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Fermented Dairy and Immunity – Nevada City CA Diet supports Immunity in Nevada City CA New research re-affirms the beneficial role that fermented dairy plays in human immunity in Nevada City CA. Researchers supplemented health individuals with a fermented-milk beverage (presumably Kefir) daily for 3 weeks. During that time levels of Natural Killer cells (a…

Bogus Antioxidants – Nevada City CA Yet another study was just published on the disappointing effects of pill-form antioxidants in Nevada City CA. The paper was a review of 68 studies involving over 230,000 people. The results were exactly in line with my Antioxidant paper–taking vitamins A, E, beta-carotene, and C increases your risk of…

Acid-Base and Osteoporosis in Nevada City CA Diets in Nevada City CA that create acidic conditions in your body cause you to break down bone. While this has been known for many years, a new study sheds light on the issue. The study involved giving 2 groups of men similar diets up to a certain…

Chiropractic and Blood Pressure in Nevada City CA Chiropractic adjustments to the upper neck in Nevada City CA work as well to lower blood pressure as two-drug combination therapy. The study, reported this month in the Journal of Human Hypertension, involved 50 people with high blood pressure with an average age of 53 years. Over…

Creating Healthy Immune Systems – Nevada City CA Exclusively breastfeeding your infant for the first several months of her life and providing her with a pet are two of the most important choices you can make. If you have read my article, “Immune Dysfunction”, you know the important role that T-helper cells play in regulating…

Antidepressants and Osteoporosis – Nevada City CA Taking antidepressants in Nevada City CA decreases your bone mass, researchers say. You may recall an article I wrote several months ago showing that depression itself contributes to osteoporosis. At that time researchers proposed that prescribing a class of antidepressants called SSRI’s (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as…