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Are Prescription Drugs Really Helping?

Posted on by Discover Health & Wellness
Are Prescription Drugs Really Helping?
In the world of traditional medicine, the only way to help people deal with health issues is typically with drugs or surgery. Today, for more and more Americans, taking prescription drugs is the only way that they know, to “feel better”. Every day we watch hundreds of television commercials that normalize this drug-dependent way of life. However, we must ask ourselves, how much good are these drug...
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The Steep Cost Of Sleep Deprivation

Posted on by Discover Health and Wellness
The Steep Cost Of Sleep Deprivation
Sleep deprivation has the same effect on your immune system as physical stress or illness, which helps explain why lack of sleep has been shown to raise your risk of numerous chronic diseases. Sleep is also intricately tied to important hormone levels, including melatonin — an antioxidant with powerful anticancer activity — which is diminished by lack of sleep, and to brain detoxification and r...
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