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1 week ago | 
healthdigest.com | Angelique H. Caffrey
Sourdough bread isn't gluten-free, but it contains less gluten than other types of bread. Yet it's a little confusing to figure out what that means for the average person who's standing in the bakery and wondering which type of crusty loaf to buy. Is going without gluten good for you, even if you don't have celiac disease or a gluten sensitivity? No, according to Rachel Gargano.
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1 week ago | 
healthdigest.com | Angelique H. Caffrey
There's no one spice that can keep you trim. However, turmeric and ginger have been used to promote weight management, in addition to other health benefits. (Read what turmeric and ginger can do for your heart when taken together.) Therefore, if you're one of the approximately 40% of adults in the United States who struggle with obesity, you might want to add turmeric and ginger into your healthy eating plans.
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2 weeks ago | 
healthdigest.com | Angelique H. Caffrey
Sweet deals can be had on Shark Tank, but Sugardoh Hair Removal landed a rather sour finish in Season 16. After pitching her sugar-based hair removal product, entrepreneur Aliyah Marandiz couldn't smooth-talk her way to an investment (much like what happened to ENERGYbits from Shark Tank Season 8). Marandiz wanted $500,000 for just 5% equity. No go; all five sharks declined to proceed.
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2 weeks ago | 
healthdigest.com | Angelique H. Caffrey
The longer your heart stays healthy, the lower your chances of developing life-altering (and life-threatening) symptoms and conditions like hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol. One way to give your heart a bit of daily TLC is by eating cardioprotective foods, including an underrated fruit that's bright green and heavy on nutrients. If you saw this fruit in person, you might presume it was an underdeveloped or miniature lime.
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2 weeks ago | 
healthdigest.com | Angelique H. Caffrey
It's a busy world. Some weeks, it can be tough to snooze much, let alone snag the seven hours of sleep that's recommended for adults by health experts. But what happens if poor sleep quality is an everyday experience? In that case, you may wonder if natural products like melatonin and magnesium could help, especially if they're taken together. Why pair these two products as a strategy to get your sleep cycle back on track?
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2 weeks ago | 
healthdigest.com | Angelique H. Caffrey
Since high cholesterol doesn't cause any obvious symptoms, you might not realize you have it until you get a blood test. But there's good news: Even if your cholesterol is higher than the upper normal limit of 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), you can help bring it down by eating heart-healthy foods. The list of foods and beverages that can naturally lower high cholesterol is long, and it includes almond milk.
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2 weeks ago | 
healthdigest.com | Angelique H. Caffrey
Having high blood pressure doesn't just put you at risk for a heart attack or stroke. It can also leave you struggling with other symptoms, including kidney disease, eye problems, and even sexual health and performance difficulties. But if you're one of the estimated 119.9 million adults living with hypertension (elevated blood pressure) in the United States, you may be able to use food to help control your condition.
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2 weeks ago | 
healthdigest.com | Angelique H. Caffrey
Underrated. Underappreciated. Underused. That's what you might call any nutrient-rich veggie that typically ends up in the trash instead of on your plate. Think you'd never toss out a nutritious food? Think again. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggests that up to 40% of all food is wasted. You can do your part to stop the wastage by using an often discarded vegetable packed with iron that can also help fight hypertension: beet greens.
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2 weeks ago | 
healthdigest.com | Angelique H. Caffrey
If you wince at tossing plastic bottles into the garbage, you'll appreciate the philosophy behind Cabinet Health: Reduce single-use plastic medical garbage (and plastic consumption health hazards) through innovative packaging. In an episode of "Shark Tank" Season 14, founders Achal Patel and Russell Gong explained that Cabinet Health was a much-needed pharmaceutical industry game-changer.
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3 weeks ago | 
healthdigest.com | Angelique H. Caffrey
Magnesium is touted as a sleep-promoting nutrient, making it one of the supplements that appeal to light sleepers. According to a 2021 study in Sleep, taking magnesium may help with disordered sleep. The study found that after 15 or more years of daily magnesium supplementation, individuals who took high doses of daily magnesium (195.8 milligrams per 1,000 calories) reported having longer, better sleep.
