Most people don’t realize that the consequences of osteoporosis fractures cause more deaths each year in Canada than the combined mortality rate for breast and ovarian cancers. The real tragedy is that osteoporosis is a preventable disease, which requires optimal intake of calcium and vitamin D. During the past 10-15 years studies have shown that calcium supplementation can reduce bone loss in postmenopausal women and that the combination of calcium and vitamin D supplementation could significantly reduce fracture ...
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Free radicals?
Now, you may have heard of them and may also know that they have something to do with cancer but, did you know that they play a role in more than sixty different health conditions?
What are they anyway?
Simply - an unstable molecule missing an electron. Its only job is to strip an electron away from a neighbouring molecule which of course changes that molecule into a free radical. This newly formed free radical must now steal an electron from its nearest molecular ...
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Modern farming and livestock practices have reduced the amount of omega-3 fats in our food supply. This has caused an significant imbalance in Omega-6 : Omega-3 balance in the body.
What Problems Arise From An Imbalance In Omega-6: Omega-3 Balance?
This omega-fat imbalance is a key factor in the promotion of cancer in that high levels of omega-6 fats increase the rate of cell division, which results in more genetic mutations within our cells.
This omega-fat imbalance promotes heart disease b...
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