11 Sep, 2024
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The Unpopular Vegetable That Can Lower High Cholesterol And Blood Pressure At The Same Time – Health Digest

Dimitri Otis/Getty Images Poor turnips. They’re the least favorite vegetable of Americans, according to a Fox News report from 2019. It cited the findings of a 2,000-participant poll that evaluated which vegetables people liked best. Unfortunately, 27% of the poll’s respondents gave turnips the thumbs down. But before […]

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The Best Time To Eat Carbohydrates If You’re 50 Or Older – Health Digest

Morsa Images/Getty Images If you’re over 50, it’s critical to keep an eye on your blood sugar. You’re more likely to develop type 2 diabetes when you get older because your body becomes more insulin resistant and your pancreas (which produces insulin) becomes less efficient. When you eat […]

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Are you hungry all the time? This could be why – Healthista

 Do feel hungry all the time, even after eating?  Here are some possible causes why your hunger may be out of control and what you can do about it     Hunger is a natural signal from your body telling you that you need nutrients and energy. However, constant hunger or HATT (hungry all the […]

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We Tried Eating Cheddar Cheese To Fall Asleep In Record Time. Here’s How It Went – Health Digest

I was at a loss trying to figure out how much cheese to eat before bed. I didn’t want to eat too much, because it might make my digestive system work overtime. But if it’s the tryptophan that supposedly helps people fall asleep, I wanted to get enough to notice a difference. So I searched […]

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Why You Should Avoid Eating Cashews And Drinking Coffee At The Same Time – Health Digest

If you’re a dual fan of coffee and cashew nuts, take comfort in knowing that you don’t necessarily have to pick one over the other. Rather, the link seems to lie in the simultaneous consumption of coffee and food items that are high in iron, like cashews. This was evidenced in an early 1983 clinical trial […]

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Eating This Fruit Can Help You Poop And Lower Cholesterol At The Same Time – Health Digest

As WebMD experts explain, prunes are abundant in both insoluble fiber and sorbitol, which are excellent for remedying constipation: The former adds bulk to your stools and makes the process of passing them through your intestines much easier, while the latter is a natural laxative. Plus, the benefits of dried plums on bowel movement can […]

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Eat This Vegetable To Lower High Cholesterol And High Blood Pressure At The Same Time – Health Digest

While it may not be the first leafy green vegetable most of us reach for, Cleveland Clinic experts explain that cabbage can simultaneously lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels. Let’s take a look at cholesterol first. Researchers from a 2016 study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that dietary supplementation of red […]

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We Tried This Easy Muscle Hack To Fall Asleep In No Time. Here’s How It Went – Health Digest

This was a particularly interesting time for me to be trying out this technique because I was traveling between time zones for the duration of the experiment. My two-week trip had me going from hotel rooms to relative’s homes in different states, and as any of us can attest to, sleeping in a different bed […]

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Do This With Your Eyes To Fall Asleep In Record Time – Health Digest

The basic premise with paradoxical intention is to remove the anxiety surrounding falling asleep by focusing instead on the act of staying awake. When your anxiety diminishes and your mind and body become calmer, you could potentially fall asleep in record time. It can be likened to removing the “performance anxiety” related to sleep so you […]