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Sugar may hurt your brain

More bad news for lovers of sugar.  A new study from US scientists showed how a steady diet of high-fructose corn syrup could sap the memories of lab rats.
 

Man Told He Would Never Walk Again Runs
You have to see this video about a man who couldn't walk take charge of his life, lose weight, and regain the ability to balance and move his legs again and even run.

CBS Reports Sugar is Toxic
A recent study supports the idea that excess consumption of high fructose corn syrup is linked to an increase in risk factors for heart disease by increasing a type of cholesterol that can clog arteries. The University of California, Davis, study also indicated that calories from added sugars are different than those from other foods. Subjects had 25 percent of their caloric intake replaced with sweetened drinks. Nutritional biologist Kimber Stanhope was surprised to see that after only two weeks, "We found that the subjects who consumed high fructose corn syrup had increased levels of LDL cholesterol and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease," she tells Gupta. "I started eating and drinking a whole lot less sugar." read more

The Best and Healthiest Egg to Eat

What the egg industry analyst say. What do the studies show are the healthiest eggs. How the diet of a chicken makes all the difference, and can you trust that "free range" really means "free range" eggs?


Walnuts Listed as Drugs by the FDA?
As unbelievable as it sounds, current law makes it illegal for food producers to share certain types of scientific information with you.

So when Diamond Food relayed health information about the omega-3 fats in walnuts on product packaging and also on their Web site, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) attacked.

If a Food Can Prevent a Disease, it Must be a Drug

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How to beat a soft drink addiction

Here's what drinking a soft drink does to your body. Here are some tips to help you kick the coke habit and still be happy.

Vitamin D and Your Teeth
Studies have linked geographical variations in dental health and tooth loss to lack of sun exposure.
 

Problems with Mercury in Fillings
Mercury fillings are quick and easy to put in. It isn't that composite materials cost more—they just take longer to make. Not only can dentists buzz through a lot of mercury amalgam fillings each day, but these amalgams also require the destruction of quite a lot of good tooth matter, which sets you up for more dental problems down the road… meaning, more dental work, including root canals. It's the gift that keeps on giving, from a dentist's perspective.

Fewer patients coming through the door each day isn't the only issue striking fear in the heart of your mercury-loving dentist. Many dentists are also wary of the possibility that thousands, if not millions, of lawsuits could arise if they—or the FDA—admitted to the damage mercury amalgams have done to public health. Litigation and class action lawsuits could deliver an incapacitating blow to the dental industry. read more

What is Leaky Gut Syndrome?

When you think of body fat you most likely think of cellulite and love handles (subcutaneous fat), but there's another type of fat in your body that is much less visible and actually far more dangerous.

Unlike subcutaneous fat that lies just under your skin and is noticeable, visceral fat lies in your abdominal cavity, under the abdominal muscle, and often surrounds your vital organs. read more


The Cancer Treatments of Steve Jobs
Here's a article by Dr. Mercola on Steve Jobs, his treatments, and alternative treatments for pancreatic cancer. It includes an interview with a Dr. Gonzalez a cancer specialists.

Steve Jobs died at 56 years old last week from complications of pancreatic cancer. Steve was the charismatic pioneer and innovative co-founder of Apple who transformed personal use of technology as well as entire industries with products such as the iPod, iPad, iPhone, Macintosh computer and the iTunes music store.

Benefits of Garlic Doctor Mercola talks about the many potential benefits of eating garlic. Garlic has been treasured for its medicinal properties for centuries. In ancient times, Greek and Roman soldiers ate garlic before going off to war, and it was reportedly given to the slaves who built the Egyptian pyramids in order to enhance their strength and endurance.

Study Shows More Education Equals More Exercise Study shows the more highly educated a person is the more likely they are to exercise regulary, and the less likely they are to have heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and other chronic health problems such as back pain, kidney and liver disease or migraine headaches.

Music Increases Exercise Performance by 15% A new study published in The Sport and Exercise Scientist found that responses to certain music may have an enhancement effect by either reducing perceptions of fatigue or increasing work capacity with higher than expected levels of endurance, power, productivity or strength.

Why eggs are good for you. Once denounced as terrible for your health due to cholesterol now eggs are on the comeback trail.

