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What’s Trending - How to safely view the upcoming solar eclipse

People across the continental United States will witness a partial or total solar eclipse next month, but you’ll need to take precautions to avoid injuring your eyes.

On April 8, the moon will pass between Earth and the sun, temporarily blocking the sun’s light. During the celestial alignment, afternoon skies will darken for a short time along a path more than 100 miles wide, which cuts across Mexico, part of the U.S. and a small section of eastern Canada.

Without such precautions, watching the eclipse can cause permanent eye damage.

Read the FULL Story here, how to find proper glasses & more.
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Women’s Health - Always feeling cold?

Why am I always cold? 9 possible medical reasons and when to see a doctor

Feeling cold is part of the human experience, but when it happens all the time, it can make a person miserable and wonder if there’s something medically wrong.

Everyone’s threshold for feeling cold is different, and some people are naturally more sensitive to it than others, says Dr. Jay Lee, a member of the board of directors of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

The classic example is a married couple where the spouses have different temperature settings in the car and bed, he notes. There are often “temperature wars” over air conditioning in offices.

But when people constantly feel cold, they start looking for answers.

“It nags at the patients’ thinking just in terms of, ‘What is it? What’s going on with my body? Why is it that I feel this way?’” Lee, medical director at Integrated Health Partners of Southern California, tells TODAY.com.

“That’s when we start to think about: Are there reversible causes that we need to uncover through history and lab testing?”

So what do I do about it? And why is this happening? read more below…

Read the 9 Possible reasons you are always cold, and what to do?
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Health Hack of the Week - Green powders are not all created equal.

Greens Powders: Benefits, Dangers and Dietitian Recommendations

Greens powders are pulverized blends of vegetables, fruits, minerals and sometimes even probiotics. These powders have taken the wellness world by storm over the past few years. Social media influencers and reviewers claim that these powdered blends have cured their gut problems, skin issues, bloating and more. But these claims don’t have much scientific backing. Here, registered dietitians weigh in on the potential benefits, dangers and alternatives to greens powders.

“If you don’t eat enough vegetables every day, taking a greens powder might help make up for missing nutrients in your diet,” says Marie Spano, a registered dietitian and professional sports team dietitian. “In particular, a greens powder that contains several different types of greens will likely contain B vitamins, vitamin A and iodine as well as other nutrients.”

Dangers of Greens Powders

Greens powders, which are classified as supplements, aren’t regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. This means that their claims aren’t evaluated or confirmed by the FDA. Unless they’ve been evaluated by a separate third-party agency, there’s a risk of contamination, says Abbey Sharp, a registered dietitian and founder of Abbey’s Kitchen, Inc.

IMPORTANT - Read more here - get the full list of dangers and what to look for in a HEALTH green powder.
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Need to Know - The best diet to help and prevent dementia

Keto diet may help delay onset of memory loss in Alzheimer’s, check this out

A ketogenic (keto) diet can slow the arrival of the mild cognitive loss that signals the development of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study in mice suggests.

The authors of the study found that a low-carb, high-fat keto diet results in an increase in BHB molecules that have been associated with protection against neuroinflammation.

Experts have expressed a need for confirmatory support in humans, particularly since “Alzheimer’s disease” in mice does not fully replicate the human version.

In a new study using a mouse model, a ketogenic (keto) diet postponed the onset of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Delaying Alzheimer’s is being credited with a sevenfold increase in the mice’s levels of the beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) molecule.

The BHB molecule has been associated with delays in the onset of mild cognitive dementia typical of the early stages of Alzheimer’s. The molecule is also found in humans, where it’s produced when the body burns fat for energy in order to feed the body’s mitochondria. The molecule supports the transfer of energy from the liver to the rest of the body when glucose levels are insufficient.

The authors of the study from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) have previously published research finding that BHB, depending on dosage, is anti-inflammatory for human brain cells inflamed by beta-amyloid plaques.

Read more here to help prevent and slow Alzheimer’s and dementia.
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