(NaturalNews) In the latest example of all good things eventually coming to an end, smoking is on the increase in America, just one year after the smoking rate in America hit an all-time low. Worst of all, the increased smoking rate brings with it an...
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Avoid the Sodium Saturation Point(NaturalNews) The dangers of an eating regimen that's high in sodium are well known, and given the recent report that the number of people afflicted with diabetes is set to double in the next 25 years, it's never been more important to get control of...
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Glucosamine and Omega-3s are a Winning Com-bone-ation (NaturalNews) Glucosamine has a virtual monopoly in the joint health market, but a recent study from Germany shows that glucosamine would be wise to make room for another joint health jewel: omega-3s.
Omega-3 fatty acids have been heralded for their...
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Not-So-Surprising Finding: Study Links HFCS to Hypertension(NaturalNews) Yet another study is linking the consumption of high fructose corn syrup to poor health, this time in the form of increased risk for hypertension. Quick, someone alert the Corn Refiners Association so they can issue a denial!
You really...
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Vegetables Provide the Best Diabetes Defense for Your Baby(NaturalNews) Why do pregnant women crave foods? Ask nutritionists this question, and they'll probably tell you that it's the body's way of telling the mother that it's "craving" a particular vitamin or nutrient. While this explanation certainly sounds...
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Protect the Prostate with Pomegranates(NaturalNews) How do you keep the prostate healthy? Well, if you watch a lot of TV commercials, you probably think it's best accomplished by popping a pill. But for men looking to prevent prostate cancer through nutrition, you'd be hard-pressed to find...
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High Protein Diets may Lead to Brain Shrinkage(NaturalNews) For muscle heads, diets high in protein may be just what the doctor ordered, but a growing bicep may come with a cost: a shrinking brain.
According to a recent study published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration, when compared...
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Olive Oil is a Medical Marvel(NaturalNews) In the 1930s comic strip "Popeye," Olive Oil was portrayed as a skinny weakling, a perpetual damsel in distress who couldn't survive without her Popeye coming to the rescue. But in the health world, olive oil is no nutritional weakling.
Besides...
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Study Links Hypertension with Vitamin D Deficiency(NaturalNews) Up to now, it was mostly just a theory that low levels of vitamin D put people at risk for high blood pressure. But new research suggests this long held theory is set to become a theorem.
From age level to activity level, alcohol abuse...
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Alcohol: Find the Proper Balance(NaturalNews) You`ve no doubt heard the phrase "everything in moderation." It`s hard to find anyone that follows this maxim religiously; everyone falls off the wagon now and again, whether it`s eating too much or exercising too little. But the one place...
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Study Says Rise of Gadget Use May Be Causing Teen Sleeplessness(NaturalNews) Technology can be a wonderful thing - so long as it's used in moderation. But so many young Americans have forgotten what "moderation" is and have become transfixed by its convenience. So much so, it's costing them their health.
That's...
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Get to the Gut of the Colic Cause(NaturalNews) If nothing you do seems to calm your baby`s chronic crying, you may have a serious case of colic on your hands. But a new study from the University of Texas is trying to get to the "gut" of the colic cause. The study says gut bacteria may...
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Discover the Power of Cocoa Powder(NaturalNews) A cup of hot cocoa may not do much to cool you down from the summer swelter, but it may cool down your blood pressure. According to a new report filed in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, hypertensive rats fed a moderate dose...
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Avoid Brain Plaque with a Toothbrush(NaturalNews) The next time your son or daughter has a test for school, in addition to hitting the books, s/he may also want to hit the brush - the toothbrush, that is. Scientific discoveries are increasingly uncovering the links between oral health...
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Consume Super Foods for Super Health and Disease Prevention(NaturalNews) We all know that when it comes to nutrition, all foods are not made the same. Whole wheat flour is better than white flour, almonds are more nutritionally sound than peanuts, and grilling is a much healthier alternative form of cooking...
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Five Easy Ways to Lower Blood Pressure Using One Great Fruit(NaturalNews) Have you had your lycopene today? If you ate a green salad with fresh chopped tomatoes, then you not only got a healthy dose of this powerful antioxidant, but you have also taken significant action toward lowering your blood pressure. A...
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Omega-3: Protect Your Heart With These Miracle Fats(NaturalNews) According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both women and men in the United States. The great irony is that cardiovascular disease is largely preventable. Have you taken...
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The Mediterranean Diet Spells Disease's Demise(NaturalNews) The Mediterranean diet is the ideal diet plan for any natural health aficionado. It touts the array of fruits, vegetables and sea-based foods that are life promoting, while pooh-poohing the foods and drinks that are life demoting, a list...
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Health Claims of Kid-Friendly Foods All Talk, Study Finds(NaturalNews) Toucan Sam, Sugar Bear, Count Chocula, Trix the Rabbit, Tony the Tiger, Sonny the Cuckoo -- what do these names have in common? If you think they're all characters on cereal boxes, of course you're right. If you said they're all cartoon...
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Research Shows Spinach Can Help Prevent Ovarian Cancer(NaturalNews) It's no secret that fruits and vegetables provide the body with the essential vitamins, nutrients and minerals that help keep the body free of disease. But how great would it be if specific foods warded off specific illnesses? Well, based...
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FDA Issues New Warnings on Harmful Drug Used to Stop Smoking(NaturalNews) Millions of people today are smokers and for those of you trying to find the right resources to help you quit smoking, you may already be aware that many of the drugs available can be quite dangerous to your health. Recently the FDA issued...
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Could a High Stress Lifestyle be Raising Your Blood Pressure?(NaturalNews) This description of a typical high-stress lifestyle may sound familiar to you...very familiar. You get up in the morning, and you're running late, so the stress begins before you're even done eating breakfast. You rush off to work, stressing...
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Diabetes Drug Danger Alert: Avandia Linked to Heart Trauma(NaturalNews) If you are a person suffering from Diabetes, then please listen up. There has been a recent study done by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto providing statistics regarding the side effects of Thiazolidinediones. This...
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High Cost of Energy: Study Shows Energy Drinks Can Be Harmful(NaturalNews) It seems energy can be found everywhere these days. Energy in a can, energy in a cup, energy in a bottle. . .Wherever it is, people are looking for it because, well, we seem to be lacking it. Generally speaking, synthetic energy enhancement...
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Why Wild Salmon Is Better Than Farm-Raised(NaturalNews) A good friend of mine is crazy about fish. He doesn’t have it too often, cognizant of the high levels of mercury found in some fish, so he tries to limit himself to having it once, twice a week max. Anyway, he went to his local fish...
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Study Indicates Diet Soda Increases Heart Disease Risk(NaturalNews) For the past several years, the leading cause of death among Americans has been heart disease. In 2006, for instance, according to the CDC, nearly 655,000 deaths were directly attributable to the silent killer—100,000 more than the...
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A Holistic Approach to Treating the Symptoms of Diverticulitis(NaturalNews) There is often confusion surrounding the difference between two conditions known as diverticulosis and diverticulitis. I'm going to explain the difference and reveal how to treat the symptoms of diverticulitis naturally.
Diverticula...
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