Nutrition

Nutrition can have a major impact on the health and well-being of people with disabilities. Making smart food choices can help strengthen weakened immune systems, help prevent worsening of many conditions, and give your body a fighting chance against multiple "lifestyle" illnesses such as adult-onset diabetes. Stumped by supplements? Don't know whether broccoli beats beets? Which vitamins up your vitality? The following articles provide the nutrition facts you need to make food your friend, and a major asset in your quest for a healthy life.

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Osteoporosis Exercise Builds Bone

Increase bone density, even if you already have osteoporosis, by engaging in these everyday activities. Your heart will benefit, too.

Controlling Ankylosing Spondylitis with Diet and Exercise

Ankylosing spondylitis treatment has come a long way in the last decade, but two of the most effective treatments are also two of the most basic: regular exercise and eating right. Exercise's benefits...

Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Reduced by Green Tea

Is it possible that green tea really is good for whatever ails you? A new study shows the brew is effective against the pain of rheumatoid arthritis.

Osteoporosis Diet Helps Prevent Bone Loss

Osteoporosis weakens bone gradually, so they're best built up over time. Check our list of vitamins and minerals that combine for healthy bones, and avoid dangerous calcium blockers.

MS and Cancer Prevention: Vitamin D

MS and breast cancer may both be thwarted by doing what Mom told you: drinking your milk. Vitamin D appears to play a role in inhibiting the formation of malignant cells while it strengthens your...

Nutrition and Prostate Cancer: Eat Right to Lower Your Risk

Prostate cancer: can it be avoided by diet control? Inuit men have a prostate cancer rate of zero, and fatty fish have been shown to shield against the disease. Find out what other common foods can...

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