Environmental

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March 16, 2020

Breathing dirty air takes a heavy toll on gut bacteria, boosting risk of obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, and other chronic illnesses,

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March 12, 2020

Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people by 2100, assuming current greenhouse gas

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March 4, 2020

Prebiotics may improve sleep and boost stress resilience by influencing gut bacteria and the metabolites they produce, according to new research by

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February 24, 2020

The combination of green tea extract and exercise reduced the severity of obesity-related fatty liver disease by 75 percent in mice fed a high-fat

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February 22, 2020

Sustainable diets are the solution, said Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, at the 2020 Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City.

Global warming is

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February 20, 2020

Holistic integrative health can be a global solution for the health of people and the planet, said Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC, ABOIM, co-founder and

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February 20, 2020

Using cosmetics containing parabens while pregnant may have consequences for the child’s weight development, according to a new study published

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February 19, 2020

Even a few hours' exposure to ambient ultrafine particles common in air pollution may potentially trigger a nonfatal heart attack, according to new

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