Muscle-building supplement also  fights obesity and diabetes I’m usually pretty skeptical when it comes to weight loss supplements. Too many fail to deliver meaningful results. That’s not to say that supplements can’t help you lose weight. They can. Some work quite well. But there’s far more disappointment with these supplements than real results.

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Soften hardened arteries  with this inexpensive nutrient As you may know, you have to do two things to avoid a heart attack. You have to keep your vascular system free of blood clots, especially the arteries around the heart. And you have to keep your arteries soft and supple. Hardened arteries, or atherosclerosis, occur when the arterial walls thicken because of a build-up of fatty materials. Many times, these two conditions go hand-in-hand. As the arterial walls thicken, they become more likely to clot.

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FDA backs down on  supplement ban You did it! Last year, the FDA tried to stomp out supplements with new guidelines that would significantly alter the type of supplements you can buy. So I asked you to call your Senators and Representatives to pressure the FDA to change the guidelines. Well, you responded and so did the FDA. After tremendous pressure from people like you, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Tom Harkin (D-IA), and the supplement industry, the FDA finally gave in. Making a major concession thanks to the outcry, the FDA agreed to revise its New Dietary Ingredients (NDI) draft guidance.

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The hidden connection between  stomach pain and joint pain When Janet was 49, she had recurring stomach ulcers. The pain was unbearable. And neither antibiotics or antacids could help — even when she took them together. She was beginning to give up hope. Then she accidentally found a cure. Janet also had suffered from knee pain for years. She heard that a small green tablet could help her knee, so she began taking it. As expected, her knee pain began to clear up. She continued to take the tablet. And after eight weeks, she found that her stomach didn’t hurt anymore either. She gradually stopped taking her medications, and the pain never returned.

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Should you fight the  common cold with zinc? I hate summer colds. Add a cough, sore throat, and the sniffles to the heat and humidity, and you have a recipe for real discomfort. Many will tell you to pop a zinc lozenge in your mouth to shorten the cold. But a new study says that may not be the best way to fight it. According to the study, zinc does indeed shorten the duration of a cold. As I’ll show you in a moment, some types of zinc work better than others. But this study went on to say that the zinc may cause side effects.

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