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Blood clots

08/23/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Airplane-induced blood clots are more common than you think: Know the signs and how you can prevent them

While air travel has made many an advancement in the past decades, it’s still not completely safe. One major risk long-distance flyers take when airborne is blood clots, specifically, a type of blood clot known as deep vein thrombosis or DVT. These blood clots form in veins deep within the body, usually in the legs. […]

04/03/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Natto, a fermented food from Japan, has enzymes that help prevent heart attacks and blood clots

Fermented foods have only recently started getting a lot of attention for their health benefits, but some cultures have known about the effects of these foods for thousands of years. Researchers have found that an extract from the traditional Japanese fermented food known as natto can be surprisingly effective in fighting blood clots and preventing […]

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