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9 Foods You Should Eat Regularly To Support Your Arterial Health

Pierre Van Zyl1st February 2024Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn

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This site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from your heart to the rest of your body, while their counterpar…

9 Foods You Should Eat Regularly To Support Your Arterial Health

Pierre Van Zyl1st February 2024Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn

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This site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from your heart to the rest of your body, while their counterpar…

3 Things You’ll Notice When You Eat Beets For Two Weeks

Pierre Van Zyl31st January 2024Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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Hate them or love them, beets are being hailed as one of the newest popular superfoods. Gone are the days of the humble roasted beetroot, nowadays people are putting them in anything from salads and smoothies to desserts! But why the sudden attraction …

10 Medications Linked to Dementia

Pierre Van Zyl24th January 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, News + Discoveries

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Dementia is a debilitating condition that affects memory, cognition, and overall brain function. While many factors can contribute to the development of dementia, recent research has suggested a potential link between certain medications and an increas…

10 Benefits to Drinking Warm Water (No Lemon Required)

Pierre Van Zyl17th January 2024Digestion, Drinks, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Weight Loss

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Drinking water is essential for maintaining overall health and well-being. While many people opt for cold water, warm water can offer unique benefits that you may not be aware of. From improving digestion to promoting relaxation, incorporating warm wat…

There are 15 Factors Linked to Early Onset Dementia Risk, Study Reveals

Pierre Van Zyl16th January 2024Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Mental Health, News + Discoveries

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No matter what age, Dementia is a devastating diagnosis. That being said, early-onset Alzheimer’s and dementia is particularly gut-wrenching. As doctors began to see an increase in this diagnosis, scientists began working to figure out why. In a ground…

If You Have Dark Eye Circles, Your Body May Be Trying to Warn You

Pierre Van Zyl15th January 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Make, Remedies & Green Beauty

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Under eye circles and bags can be annoying and hard to conceal. But, what lies beyond the aesthetic drawbacks of these issues is the possibility that they may be caused by deeper, more serious underlying health issues. While most under eye bags or disc…

3 Vitamin Deficiencies Linked to Headaches

Pierre Van Zyl15th January 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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Headaches are something that we have all been affected by in our lifetime. Whether it be after not getting enough sleep or drinking a bit too much on a night out, we all know the irritating, pounding feeling of a headache. However, for some people, hea…

8 Signs of Strokes in Women: Why Women Have More Strokes

Pierre Van Zyl14th January 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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Ready for a few sobering facts? Women Are More Likely to Get Strokes…Strokes are the third leading cause of death for women. The American Stroke Association reports that about 60% of stroke deaths occur in females, which means that women are more…

You’ve Been Eating Garlic Wrong Your ENTIRE Life (and missing out on INCREDIBLE benefits)

Pierre Van Zyl14th January 2024Cancer, Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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Garlic is a usual suspect in the kitchen, meaning it is normally included in a wide variety of recipes for its unique and pungent flavor. While we often consider garlic to be a spice, it is indeed a vegetable and is a part of the allium family, an…

54 Natural Remedies For 12 Common Ailments

Pierre Van Zyl14th January 2024Digestion, Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Mental Health, Pain Management

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If you’ve ever had a nagging cold, relentless migraines, or acne that just won’t go away, chances are you’ve tried every drug, cream, and medicine on the market. Unfortunately, many of these drugs have both known and unknown side…

21 Year Old Dies of Taboo Illness: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Pierre Van Zyl13th January 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Women’s Health

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Ten days after celebrating her 21st birthday, Merryn Croft died of Myalgic encephalomyelitis(ME), also referred to as chronic fatigue. ME is a neurological disorder that affects multiple systems in the body, which results in profound tiredness. Merryn,…

Study: How Often You Hold Your Baby Actually Affects Their DNA

Pierre Van Zyl13th January 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Instant Article, Learn, News + Discoveries

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Did you ever hear about the alleged 13th century study conducted by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II? In it, babies were raised completely absent of human interaction – they were neither spoken to nor held.[1] Sounds crazy, right? The emperor’s aim was …

Top Drugs With Greater Health Risks for People Over 65

Pierre Van Zyl12th January 2024Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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We all know even the best of medications come with side-effects, but there’s a large portion of the population that’s even more vulnerable to the health risks of drugs than everyone else. If you’re 65 and over, there are many medicati…

