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Take Echinacea to Reduce Anxiety

Mar 31, 2020

Echinacea angustifolia root extract may be helpful for situation-induced anxiety, indicates a new study.

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Consume Grape Seed Extract to Improve Cholesterol and Lower Inflammation

Mar 31, 2020

Grape seed extract significantly improves both total and LDL cholesterol levels and triglyceride levels, and lowers markers of inflammation.

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Breathe Cleaner Air to Help Bone Health

Mar 31, 2020 ● By Rachael Oppy

Air pollution has long been linked to lung cancer, stroke and respiratory disease, and now research has found that it can lead to osteoporosis, as well.

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Try Pine Bark to Improve Erectile Function and Cholesterol

Mar 31, 2020

Erectile dysfunction, an early diabetic indicator, responds to treatment with pine bark extract, researchers report.

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Eat Better to Cut Healthcare Costs

Mar 31, 2020

Poor diets and eating habits account for almost 20 percent of heart disease, stroke and diabetes costs in the U.S.

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Coal Costs: Closing Plants Saves Lives and Crops

Mar 31, 2020

Between 2005 and 2016, the shutdown of coal-fired plants in the U.S. saved an estimated 26,610 lives and the equivalent of around 570 million bushels of corn, soybeans and wheat.

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Plastics Adios: Mexicans Return to Old Ways After Ban

Mar 31, 2020

A new law bans popular plastic bags in the Mexican capital, as well as handing out plastic straws, spoons, coffee capsules and other single-use items by 2021.

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Cool Solution: Biodegradable Cooler Keeps Food Cold and Dry

Mar 31, 2020

Igloo has introduced a new, biodegradable cooler made out of paraffin wax and recycled tree pulp called Recool.

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Hot Spots: Climate Change City Index for 2050

Mar 31, 2020

Temperature changes, water shortages and rising sea levels will impact some of the world’s most populous cities during the next 30 years.

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Roundup Redux: Organic Standards Clarified for Hydroponics

Mar 31, 2020

The USDA has closed a loophole that allowed farmers to spray soil with Monsanto’s glysophate to clear weeds prior to building a “certified organics” hydroponics greenhouse.

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