| 09/29/2006 - Walk off the fat |
| You can't be strong all the time: Sometimes an unhealthy, fast food, fatty meal presents itself and you just don't have the willpower to say no. |
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| 09/29/2006 - Virgin Olive Oil |
| So you started buying olive oil instead of that over-processed, chemically enhanced, more-or-less useless vegetable oil we've learned isn't so good for us. But if you're buying the wrong kind of olive oil then you're wasting your time. |
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| 09/28/2006 - The importance of breakfast |
| A lot of my patients rarely even think about breakfast, let alone actually sit down and actually make breakfast. They don't realize what they're missing out on, including weight loss -- significant weight loss, as a matter of fact. |
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| 09/28/2006 - Juice may help ward off Alzheimer's Disease |
| I love it when I find out that a healthy habit I already have (one I bet you have too) provides even more health benefits than anyone thought. This time, it's drinking juice, which a new study shows can actually help ward off Alzheimer's Disease. |
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| 09/26/2006 - A bad night's sleep can mean a bad day at work |
| It makes sense that sleep loss can make you cranky. But you probably don't realize to what extent. |
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| 09/26/2006 - Obesity complications |
| You know that saying, "When it rains, it pours?" Well, welcome to the world of obesity. It's no surprise that developing one disease increases your risk of developing another disease ... and then another and another. |
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| 09/22/2006 - Coming around to alternatives |
| After years of rejecting alternative medicine as a bunch of bunk, more and more U.S. hospitals are actually offering complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), like acupuncture, homeopathy, and massage therapy. |
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| 09/22/2006 - IBS and Hypnosis |
| Irritable bowel syndrome can make life just about unbearable for people suffering from it. The fact is, the psychological effects of this illness --like anxiety and fear of going out in public --can be downright crippling. |
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| 09/21/2006 - Never too late to start exercising |
| It's an easy rut for a person to fall into. They'll think: "Well, I would exercise, but I'm too old for it to do me any good. No exercise that I do now can possibly make up for 45 years of not exercising." |
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| 09/21/2006 - Sneaky eats |
| Late-night eating is always a bad idea. But if you're a diabetic, it's even worse. In fact, there's now evidence that late-night eating, especially in large quantities, can really raise your risk of diabetes-related complications. |
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| 09/19/2006 - Lonliness shortens lifespan |
| When you're assessing your risk of heart disease, one important factor isn't what you eat or what medicines you take, but who you live with, or if you live with anyone at all. |
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| 09/19/2006 - A deadly dose |
| If you're looking for an example of how moronic so-called healthcare industry experts can actually be then boy, have I got one for you: Researchers are actually testing ketamine, AKA, the "club drug," as a treatment for depression. |
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| 09/16/2006 - Living for your mind |
| When it comes to preventing physical illnesses - like heart disease or cancer - it's common knowledge that how you live plays a big role in how high your risk is. But your lifestyle is good for more than just predicting future bodily ills. |
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| 09/16/2006 - Sleep apnea and stroke risk |
| Elderly people who suffer with severe cases of sleep apnea face more than twice the risk of having a stroke -- and that's not counting any other risks they might already be facing. |
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| 09/15/2006 - Chocolate and cardiovascular health |
| A recent study has shown that getting your chocolate fix a few times a week can actually improve how your blood vessels function and even fix aging blood vessels. |
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| 09/15/2006 - Cut the saturated fat |
| You probably already knew that too many saturated fats increase your risk of heart disease. Now we're also finding out that eating just one meal high in saturated fat can hurt. |
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| 09/13/2006 - Negative calorie foods? Not really. |
| Negative Calorie Foods? Not really. Of all the absurd diet crazes out there, the concept of negative calories is probably the stupidest of the lot. |
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| 09/13/2006 - Obesity - It's about more than just food |
| It's not surprising that most people think obesity and weight loss are all about food and exercise. After all, newspapers and TV programming are filled with doctors preaching about diet and exercise as the main causes for our country's obesity epidemic. |
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| 09/07/2006 - Can your heart handle that cup of coffee? |
| You might want to put that coffee cup down until after you read this. It turns out that just one morning cup of coffee can be enough to trigger a heart attack if you already have heart disease risk factors. |
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| 09/07/2006 - Diabetic Diets -- Spicing Things Up |
| One of the hardest parts of diabetes is the day-to-day struggle with eating the right foods. The risk of high blood sugar and insulin spikes keeps a lot of diabetics constrained to bland, boring, unexciting diets. |
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| 09/05/2006 - Got Fiber? |
| There are two things Americans don't seem to realize about fiber: First, how many grams of it they're actually eating every day, and second, that they're simply not getting enough. |
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| 09/05/2006 - Ketek's Potential Side Effects |
| Ketek is an antibiotic intended for sinusitis, bronchitis, and pneumonia patients and now is believed to cause serious liver damage and even death. |
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| 09/01/2006 - Lucentis, a new drug for macular degeneration (ARMD) |
| Add another drug to the FDA's growing list. This one's called Lucentis, and it's been approved for treating patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). |
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