Monthly Archives: January 2010
Why eating fish could be bad for you
If you look other places online, you will find that most health experts recommend that people eat fish. They are loaded with nutrients that are beneficial for a lot of things. In particular, they have omega-3 fatty acids in them. … Continue reading
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Too much TV may mean earlier death
A recent study has confirmed what seems like a logical assertion. Watching too much television shortens life spans. The study was quite large so we can reasonably assume the results are legitimate. The study looked at 8,800 adults without any … Continue reading
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Autism and the Vitamin D Link
In addition to the current epidemic of vitamin D deficiency, say another epidemic—an epidemic of autism—was upon our children? What if the autism epidemic began at the same time the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency began? What if both epidemics … Continue reading
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Six Meaningless Claims on Food Labels
Food labels are often very misleading. As if there wasn’t enough erroneous information out there to confuse the public. Below is an article describing the most common misleading claims from the food industry. The report was put together by the … Continue reading
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Forget cutting out salt, go low-carb!
A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine compared two diet programs for weight loss. The first group ate a low calorie, low fat diet combined with the weight loss drug Alli. The other group was put on … Continue reading
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Warning! Don’t Take Another Drug Until You Read How You’re Being Conned…
Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become thinner, more porous and break more easily. Osteopenia is different from osteoporosis — it is a slight thinning of bones that occurs naturally as women get older and typically doesn’t result … Continue reading
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Go to Taco Bell to lose weight?
You’ve probably seen the ads on TV. Taco Bell is advertising their new “Drive Thru Diet.” They name it the Drive Thru Diet while they put small, unreadable disclaimers at the bottom of the commercial that it’s not actually a … Continue reading
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Let us know how often you get out and exercise….
Exercising is a huge key to physical and mental health. It has also been shown to slow the aging process and ward off dementia. Check back often to more helpful information regarding exercise.
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Strength Training Aids Mental Acuity
Older women who did an hour or two of strength training exercises each week had improved cognitive function a year later, scoring higher on tests of the brain processes responsible for planning and executing tasks, a new study has found. … Continue reading
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