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Women have an increased risk of a miscarriage if they drank a lot of drinks containing caffeine every day during the first months of their pregnancy. Women who drank 200 mg of caffeine (about two cups of coffee) or more daily, doubled the risk compared to women who ingested no caffeine whatsoever. To prevent any […]

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Cancer killing combo: fish and broccoli -

Fish is rich in the mineral selenium among others. Selenium heightens the level of thioredoxin reductase (Tr-1), an enzyme that fights cancer. At the same time broccoli is a good source of sulphoraphane, a substance in plants that stimulates Tr-1. When British researchers combined the two foods, they saw that this golden duo was 13 […]

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Try semi skimmed milk for rehydration -

The best sportsdrink comes from the cow according to a recent British research. In this research 11 men drank either semi skimmed milk, the sportsdrink Powerade or water after an intensive workout session. The test subjects who drank the milk excreted less urine than the other test subjects. According to the researchers milk can replenish […]

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Tomato special: increased fertility -

Pommes d’amour is the french nickname for the tomato. The French have attributed potency increasing effects to the tomato hence that nickname. And there is something to say for that, because the high levels of lycopene in tomatoes seem to have a special effect on men. This is the result of a study done by […]

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