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Each year over 600,000 Americans die of heart disease. More than $109 billion is spent annually on health care services, productivity loss and pharmaceuticals related to heart disease. (via 7 Foods to Cleanse Your Arteries Naturally - The Alternative Daily)

The nonprofit Alzheimer’s Association projects that the number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease will soar from 5 million to 13.8 million by 2050 (via UCLA discovery sheds light on why Alzheimer’s meds rarely help / UCLA Newsroom)

Fresh herbs make many other foods heart-healthy when they replace salt, sugar, and trans fats. (via Heart Foods Slideshow: Resveratrol, Salmon, Flaxseed, and More)

Medicinal uses of Ginkgo Biloba (via What Is Ginkgo Biloba? Does Ginkgo Help Improve Memory?)

About half of women will get a urinary tract infection or UTI at some point in life. (via UTI Pictures: Bladder Infection Symptoms, Causes, Home Remedies and More)

Adults who eat a more plant-based diet may be boosting their chance of living longer, according to a large analysis. (via Vegetarian Diets Linked to Lower Mortality - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH))

“But once you fry it, you’re frying in calories.” (via Worst Appetizer Pictures: Spinach Dip, Potato Skins, Cheese Fries, and More)

a recent study, that looked at eight different brands of hamburgers, found that the actual meat content ranged from 2.1% to 14.8%, with an average of 12.1%. (via Shocking Study Reveals Some Burgers Contain as Little as 2% Meat - The Alternative Daily)

Researchers from UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered that specific types of bacteria that live in the gut are major contributors to lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells. (via UCLA researchers find link between intestinal bacteria and white blood cell cancer / UCLA Newsroom)