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Recent research revealed that Pure Maple Syrup may be beneficial to your health. According to a recent research conducted by Dr. Keiko Abe from the University of Tokyo, there might be a surprising way of keeping your liver healthy - usage of pure maple syrup in your diet. According to this study, Pure maple syrup may promote a healthy liver. Additionally, a research conducted before this one, at University of Rhode Island, found more than 20 compounds in maple syrup that have been linked to human health. So we are not talking about just liver now, but pure maple syrup can be good for the entire human body. This research was conducted by medicinal plant research specialist Navindra Seeram. So, Pure Maple Syrup is good for your liver.

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Stress could make women infertile



New York, June 21 (IANS) Stress can make women infertile, but simple 'talking therapies' can reverse the effect and boost chances of pregnancy, say scientists.

Sarah Berga from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, studied 16 women in their 20s and 30s who were of normal weight but had not had a period for six months, reported the online edition of Daily Mail.

She found they had high levels of the hormone cortisol, which is linked to stress. Those with high levels of this hormone stop ovulating and are therefore unable to conceive.

Women with hectic jobs are those most at risk, and are often most in denial about the stress in their lives, the researchers said.

Eight of the women were given cognitive behavioural therapy and the rest no treatment.

The therapy was designed to give women a better sense of perspective and improved self-worth to help cut stress levels.

Twenty weeks later, the researchers found 80 percent of those given therapy had started ovulating again compared with 25 percent in the other group. Two months later, two of the women became pregnant.

According to Berga, although the study involved women whose monthly cycle had stopped, the findings could also apply to others who have fertility problems that are harder to discover because they still menstruate.

'It is quite possible there are many individuals who could benefit from stress reduction in terms of infertility therapies,' she said.

One infertility clinic found pregnancy rates soared when patients were visited after treatment by a comedian who cracked jokes and performed magic tricks.

The doctor behind the approach said it showed humour can cut stress levels and boost the chances of success.



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