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Steven Acocella, M.S., D.C., DACBN
More supportive research on the benefits of flax seed in our diets has recently been published.  Researchers concluded in a study published in the Journal of Functional Foods that flaxseeds contain amino acids that may help lower blood pressure. The study is a bit complicated, but scientists determined a protein in [...]

An important study published this week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (originally published online on March 10, 2009 and at JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2009 101(6):432-435) found that men who took a dietary supplement containing Folic had two and a half times greater incidence of prostate cancer than men [...]

A Post by Guest Contributor Gerry Pugliese
A new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology determined people living in towns with high-concentrations of fast food restaurants ate more fast food and gained more weight, but people from neighborhoods that required a lot of walking to get around, lost weight. Experts surveyed over 1,200 residents of [...]