Healthier Lifestyles

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Risks and Benefits of Soy

by Charles Poliquin

Some say its health food and should be consumed regularly, even supplemented, others say its dangerous - hide the children, lock the doors and protect yourself from the soy!!!!

Lets look at the recent literature about soy. Soy contains phyto-estrogens, which are the plants hormones that are molecularly very similar to human hormones. They can bind weakly to estrogen receptors in the body. For people with estrogen-sensitive tumors (e.g. some breast cancers of prostate cancer) its not such a good idea to have these receptor sites over-stimulated.

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Sleep Soundly Now!

My top three nutritional strategies to induce deep sleep

by Charles Poliquin
One of the most common questions I’m asked is, “What supplement can I take to sleep better?” This is a difficult question to answer because there are many types of sleep disorders and specific supplements to target each type of insomnia. Before giving my recommendations on sleep supplements, let’s take a closer look at the problem.

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