Doc MindellDr. Earl Mindell

1. CHEESE Source of Calcium, which helps strengthen your teeth, as well as your jaw. Its waxy texture helps brush way food particles. In France, cheese is eaten at the end of the meal, not a bad idea.
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A recent study published in the American Journal of Cardiology studied data from 10,000 patients. Researchers at the University of Kansas found that 70% were deficient in Vitamin D and were at significantly higher risk for a variety of heart diseases.
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1. Fish oil source of DHA and EPA the healthy fatty acids that you need every day.
You need between 300 and 500 mg of DHA and EPA daily.
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A new research study states that one in four Americans older than 45 have a higher risk of developing diabetes if they are taking statin drugs to lower their cholesterol. This is the fourth publication in the last two years to find this link. People taking these drugs should be monitored closely by their physicians for type 2 diabetes, when taking these drugs. The results of this study showed that there was nearly a 50% increase in diabetes among long term statin drug takers. The study was published in the Journal Archives of Internal Medicine.
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There is more and more information coming out that B vitamins can actually help the prescription anti-depressant drugs work better.
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A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, done by researchers from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, examined diet and supplement questionnaires of 3,503 adults age 65 or older. The focus of the survey was for the intake of vitamin B6, B12 and Folic Acid (another B complex vitamin).
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Here is a list of the worst sugar laden cereals: ( I recommend eating the box instead, it’s higher in fiber)
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BPA IS EVERYWHERE. In many plastics and in liberal amounts for nearly all food and beverage cans. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows how easy it is to raise the level of BPA in your body without your knowing about it.
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* It performs about 500 vital functions in your body.

* It produces bile, which is responsible for carrying away waste materials.

* Bile also breaks down fats in the small intestine during digestion.

* It clears the blood of drugs, bacteria and other toxic substances.

* Alcohol abuse is the most common cause of liver disease.
This can lead to fat accumulation within the liver, which can lead to
gradual liver decline.
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Enough pain killing drugs were prescribed to “medicate every
American adult around the clock for a month” the federal Centers for
Disease Control reported on Nov 1, 2011. It is estimated that “nonmedical
use of prescription pain killers costs health insurers up to $72.5 billion
annually in direct health care costs.” Opiods generated $11 billion in
revenues for Big Pharma.
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