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Scientists Confirm Bacteria is Essential to Proper Immunity. By Anthony Gucciardi Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Scientists are now confirming what many natural health advocates have been saying for years regarding the role bacteria plays in the body.

Scientists Confirm Bacteria is Essential to Proper Immunity

Bacteria, and exposure to bacteria on a daily basis, is essential to a proper immune system. With many parents ensuring that their children are virtually never exposed to enough bacteria through sanitizing everything they touch with triclosan-containing antibacterial wipes and gels, children worldwide are not being exposed to an adequate amount of immune-bolstering bacteria in the environment. How to Identify Synthetic Vitamins. By Cheryl Myers – livestrong.com You can make wiser choices when purchasing vitamins by learning to identify synthetic dietary supplements from natural vitamin products.

How to Identify Synthetic Vitamins

Manufacturers of dietary supplements sometimes use synthetic materials for increasing the vitamin’s potency and stability. According to the Organic Consumers Association, some of these materials come from coal tar derivatives, the same toxins that cause throat cancer in tobacco smokers. Before shopping for vitamin supplements, know what to look for in a vitamin product that may cause harm to your health. Health.

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Getting More Sleep at Night May Help You Keep Slim. Getting some extra z’s each night could dampen the effect of genes that predispose you to weight gain, a recent study from University of Washington in Seattle finds.

Getting More Sleep at Night May Help You Keep Slim

The research team, led by neurologist Nathaniel Watson, looked at the weight and sleeping habits of 1,088 pairs of twins in the University of Washington Twin Registry and found that those who got less sleep — less than 7 hours a night — were not only heavier, but also had less control over their weight than those who got more than 9 hours of shuteye. Watson’s team found that among twins sleeping less than 7 hours, genes accounted for 70% of the difference in body mass index (BMI), while environment accounted for only 4% of the difference. Conversely, among twins getting more than 9 hours of sleep, genetic influences accounted for 32% of the BMI difference — or less than half the effect found in the short-sleeping twins — while environmental factors like diet and exercise accounted for 51% of the differences in weight.