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Weight influenced by intestinal bacteria -

Eating nothing and still gaining weight. Up till now people who claimed to eat nothing and still gain weight were not taken seriously. But according to researchers this could be true.
Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that people who are obese and people who have a normal BMI have different intestinal bacteria.
The researchers […]

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Loneliness is bad for your health -

Loneliness is just as bad for your health as smoking or being overweight. This is the result of an American study.
Feeling lonely heightens your blood pressure, stress level and chance for getting depressed. The researchers announced these results during the conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
One of the researchers, professor John […]

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Bacteria prevent allergies -

German researchers have discovered bacteria at farms that can possibly prevents the origination of allergies.
The researchers found the bacteria in cow dung and in raw milk. Inoculating mice with these bacteria proved to have a positive effect on the immune system.
Children that grew up in farms in Germany and Switzerland participated in this study. Children […]

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Control stress through breathing -

It is possible to control your stress level by breathing in a regular manner. This has a positive effect on heart and brain functions.
This is the results of a research by neuropsychologist Joland van den Haspel at the University of Groningen. Through her research she showed that the treatment of stress in mothers of children […]

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Regular exercise reduces colon cancer risk -

By exercising regularly you can reduce your chance of getting colon cancer by almost a quarter. This is the result of a study that is published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Researchers of the Washington University School of Medicine have used data from 52 previous studies to calculate this result.
They concluded that the most active […]

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Drying hands with hot air is health risk -

Drying your hands under an electric hand dryer is not as hygienic as has always been claimed. Even worse, it can even be a danger for your health.
The hot air dryers can cause a big increase in the number of bacteria on your hands. And they also contaminate the area in which they are installed.
Users […]

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Air moisturizers against the flue -

The flue virus spreads quicker from person to person in dry air. Oregon State University researchers think that air moisturizers could prevent the flue from spreading.
Not only do you get cracked lips and dry skin from the cold winter air, but it also increases the chance of contracting the flue.
For this research the presence […]

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Connection between cannabis use and testicular cancer -

Long term cannabis usage increases the risk of getting an extraordinary aggressive type of testicular cancer. This the conclusion of an American research.
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Center for Cancer Research in Seattle compared the marijuana use of about 370 men that suffered from testicular cancer and of about 980 men that did not have […]

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Tips for keeping your heart healthy -

Have a steak
Beef contains selenium which is good for your immune system. Furthermore it contains a lot of monounsaturated fats and a lot of different B vitamins. B vitamins help to lower your homocysteine levels and this is beneficial, because homocysteine makes your arteries clog up quicker. Don’t put too much butter on your steak […]

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Living in green environment is good for health -

People who live in a green environment not only feel more healthy, they are more healthy. They visit the doctor less often than city dwellers.
With less visits to the doctor for depression, diabetes, COPD and dizziness they seem more healthy than people who live in a city. This is the result of NIVEL-researcher Jolanda Maas. […]

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