Benefits of Cumin
The popular spice cumin has a long history of medicinal use. It has been used to treat various symptoms including diarrhea, flatulence, gynecological, and respiratory diseases. But a new study looked at a different effect of cumin -- its ability to enhance memory and relieve stress.


How to Fight Dust Mite Allergies

Like a lot of Americans I found myself facing bad allergies especially in the middle of the night. After going to an allergy doctor and having an allergy test done I was told I was allergic to dust mites.

Allergens produced by house dust mites are among the most common triggers of asthma. Studies have shown the mean attributable fraction of adult asthma due to atopic sensitization was 30% and 18% for sensitization to dust mites.  Read more

Aspartame Unsafe But FDA-Approved?

Americans drink more soda than anyone else on the planet -- well over 700 eight-ounce servings each year, on average, and an increasing amount of it is diet soda.

They might be more reluctant to do so if they knew about the safety questions still surrounding aspartame. A number of scientists responding expressed major concerns about aspartame's safety at the time of its approval, and even more indicated areas where they believed more research is needed on aspartame to resolve their concerns -- research on areas such as neurological functions, brain tumors, seizures, headaches, and adverse effects on children and pregnant women.


Mushrooms are a low-calorie food usually eaten raw or cooked to provide garnish to a meal. Raw dietary mushrooms are a good source of B vitamins, such as riboflavin, niacin and pantothenic acid, and the essential minerals, selenium, copper and potassium. Fat, carbohydrate and calorie content are low, with absence of vitamin C and sodium. more about Mushrooms.

Top 5 Health Tips

Here's a top five list of health tips to help you get started toward a healthier lifestyle or to serve as a reminder of healthy living ideas you may have forgotten.

Here's a hint you can do at least three of the tips maybe four at the same time if you were next to this palm tree right now.

Yes a vacation is a great healthy idea, but don't eat out the whole time or there go all the healthy benefits. Read the list to see what the tips are.


The No Diet Diet Called the Replacement Diet  If your 10lbs overweight, 20lbs, 100lbs, ask how did I get here. Taking a wild guess your first idea might be that you didn't exercise enough, and you ate too much. So some of you might start exercising which is great, but isn't enough in and of itself necessarily. It's part of the equation. A lot of you will go on a bread and water diet of some kind and lose weight rapidly only to go back to your normal eating habits that put you in the place where you needed a diet in the first place. This time of course since your body is trying to compensate for your starvation diet decides to conserve another 10 lbs.

A Motivation tip using photos to help you in losing weight.


The Sugar Addiction
Just go shopping at Wal-Mart and it becomes pretty evident that a lot of folks are addicted to sugar. Some of them may not even realize they are. Maybe even with all of today's health news and information circulating the web, television, and radio people don't realize that the main cause of obesity is sugar. It's not fat that makes people huge, it's sugar.  Read more on the Sugar Addiction

Cut Down On Carbs to Reduce Body Fat

Even a modest reduction in consumption of carbohydrate-rich foods may promote loss of deep belly fat. This could help reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, stroke and coronary artery disease.

Excess visceral fat (intra-abdominal fat) raises the risk of these diseases.  more

Facts on Acid Reflux some thoughts from Doctor Mercola on acid reflux one of which that taking antacids in the long run actually makes acid reflux worse, and a recommendation to slowly get off antacids.


Almonds the Healthy Snack

A study sought to evaluate the effect of an almond-enriched low-calorie diet on body composition and metabolism in a weight reduction program. The results showed that supplementation with almonds, in contrast to complex carbohydrates, was associated with greater reductions in weight and BMI, waist circumference, fat mass, total body water and systolic blood pressure.

That's the good news, but there's bad news too. All of almonds in North America are pasteurized and some may use propylene oxide which is a highly toxic flammable chemical compound, once used as a racing fuel. Read more.

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Should you go gluten-free?

