Digestive Probiotics Among Benefits of Red Wine | Natural Health

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Date: May 22, 2012 Written by: Hiyaguha Cohen © 1999-2012 The Baseline of Health Foundation

Red Wine Helps the Gut

Digestive Probiotics Among Benefits of Red Wine | Natural Health
Red Wine Helps the Gut

In a recent study, in addition to increasing probiotics in the gut by drinking red wine, subjects reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure by a significant margin. They also reduced total cholesterol, HDL, and C-reactive protein (a marker for inflammation present in the blood).

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Music Activities for Children Improves Social Skills | Natural Health Blog

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Date: May 19, 2012 Written by: Hiyaguha Cohen © 1999-2012 The Baseline of Health Foundation

I Want My Baby Bach Riffs

Music Activities for Children Improves Social Skills | Natural Health Blog
I Want My Baby Bach Riffs

It's common for musicians to hail from musical families. The clan of Johann Sebastian Bach, for instance, was full of musicians, with five of his own children considered important composers and 45 other relatives achieving some mark in the musical world.1 (The same might be true of baseball.

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Whooping Cough Outbreaks & Vaccine | Natural Health Blog

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Date: May 17, 2012 Written by: Beth Levine © 1999-2012 The Baseline of Health Foundation

Whooping Cough Outbreak in Washington State

Whooping Cough Outbreaks & Vaccine | Natural Health Blog
Whooping Cough Outbreak in Washington State

Whooping cough, otherwise known as pertussis, has reached epidemic proportions in Washington (state). There have been more than 1,100 cases recorded between January and early May.

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Teeth Enamel Loss Among Energy Drink Health Concerns | Natural Health Blog

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Date: May 15, 2012 Written by: Beth Levine © 1999-2012 The Baseline of Health Foundation

Energy Drinks May Be Harmful to Teeth

Teeth Enamel Loss Among Energy Drink Health Concerns | Natural Health Blog
Energy Drinks May Be Harmful to Teeth

By wearing away your tooth enamel over time (and we're not talking about sugar here), a new study suggests that sports and energy drinks may increase your risk of developing cavities and other dental problems.

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U.S. Health Care Costs High, Quality Low | Natural Health Blog

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Date: May 12, 2012 Written by: Hiyaguha Cohen © 1999-2012 The Baseline of Health Foundation

US Health Care Costs Far Exceed Other Nations; Quality Does Not

U.S. Health Care Costs High, Quality Low | Natural Health Blog
US Health Care Costs Far Exceed Other Nations; Quality Does Not

The U.S. spends an average of $8,000 annually, per capita, on medical care, compared to $5,000 per capita in runner-up nations Norway and Switzerland. At the bottom of the list, Japan and New Zealand spend a mere fraction of what the U.S. does -- a full two-thirds less. And by most measures of health care, the U.S. ranks below all of them.

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Poor Job Performance, Sleep Deprivation Effects | Natural Health Blog

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Date: May 10, 2012 Written by: Beth Levine © 1999-2012 The Baseline of Health Foundation

Sleep Deprived Adults on the Job

Poor Job Performance, Sleep Deprivation Effects | Natural Health Blog
Sleep Deprived Adults on the Job

According to recent research, night-shift workers, especially those in the transportation, warehouse, and health care industries, are not getting enough sleep on a regular basis and are impacting the safety of everyone around them.

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US Meat Safety and Mad Cow Disease Facts | Natural Health Blog

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Date: May 8, 2012 Written by: Beth Levine © 1999-2012 The Baseline of Health Foundation

Mad Cow Found in the United States

US Meat Safety and Mad Cow Disease Facts | Natural Health Blog
Mad Cow Found in the United States

A cow in California has recently been identified as having mad cow disease…leading once again to the question of just how safe are we.

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Ingesting Hand Sanitizer Causes Acute Alcohol Poisoning | Natural Health Blog

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Date: May 5, 2012 Written by: Hiyaguha Cohen © 1999-2012 The Baseline of Health Foundation

Kids Drinking Hand Sanitizer

Ingesting Hand Sanitizer Causes Acute Alcohol Poisoning | Natural Health Blog
Kids Drinking Hand Sanitizer

The latest fad among the teen set involves drinking an even more insidious "beverage" -- hand sanitizer. That's right. Kids are guzzling hand sanitizer in an attempt to get drunk.

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Human Multitasking Improves Mental Acuity | Natural Health News

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Date: May 3, 2012 Written by: Beth Levine © 1999-2012 The Baseline of Health Foundation

One Upside to Media Multitasking

Human Multitasking Improves Mental Acuity | Natural Health News
One Upside to Media Multitasking

A new study finds that those who are accustomed to using several types of media at once may actually be better than the rest of us at integrating the data processed from more than one sense while executing a specific task.

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Tyrolean Iceman & Common Health Problems | Paleo Diet Health Blog

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Date: May 1, 2012 Written by: Beth Levine © 1999-2012 The Baseline of Health Foundation

Prehistoric Man Wasn’t So Healthy

Tyrolean Iceman & Common Health Problems | Paleo Diet Health Blog
Prehistoric Man Wasn’t So Healthy

There is now evidence that predates our type of lifestyle by several millennia showing that man has always suffered from some of the same conditions that plague us today such as arthritis and heart disease.

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