Is Meat Essential to Healthy Adult Diet?

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The correct answer to this question depends on who is asked; the meat eater or the vegan. I believe we function best by eating both animals and plants and the answer can be yes or no depending on how you look at it. Our ancestors eat meat as early before we were even born. Humans…

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Is a Raw Food Diet Good for You?

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Is a Raw Food Diet Right For You? The goal of eating raw foods is to obtain plenty of nutrients in an easy to digest manner. There is no need to go completely raw (Dr. Axe, 2017) making sure to consume some raw fruits every day is important to everyone. Sometimes eating cooked foods are…

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Benefits of Physical Activity

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Physical Activity You know you should do it, but you get stuck trying to decide if you should join a gym, try a yoga class, or start walking. Despite your good intentions, you end up doing nothing. Exercising regularly, every day if possible, is the single most important thing you can do for your health. What…

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Foods to Eat for Better Immunity

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Foods You Need to Eat for Better Immunity One way to care for ourselves is to help support optimal immune function by maintaining a fair amount of physical activity, managing stress and anxiety, and focusing on healthy eating. Your lifestyle and the things you eat can have a direct effect on your immunity, thus help…

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2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Transmission

About 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Transmission There are indications that person-to-person spread is occurring, most likely between close contacts (as in the case of SARS). It is not clear yet how easily 2019-nCoV spreads from person-to-person. It is important to know this in order to better understand the risk associated with this virus. Officials are…

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