Perhaps you have been considered going gluten-free?  Before you stop eating breads, pastas and cereals let?s look at the facts about gluten, Celiac, gluten intolerance and gluten sensitivity




Pfizer recalls 650,000 bottles of Advil Liqui-Gels

Pfizer Inc. has recalled more than 650,000 bottles of Advil pain-relief medicine due to the potential for a strong odor in the product




CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis C

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released draft recommendations calling for all baby boomers to get a one-time blood test for the liver disease. That's everyone born from 1945 to 1965




Many rare gene mutations may be associated with common diseases

Two large surveys of the human genome indicate that it may be much harder than scientists once thought to map out all the genetic mutations that underpin common human diseases, complicating the potential development of personalized, gene-based treatments




Georgia woman battling flesh-eating bacteria will lose hands and foot

Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old Georgia graduate student fighting aggressive flesh-eating bacteria, was informed by her father Thursday that the doctors would have to amputate her hands and her remaining foot





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Medical Board of California bullies couple into shutting down colon hydrother...
"Our sole source of income and our livelihoods, both taken from us in an instant," Shea Baird explained to me, struggling to fight back the tears. This veteran colon hydrotherapist and her husband Stephen are the latest victims of the medical establishment's rogue authoritarianism...

The US government is collecting DNA from kids, whether or not they are involv...
The only worse thing about an increasing number of police departments collecting DNA evidence from suspects they arrest - before they've ever been actually convicted of any crimes - is that courts are continuing to back this egregious violation of civil liberties. So...

Presidential campaign theme of 2012: More jobs and more zombies to work them
With increasing chemicals in food, medicine, and cosmetics, America is breeding zombies who go to work and pay taxes, but offer nothing to evolution, free thinking, or creative arts. Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continuously approves and furthers...

Green coffee bean extract is a powerful anti-oxidant
(NaturalNews)While most in society believe that coffee is bad for health this is only a half-truth. Pure green-coffee extract has become one of the top selling weight loss products on the market. Green coffee bean extract has some very good health and performance related benefits...

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"Gaydar" may be real, says Univ. of Washington study
Subjects saw photographs of gay and straight men and women devoid of hair, makeup and ears, and predicted their sexual orientation at an above average percentage

CDC urges hepatitis C test for all baby boomers born between 1945 and 1965
From 1999 and 2007, there was a 50 percent increase in the number of Americans dying from hepatitis C-related diseases, CDC said

FDA approves 7 companies to sell generic Plavix in pharmacies immediately
Generics should be available in pharmacies immediately; Walmart and Sam's Club pharmacies nationwide will begin selling generic Plavix Saturday

Diet during pregnancy is safe and reduces risk for complications, study finds
A calorie-restricted diet alone was more effective for weight loss than exercise or a combination of both, study showed

Sugar may make you "stupid" but omega-3 might mitigate the effect, rat study ...
Rats given high-fructose corn syrup solution took longer to go through a maze than a group given omega-3 fatty acids as well


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The Shocking Truth About U.S. Obesity Rates
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Statistics say that almost two-thirds of all U.S. states already have obesity rates that are above 25 percent, with over 12 states having over 30 percent. These numbers are very disturbing, but here?s more alarming news: recent research has revealed that these numbers may actually be underestimated. This means that the obesity epidemic in the [...]

Get Beautiful, Lustrous Hair with Coconut Oil
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If you?re tired of using chemical-based hair products to give your hair luster and volume, Dr. Joseph Mercola recommends a healthy and natural alternative: virgin coconut oil. Coconut oil?s benefits are widely recognized today, and numerous studies have proven its astounding capability to improve your health ? whether taken internally or applied externally, particularly on [...]

Looking for a Healthy Snack? Try Raw, Organic Nuts
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Are you eating potato chips or sweets that do nothing for your health? Dr. Joseph Mercola says it?s time you trash these toxic junk foods and switch to a healthy but equally delicious alternative: raw, organic nuts. When consumed in moderation, raw organic nuts can give you a powerful nutritional punch, as they are filled [...]

Krill: This Useful Crustacean May Save the World from Hunger
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A United Nations (UN) report predicted that worldwide starvation is imminent in the year 2050, especially if people do not change the way they eat. However, some say that there may be a practical solution to this forthcoming problem: krill. Krill are small, shrimp-like crustacean that live in pristine ocean waters. They are packed with [...]

