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Eating Less and Living More

20 Mar 2017

They feast on croissants that ooze butter. They eat creamy cheeses and fat-filled pastries. Breakfast is pain-au-chocolat washed down with espresso. There is no oatmeal in sight. I suspect most of...

Want to Lose Weight? Then Run, Don't Walk: Study

20 Mar 2017

Need to lose weight? Running will help more than walking, according to new research.And to keep off those lost pounds, continue running, suggests Paul Williams, a staff scientist at Lawrence...

Dr. Oz and the Fast Metabolism Diet

20 Mar 2017

So.. Dr. Oz is at it again. This time he was fawning over Haylie Pomroy's "Fast Metabolism Diet." Haylie's qualifications are not clear but she is described as a "lifestyle counsellor." Hmmm....

Is Resveratrol the new miracle drug?

20 Mar 2017

They know how to bypass a bypass. They know how to energize your body and brain without exercise. They can make Parkinson鈥檚 tremors vanish. They can produce erections that last two hours. And of...

Omega-3 Eggs

20 Mar 2017

The good news about omega-3 fats keeps mounting. Doctors in a hospital in Portugal treated patients suffering from sepsis, a runaway infection of the blood, with fish oils and found that they...

What is xylitol doing in chewing gum?

20 Mar 2017

Giving the chewer a sweet experience without worrying about cavities. Hopefully it does this without precipitating a quick trip to the bathroom. Sugar, as we well know, is persona- non-grata as far...

What is Lactose Intolerance?

20 Mar 2017

Gas, bloating, stomach pains...that鈥檚 what some people experience after drinking milk. And we鈥檙e not talking about an occasional problem; some seventy percent of the world鈥檚 population can鈥檛 handle...

The Liberation Procedure

20 Mar 2017

It鈥檚 a great name for a possible cure for multiple sclerosis: 鈥淭he Liberation Procedure.鈥 Indeed patients suffering from MS feel that their body is being held prisoner by some strange force. Their...

Phytophotodermatitis and the Giant Hogweed

20 Mar 2017

鈥淧hyto鈥 derives from the Greek word for plant, 鈥減hoto鈥 from light and 鈥渄erma鈥 from skin, so 鈥減hytophotodermatitis鈥 is a skin reaction initiated both by exposure to light and to some plant material....

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