14 Signs Your Blood Sugar Is Way Too High

Pierre Van Zyl12th January 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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When we hear people discussing high blood sugar levels, the first thing most of us think of is diabetes. Diabetes is an extremely serious condition but long before someone is diagnosed with it, their body will show signs that their blood sugar levels a…

This Odd Sign of Dementia Could Be Spotted While Taking a Shower

Pierre Van Zyl11th January 2024Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, News + Discoveries

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Early diagnosis of dementia is crucial for providing effective care and treatment to individuals. While memory loss and cognitive decline are commonly associated with dementia, there are other signs to be aware of. One such sign is a decreased loss of …

12 Foods You Should Eat Regularly To Support Your Arterial Health

Pierre Van Zyl11th January 2024Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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Chances are, you know someone if not multiple people who have suffered from heart disease. In fact, cardiovascular disease accounts for 1 of 3 deaths in the United States, making it an efficient killer, one you need to protect yourself from. [1] Howeve…

How These Popular Shoe Brands Negatively Impacting Your Posture And Alignment Of The Body

Pierre Van Zyl10th January 2024back pain shoes, chiropractor, Fitness + Yoga, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, pain, Pain Management, Pain Relief, posture, shoes affect posture, shoes influence pain

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This site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links. In our contemporary society, the act of slipping on shoes before stepping out has become as routine as donning underwea…

How to Help Lower Cholesterol Without Medication

Pierre Van Zyl8th January 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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This site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links. Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance found in every cell in your body that is required to maintain good health. Wh…

If Your Kidneys Are in Danger, Your Body Will Give You These 21 Signs

Pierre Van Zyl6th January 2024Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn

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Chronic kidney disease, also known as chronic renal failure, chronic renal disease, or chronic kidney failure, is much more widespread than people realize; it often goes undetected and undiagnosed until the disease is well advanced. Chronic kidney dise…

Draining Your Lymph Fluids May Solve Your Health Issues – Here’s How to Unclog It

Pierre Van Zyl6th January 2024Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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When we think about WHY we get bloated, the blame game often starts at digestion. The two just go together, don’t they? The foods we eat are troubling our digestive system, and then we experience that unbearable bloat and feeling of sudden weight gain …

Autoimmune disease may be prevented by vitamin supplements, study finds

Pierre Van Zyl1st January 2024Fact Checked, Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Men’s Health, Women’s Health

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Autoimmune diseases are becoming increasingly common. The older we get, the more likely we are to develop one. It is important that we do as much as we can to prevent this so that we can not just live long, but live well. What Is An Autoimmune Disease?…

10 Foods That Lower Cholesterol and 10 that Cause Plaque Build Up

Pierre Van Zyl30th December 2023Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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High cholesterol is rising as a worldwide health issue. In the U.S. alone, about 73.5 million adults have low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. That is a whopping 31.7 percent of the population. Unfortunately, less than 1 out of 3 of these adults …

20 Best Foods To Help Lower Blood Pressure Without Medication

Pierre Van Zyl22nd December 2023Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn

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High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects approximately one-third of adults worldwide and is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. While medication can help manage blood pressure and is often a necessary step in blood pressure management,…

Served By Beefcakes: Management Hires Buffy Naked Butlers To Serve The Elderly People Dinner At A Care Home

Pierre Van Zyl19th December 2023Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, News + Discoveries

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This article was originally published on August 25, 2019, and has since been updated. These ladies are still young at heart, and boy, do they know how to have fun! At the Milton Lodge Retirement Home in Colchester, Essex, England the Staff runs a Spark…

These 21 Women Who Ditched Hair Dye Are Inspiring People Everywhere to Rock Their Gray

Pierre Van Zyl18th December 2023Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Women’s Health

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“I think gray hair is a gift from the moon! When the moon laughs, her eyes produce tears of joy that fall to the earth and onto the tops of people’s heads!” ― C. JoyBell C. The appearance of a gray strand of hair, for many, is not a wel…

7 Deadly and Often Unnoticed Signs of a Stroke

Pierre Van Zyl15th December 2023Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Men’s Health, Women’s Health

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Strokes are highly prevalent; in fact, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds (1)!  Furthermore, every four minutes someone dies of a stroke, and more than 795,000 people per year will have a stroke(1), the statistics are staggering.  The prev…

6 Health Benefits of Sleeping In a Cold Room and How to Make it Cooler- And Why You May Not Want to Use a Fan

Pierre Van Zyl13th December 2023Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Home + Garden, Make

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When the temperature soars, the instinctive solution for many is to switch on a fan. However, while fans can provide immediate relief, there are health considerations to keep in mind. According to research, using a fan while sleeping might pose several…

