Recently the Food and Drug Administration warned 17 food companies that the marketing claims on some of their products weren’t in line with government rules. The letters are part of the FDA’s move to address the confusion surrounding front-of-package claims, an effort that will include a standardization of how this information is presented. Until it’s [...]
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“Vitamin D … has effects on many immune cells and we are learning more and more about the impact that it can have on allergic diseases such as asthma,” says Pia Hauk, MD, an assistant professor of Pediatrics at National Jewish Health in Denver. ”If you have low vitamin D levels, your asthma may be [...]
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Do you know that you can train your brain to deliver very specific insights about decisions you’re struggling with, problems you can’t seem to solve or even ways you might smooth out a difficult relationship by literally “dreaming up” a solution? With added purpose and intention, the tradition of dream analysis can take on a [...]
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You may never have been worried about “catching” kidney disease from your spouse, but maybe you should; a recent study highlighted an increased risk for contracting kidney disease for those who are married to people with the illness. Odd? Doctors see the findings as entirely logical. While kidney disease isn’t itself contagious, the most important [...]
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Americans are widely recognized as hard workers; and perhaps because of that, most of us aren’t quite up to snuff when it comes to relaxation. In fact, the term “leisure sickness,” which describes a flulike syndrome that workaholics get from taking time off from the job, is in the running for Webster’s “Word of the [...]
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It seems random and especially shocking when you hear that a young, even young-ish, person has had a stroke, sort of like he/she was struck by lightning. Actually though, it’s usually not random; most young people who have strokes do have some sort of underlying, although often unknown condition. Somewhere between 5% and 10% of [...]
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An injection of Botox may seem like a simple way to erase those unattractive frown lines between the eyebrows, but it turns out that that’s not all that gets wiped out in the process. A study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that while smoothing out the facial expressions that denote negative emotions, Botox may [...]
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Forget about boring, black coffee and dry, tasteless toast if you’re trying to lose fat and get healthier; the best way to begin your day is with a hearty breakfast, one that includes fats. That’s right, fat…it’s really not a dirty word folks. If you choose healthy fats, a high-fat breakfast actually serves to jump-start your [...]
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Avoid meds with horribly side effects and instead embrace a NATURAL approach through this article. In about four minutes you will have a better understanding how to rid your life of the constant ringing in your ears you suffer with. If you have Tinnitus, you know how annoying it is to be the only person [...]
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Lethal Fungus From Trees A deadly airborne fungus has emerged in the Pacific Northwest. So far, more than 50 people (ages 15 through 95) in the US are known to have contracted the so-called killer fungus, Cryptococcus gattii. 10 of them, an alarmingly high 20%, have died from it. Experts anticipate more cases as C. [...]
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