6 Everyday Foods That Are Scientifically Proven To Change Your Life
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Everyday Food #6: A snack that is proven to lower cholesterol; increase arterial function, lower blood sugar levels and reduce obesity.
Mortality. The inescapable part of being human. But what if there were a simple way to reduce cancer deaths and heart disease to live a longer life?
Many studies have shown that this snack lowers cholesterol, increases arterial function, lowers blood sugar levels and reduces obesity.
What’s more — it’s high in fat but does not cause weight gain.
This magical elixir of youth?
Nuts.

How many?
1–2 small handfuls per day added to the diet has been shown to decrease mortality without adding weight.

Everyday Food #5: A simple daily swap dramatically increased overall weight loss
Today, 39% of adults worldwide are overweight.
Increased waist circumference and inflammation in the body are major risk factors for the development of many diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.
A number of recent studies on obese adults have shown that a simple daily swap dramatically increased overall weight loss and particularly abdominal fat loss, as well as reduced inflammation in the body.
What was this swap?
Switching white rice to brown rice.
How often?
Replacing 1 cup of white rice with 1 cup of brown daily was shown to increase weight loss.
Everyday Food #4: A daily drink to improve sleep and reduce insomnia
You’re lying in bed, relaxed and ready for sleep but you just can’t seem to doze off. Sound familiar?
Trouble falling asleep and waking from sleep throughout the night are common, frustrating problems.
Two recent studies have shown that daily consumption of a particular fruit juice significantly increases the body’s stores of melatonin (our natural sleep regulating hormone) and is associated with improvement in sleep.

The magical elixir of sleep drink?
Tart cherry juice
How much do you need?
1 cup of 100% tart cherry juice has been shown to be the effective daily dose.
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Everyday Food #3: The common kitchen ingredient that reduces nausea as effectively as the leading drugs
Nausea — that uncomfortable, unsettled stomach feeling many of us experience regularly.
Be it due to pregnancy, motion sickness, chemotherapy or illness, an upset stomach is a common and unpleasant feeling.
Many studies have revealed that a common kitchen spice is as effective at reducing nausea as the leading drugs (not to mention around 10,000 times cheaper per dose!).
What is this spice?
Powdered ginger
How much do you need?
1/2 tsp per day has been shown to be as effective as leading drug brands — without the side effects.
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Everyday Food #2: The weird daily habit using a common beverage that prevents colds
The common cold: those annoying symptoms of runny nose, headache, fever and lethargy.
For many people, catching a cold is an annoying, but unavoidable part of the winter season. We reach for cold relief medications to deal with our symptoms and try to get back to our lives as quickly as possible.
But what if there was a simple trick that prevented you from catching a cold in the first place?
Several recent studies have shown that this daily habit reduces the instance of catching a common cold by 1/3. The same has been demonstrated in children.

What is this weird habit?
Gargling plain water.
How often?
At least once per day.
Everyday Food #1: Which daily drink prevents cancer?
By the age of 85, 1 in 5 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer.
As one of the most staggeringly common cancers experienced by our male population, preventing it‘s development is crucial.
A recent study of males with pre-cancerous prostate cells revealed that daily consumption of a particular tea made them 10 times less likely to progress to cancer.
This research suggests daily consumption of this tea could be a powerful tool in the reduction of prostate, as well as other cancers.

What was this daily anti-carcinogenic drink?
Green tea.
How much do you need?
6 cups per day(!!) has been shown to be the effect dose.
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