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Improving Your Heart Health

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Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Your heart health is very important. Sodium, saturated fat, and sugar cause serious heart ailments, including death. Eating a healthier diet is proven to reduce this risk, even restoring your heart from heart disease and cardiac damage.  Too Much Sodium Increases Blood Pressure Sodium is both good and bad for the body. Sodium helps with nerve and muscle function and helps to balance the fluids in your body (Medline Plus). 90% of Americans consume too much sodium which increases blood pressure (blood pressure related deaths are around 500,000 annually) and puts people at risk for heart attacks and strokes (CDC). Too much sodium will attract an excess of water into your bloodstream, increasing the blood volume (high blood pressure), and is not always associated with salt, it can be tasteless which is why it is very important to check the labels ( FDA) .  I had no idea sodium was good for the body. I always thought it was bad and associated with high blood press

Korean Red Ginseng Boosts White Blood Cells

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Strengthen Your Immune System Response Korean red ginseng (KRG) has many proven medicinal benefits. A natural plant from the panax ginseng family. KRG will improve your health by preventing illnesses, diseases, and fighting them off.  KRG provides strength to your immune system naturally because a study was conducted where it boosted T cells, B cells, and white blood cells significantly ( Hyun) .  T cells (T Lymphocyte) are very important for the immune system because they form the attack on foreign antigens by secreting cytokines that produce antibodies called plasma cells neutralizing or destroying the antigen, such as cancer cells, in your body ( The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica) . B cells produce antibodies but are different than T cells because they don't actually kill the antigens in your body, they attack them from the outside of their cell in order to neutralize them ( kazilek).  White Blood Cells (WBC) are made up of T cells and B cells called lymphocytes along with

Is Coffee Bad for Kidneys

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Is Coffee Bad for Kidneys? Is coffee bad for kidneys? Research has shown it to be both bad for your kidneys and great for your health. Eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly have a strong effect on the relationship between coffee consumption and your kidneys.  Coffee is a risk for kidneys because significant scientific studies linked calcium oxalate stones (the most common form of kidney stones) with regular coffee because it contains oxalate and other scientific studies revealed coffee to be a risk factor for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) progression (Chauhan).   PKD is inherited due to abnormal genes in the family line and complications lead to high blood pressure, cysts growing larger, chronic pain, aneurysms in the brain which can lead to ruptures, developing mitral valve prolapse, diverticular disease, and the worst progression of the disease leads to kidney failure with transplants or dialysis needed for survival (Mayo Clinic). Calcium Oxalate Stones Food and drink ente

Ocuprime Optimizes Eye Health Naturally

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Optimize Eyes Naturally Your eye health sometimes goes unnoticed. Weight loss, your skin, hair, face, are parts of the body that garner more attention than your eyes. Ocular ailments are not as popular as cancer, heart disease, or other health ailments, however they still happen. Ocuprime will help prevent serious and minor eye irritations.  Eye medical conditions like macular degeneration, cataracts, and glaucoma can all be prevented by utilizing Ocuprimes health benefits for your eyes.  Clinically Researched to Support Healthy Vision Over 60 clinical health studies have been researched to come up with ingredients to support and optimize your vision. Even if you are not suffering from any ailments, it is always good to know you are putting a completely safe product into your body to send nutrients to your eyes, making your vision during the day and night much better. Optimizing your eye health is essentially a huge addition to your overall health.  23 Natural Vitamins and Minerals No

Belly Fat Diet Loses Deadly Weight

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Lose Deadly Visceral Fat Naturally Losing excess visceral fat will be beneficial to your body because this type of fat causes diseases like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. This type of fat is deep within the abdomen out of reach of human touch, caused by inflammation of harmful chemicals called cytokines after constantly eating an unhealthy diet (Gunnars).  Shrinking the deadly visceral fat will happen by losing weight which is difficult to lose if you don't cut out the sodium, sugar and salty foods from your diet ( John Hopkins Medicine) .  Natural Belly Fat Diet  Diets that cut calories will always lose belly fat , along with the rest of your body, by eating foods like beans and broccoli because they are high in fiber which helps people to feel full (Bacher). Eating monounsaturated fats and omega- 3 fatty acids trim the belly fat, lean proteins help curb your appetite, and fruits and vegetables help lower your belly by eliminating your extra water because they are rich in pota

Poor Nutrition Effects Dental Health

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Healthy Diet Cures Oral Health Diseases Poor nutrition has an enormous effect on your dental health. Both children and adults suffer from very serious illnesses as a result. Periodontal disease, tooth loss, tooth decay, infections, mouth sores, and increased risk of death are some of the illnesses associated with bad diets and poor oral health.  Gum disease is an inflammatory disease that is treatable and the main cause of tooth loss (CDC).    Poor Nutrition Can Lead to Bad Oral Health Poor nutrition can lead to cancer , high blood pressure, affect mental health in children, cause  type 2 diabetes , autoimmune disorders, and  your oral health  (Colgate).  Too much sugar in your diet will lead to tooth decay which is the  most common childhood disease  (Mount Healthy). Prevent tooth decay in children by having them visit the dentist regularly, brush their teeth supervised, be a good role model by having proper hygiene at all times, and of course limit their sugar intake (DDS). According