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Good Morning America, In today’s Edition: |
New research: B12 deficiency is far more common than most people realize — and its symptoms look exactly like getting older Garlic and spinach together: the combined health benefits that make this pairing worth making a habit This week's recipe: Honey Mustard Pork Chops with Potatoes — one pan, weeknight-ready, genuinely satisfying
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This Common Vitamin Deficiency Can Mimic Normal Aging |
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New research is finding that vitamin B12 does far more than prevent anemia — and a shortage can produce fatigue and brain fog long before any blood test shows a problem. |
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Adults need only about 2 micrograms of vitamin B12 per day — less than the weight of a grain of table salt — but a shortage of this microscopic amount can produce profound consequences. |
B12 deficiency remains common, particularly in older adults, vegans, vegetarians, and people taking medications for diabetes or acid reflux that reduce stomach acid. New research published in 2026, on the 100th anniversary of the discovery that linked B12 to pernicious anemia, reveals a previously underappreciated mechanism. |
WHY IT MATTERS Prostate cancer is the second-most-common cancer in American men — yet PSA screening rates remain lower than they should be, in part because the cancer often has no symptoms until it is more advanced. |
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Quick Health Brief |
A couple of things worth a minute this week. |
🌿 Nutrition · What Happens When You Eat Garlic and Spinach Together? |
Garlic and spinach are two of the most studied individual foods in nutrition research — and they happen to work even better as a pair. Garlic's key compound, allicin, is released when cloves are crushed or chopped and has been shown across clinical studies to lower blood pressure. |
Spinach brings a completely different nutritional package: iron, magnesium, folate, vitamins A and K, nitrates that relax blood vessel walls, and potassium that helps counteract sodium's effect on blood pressure. Read more → |
🍝 Blood Sugar · What High-Protein Pasta Does to Your Blood Sugar |
Traditional pasta is often avoided by people managing blood sugar — but high-protein pasta made from chickpeas, lentils, or edamame behaves very differently from regular semolina. |
Where conventional pasta has a glycemic index in the 45 to 55 range, legume-based high-protein pastas come in at 20 to 35 — well into low-GI territory. Read more → |
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RECIPE OF THE WEEK |
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High in protein, rich in potassium from the potatoes, and entirely hands-off once everything is in the pan. A strong Sunday prep recipe that also reheats perfectly for Monday or Tuesday lunch. |
Get the recipe → |
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Lifestyle & Fitness Focus |
Sunday Reset — Gentle Full Body Movement |
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Hip Mobility - Open Your Hips - 13 Min Yoga Practice |
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This is how you walk into Monday feeling like a person who takes care of themselves rather than someone recovering from a weekend. Ten or twenty minutes today sets the tone for the whole week ahead. |
Watch now → |
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HOW MIGHT YOU BENEFIT FROM TURMERIC COMPLEX? |
Like with any healthy habit, commitment is key to seeing the biggest results. Here are some examples of how taking a turmeric supplement consistently may look for different people:* |
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