Does saliva protect against toxins, microorganisms?
Research has found that tiny sugar molecules in saliva, known as glycans, play an important role in keeping a fungus present in the mouth from becoming a health problem.
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Research has found that tiny sugar molecules in saliva, known as glycans, play an important role in keeping a fungus present in the mouth from becoming a health problem.
They’re found in plant-based foods like walnuts, flax seeds, chia seeds, soybeans, avocados and olives, in vegetable oils like olive oil and in fatty fish.
A colonoscopy can identify precancerous polyps, which can be removed. And colorectal cancers found early are highly treatable.
Every year, 36 million adults over 65 suffer a fall in the United States, with more than three million ending up in an emergency room, over 800,000 needing hospitalization and 32,000 dying.
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