10 Moldy Foods and the Healthy Swaps You Need to Immediately Make

Pierre Van Zyl13th December 2023eat, Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Kitchen Hacks

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It’s likely that you haven’t heard of mycotoxins, a byproduct of mold or fungus that exists in many different foods and even in certain environments. Whether you realize it or not, we often eat mold or fungus pretty much all the time. I discovered this…

9 Benefits of NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine): The ‘Do-It-All Supplement’ You’ve Never Heard Of

Pierre Van Zyl12th December 2023Evidence Based, Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Women’s Health

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Eating a balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables will go a long way towards bettering your health. Often, however, we need a bit of extra help to make sure our bodies are functioning at full-form. That’s where supplements come into things. U…

Resistant Starches, Good Bacteria, and Colon Cancer—What You Need to Know

Pierre Van Zyl10th December 2023Cancer, Fact Checked, Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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Colon cancer is the third most common cause of death in the world, and in the United States, it’s the second leading cause of cancer deaths [1]. Colon cancer, if it’s not obvious, is cancer of the colon, which is also known as the large intestine. Loca…

Mom’s Facebook Post Serves as a Reminder Why You Shouldn’t Treat Chickenpox with Ibuprofen

Pierre Van Zyl7th December 2023Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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Chickenpox is very common (some might even consider it as a rite of passage), but there’s a serious risk many parents aren’t aware of, and it involves the use of ibuprofen to help relieve chicken pox. A mother who was advised to follow this recommendat…

Deshun Wang, 87 Year Old Model, Proves Age Is Just A Number

Pierre Van Zyl7th December 2023Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Men’s Health, Move, Personal Growth + Development

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A man born in Shenyang, China in 1936 probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a model – maybe it is! Either way, eighty-year-old Deshun Wang is breaking stereotypes all over the place, from age to beauty. Wang’s Early Life A…

7 Benefits of Cabbage Juice: Aids with Inflammation, Gut Health, Ulcers, and More

Pierre Van Zyl5th December 2023Cancer, Drinks, eat, Evidence Based, Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Men’s Health

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Cabbage is a member of the brassica genus of plants. The less-formal name for this group is cruciferous vegetables. Other members of this family include broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kale, collard, mustard, radish, rutabagas, and turnips. Th…

Signs You’re Lacking in Vitamin D and How to Get More To Boost Your Immunity This Winter

Pierre Van Zyl5th December 2023Evidence Based, Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn

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Every vitamin plays an important role in our health. There is one, however, that seems to work overtime. It helps us to maintain healthy bones, regulates the growth of our body’s tissues, and strengthens our immune systems.  This vitamin is readil…

Five Red Flags in a Person’s Driving That Could Be Signs For Dementia

Pierre Van Zyl1st December 2023Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn

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If you have known anyone who has experienced Dementia, you know how awful it can be. As it slowly takes over that person’s brain, they lose their capacity to do different things, bit by bit. Naturally, at some point in their dementia journey, the…

A Natural Approach in Treating Early-Onset Dementia

Pierre Van Zyl28th November 2023Evidence Based, Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Men’s Health, Women’s Health

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The term “Early-Onset Dementia” (EOD) defines all dementia-related conditions with the onset occurring before 65 years of age (Giannakopoulos et al., 1996). Dementia, defined by the Alzheimer’s Association, is a general term for memor…

11 Best Foods to Boost Your Brain and Memory

Pierre Van Zyl26th November 2023Heal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Mental Health

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Your brain is kind of a big deal. As the control center of your body, it’s in charge of keeping your heart beating and lungs breathing and allowing you to move, feel and think.That’s why it’s a good idea to keep your brain in peak wor…

6 Reasons You Should Eat One Cup of Pineapple Every Day

Pierre Van Zyl26th November 2023eat, Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Snacks + Sides

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I love eating pineapples. As part of a fruit salad, with ham, or on a pizza – they’re sweet, delicious, and also just so happen to be really good for your health. 6 Reasons Pineapples Are Amazing 1. Every Serving Contains 10 Essential Nutrients That’s …

11 Diseases That May Start With Your Gut Bacteria

Pierre Van Zyl22nd November 2023Cancer, Digestion, Heal, Health Awareness, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Weight Loss, Women’s Health

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Gut bacteria, also known as the microbiome, refers to the trillions of microscopic organisms that reside in our digestive tract. These organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microbes, play a crucial role in our overall health and well…