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When Prevention Magazine is touting it, you know people are listening-cell phone radiation is hazardous to our health. The National Institutes of Health has reported that cell phone radiation increases the amount of glucose in the area of the head closest to the phone.

Did you ever think that what goes on in your gut could affect your heart? It may seem far-fetched, but it's not. Think about it: the intestinal lining is connected to the bloodstream, which acts as a direct communication line with the heart and the rest of the body.

Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil are high in EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). These fatty acids have been associated with heart health, joint health, brain health, gut health… the list goes on and on. The two often go hand in hand, and for most conditions, researchers don't know the perfect ratio of EPA to DHA. But for infant health, DHA is the fatty acid that shines.

Optimum heart health involves paying attention to a lot of different factors. There's cholesterol (but not just cholesterol-there's good cholesterol, bad cholesterol, total cholesterol, oh my!), triglycerides, blood pressure, and inflammation markers like C-reactive protein - not to mention omega-3 levels and even vitamin D! Trying to look after your ticker is enough to make your head spin.