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New Medifast Coupons for December 2010

by Ashley Staker on December 1, 2010

It’s a new month and that means Medifast is offering new coupon codes for your next order. Save $25 on an order of $150 or more, or $50 on any order of $250 or more. There are also coupon codes for free Medifast meals. Find all coupons for Medifast here. Make sure you have enough [...]

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Ulcerative Colitis — New Clues About the Cause

by Ashley Staker on June 21, 2010

Ulcerative colitis is a tough condition to live with. It’s not so easy to diagnose or treat either. People with this condition, along with their doctors, are always grateful for new insights or information that can help, so here it is: A recent European study has discovered an exciting clue. In their meta-analysis of data [...]

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The Healthiest Chocolates of All

by Ashley Staker on March 5, 2010

Chocolate is one of those items many people regularly crave yet feel guilty for consuming. So you may be happy to learn that not all chocolate is bad for you– and some can actually provide significant health benefits if eaten in the right amounts. It seemed too good to be true when studies began to [...]

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Little Known Dangers of Blood Transfusions

by Ashley Staker on March 4, 2010

It sounds very serious when you hear that someone “needed” a blood transfusion. And it is, for many obvious and not so obvious reasons. According to research I’ve recently read, what necessitates a transfusion varies dramatically from one hospital to the next. That’s surprising enough, but I also learned that receiving a transfusion of someone [...]

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Does Coconut Water Have Magical Health Powers?

by Ashley Staker on March 3, 2010

Whenever a new food, drink or supplement hits the market with great fanfare about its health benefits, I’m suspicious… but I’m also curious. Recently, I have been seeing more and more people sipping coconut water out of bottles and boxes and sometimes even from straws stuck right into the fruit. I’ve seen health claims tout [...]

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Ineffective Heart Surgery Performed on Diabetics

by Ashley Staker on March 2, 2010

If you have diabetes and heart disease — and many Americans do, or will, since the two tend to go hand in hand — it is important to be aware of special considerations regarding your treatment, especially when it comes to invasive heart procedures. A Landmark Study Surprisingly, there is no clear consensus on how [...]

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Use Your Intuition to Guide Your Health

by Ashley Staker on March 1, 2010

January is probably the busiest month for psychics, since everyone wonders what the new year holds. But there’s another way to get a view of what lies ahead, one that doesn’t cost a dime but pays off handsomely by improving the quality of your life… it’s your intuition. We all have intuitive skills, and you [...]

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Will Statins Help You Survive Flu?

by Ashley Staker on February 28, 2010

It can be hard knowing whether or not statins will help you survive the flu season; we are going to attempt to clarify what will and will not help you. At a recent meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, researchers in Oregon made a surprising announcement: Among patients hospitalized with the flu, those [...]

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Soothe Anxiety with Probiotics

by Ashley Staker on February 27, 2010

Anxiety is not something with which anyone enjoys dealing; whether you suffer occasional event-related anxiety, or the chronic variety, there are many new natural soothing solutions.  And now probiotics are the latest promising option . You already know that chocolate can do wonders for a dark mood — but…yogurt? If you buy the kind that contains [...]

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How Heart Surgery Hurts Your Brain

by Ashley Staker on February 26, 2010

Your brain and heart are obviously very important parts of your body; so what happens if one is not working as well as the other?  Heart surgery has been shown to significantly impact the brain in a negative way. Let’s see why… When arteries become blocked, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery often is the [...]

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