Can Exercise Help You Cure a Cold?
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Some people decide to avoid movement when they feel like they?re coming down with a cold. But this may not be a good idea, because recent research says that exercise may actually help you prevent or cure a cold. A study observed people with the cold virus who were divided into two groups: an exercise [...]


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Chronic Heartburn May Boost Risk for Esophageal Cancer
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Inflammation caused by chronic heartburn may increase the risk of esophageal cancer, a new study finds.

Diabetes Can Take a Toll on Your Emotions
THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Many people know diabetes -- both type 1 and type 2 -- can take a serious toll on physical health. But these blood-sugar disorders also can affect your emotions and, in turn, your emotions can wreak havoc on your diabetes control.

Research With Dogs Points to Early Test for Arthritis
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- A new test that can detect and predict osteoarthritis before patients experience symptoms was developed by analyzing the joints of dogs with arthritis.


Georgia Woman With Flesh-Eating Disease to Lose Hands, Right Foot

Student With Flesh-Eating Disease Will Lose FingersAimee Copeland Shed No Tears, Family said




Fatty Liver Disease Rises Among Heaviest Teens
Two-Decade Rise Driven by Increase in Obesity


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Our spotlight on broccoli
a vegetable with a ton of vitamins and minerals.

The old classic Buns of Steel workout tapes starring Tamilee Webb have been re-released onto DVD. Now in two volumes you get 6 workouts. What would have been 6 separate VHS tapes back in the 80's and 90's are now more economical that they were then in two DVD sets. Check out how Tamilee Webb looks now.   Read more.

Reduce Risk for Prostate Cancer - a list of recommendations to lower risk of prostate cancer.

Reasons to Quit Smoking

Lots of reasons to quit like wrinkles, shortened lifespan, hurts your family's health, causes difficulties thinking, hurts your hearing, heart disease, cancer and on and on, and don't forget about the 4,0000 different chemicals in cigarettes. Read more

Natural ways to fight allergies find out ways to lower your allergy symptoms.


Beware of Food from Asia especially food from China, but now there are food items out there from Taiwan that even China has banned.
 


Review of Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred Workout DVD

Review of the levels and the exercises therein, plus my opinion on the DVD as a whole.


Coconut Oil Study Shows Waist Reduction in Women
A study has shown that dietary supplementation with coconut oil may result in a reduction in waist circumference and other benefits.

A randomized, double-blind clinical trial of 40 women divided them into two groups -- one that received daily dietary supplements of soybean oil (group S) and another than received a similar amount of coconut oil (group C). Both groups were instructed to follow a balanced hypocaloric diet and to walk for 50 minutes each day


New Study Shows Using Statins Actually Worsens Your Heart Function
A new article from Doctor Mercola may make you question the wisdom of taking aspirin on a daily basis.

Moisturizers May Cause Tumors Another report by Doctor Mercola.

Dolph Lundgren Workout Video - Rocky IV fans check out the forum for a video workout by none other than Ivan Drago himself Dolph Lundgren.

It doesn't include a fight with this guy.

Health and Fitness Good for Marriage - My thoughts on the subject of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle to a marriage.

Has the FDA Suppressed a Cure For Cancer? According to Doctor Mercola they have.

What is the Classic Physique according to Steve Reeves posted by Nick -
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Is Coffee Good for You? by Doctor Mercola

Taylor Lautner's Ab Workout Get abs like that Twilight werewolf guy.

List of Sunscreens to use or avoid this summer

Benefits of Astaxanthin - According to Doctor Mercola astaxanthin is great for the skin protecting us from sun damage, and says studies show it may actually reduce wrinkles.

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How to Avoid Kidney Stones

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Juicing Benefits
1.Juicing helps you absorb most of the nutrients from the vegetables. This is important because most of us have impaired digestion as a result of making less-than-optimal food choices over many years. This limits your body's ability to absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables. Juicing will help to "pre-digest" them for you, so you will receive most of the nutrition, rather than having it go down the toilet.

2.Juicing allows you to consume an optimal amount of vegetables in an efficient manner. If you are a carb type, you should eat one pound of raw vegetables per 50 pounds of body weight per day. Some people may find eating that many vegetables difficult, but it can be easily accomplished with a quick glass of vegetable juice.  read more