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Anti-Aging: Shiitake mushrooms provide benefits beyond kitchen

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First cultivated in Asia over 1,000 years ago, Shiitake mushrooms were recognized for their ability to enhance youth and vitality. Widely consumed as a food for thousands of years in the East and more recently in the West, today, the Shiitake mushroom’s benefits stretch beyond the kitchen. A natural Shiitake complex has been shown in [...]

Natural Cold and Flu Busters

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Instead of reaching for cold and flu tablets this winter, here are some natural ways to get back to good health, quickly. Andrographis paniculata A herb traditionally used throughout India and Asia for the treatment of colds, Andographis paniculata is used widely by herbalists for treating and preventing colds and flu, and to boost the [...]

Men Suffer More From Flu Compared To Women

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A new study in Europe shows that men can catch more cough and colds than women, at least as far as mice go. Researchers from the Queens Mary University of London experimented and studied the immune systems of male and female mice that were subjected to various types of infections. The findings showed that female [...]