Posted in Alzheimer's, Environmental Health, Exercise, Holism, Informed Consent, Mental Health, Recommended Reading, Stress, Vaccinations, Wellness, cancer, nutrition, tagged nutrition, relaxation, Mental Health, toxins, Exercise, hpv vaccine, Gardasil, Alzheimer's disease, noise, cell phones, mobile phones, pain, granite, radon on August 1, 2008 | No Comments »
HPV Vaccine Adverse Events Worrisome Says Key Investigator (MedScape Today)
Concerns about serious health risks - including neurologic and autoimmune complications - from the use of Gardasil and other human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are being raised by Diane Harper, MD, at Dartmouth Medical School. Once a principal investigator in HPV vaccine clinical trials for Merck and [...]
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Posted in Exercise, Food, Wellness, nutrition, tagged diet, dieting, Exercise, fitness, Food, nutrition, walking on July 25, 2008 | No Comments »
89 Percent of Children’s Food Products Provide Poor Nutritional Quality, Study Finds (Science Daily)
The Productive Diet (Washington Post)
Regular Walking Nearly Halves Elderly Disability Risk (Science Daily)
Active Lifestyle May Prevent Cancer: Japan Study (Reuters)
Prolonged Sitting Turns Off Fat-Burning Enzyme (Natural News)
Weight Watchers Vs. Fitness Centers (Science Daily)
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Posted in Drugs, Environmental Health, Food, Holism, Mental Health, Recommended Reading, Wellness, homeopathy, nutrition, tagged Activia, children, depression, emf radiation, homeopathy, multitasking, nutraceuticals, probiotics, Prozac, SSRIs on July 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Live Safely and Thrive in the Wireless Age (Central Sierra Health Resource Guide)
An excellent overview of the health risks of Electro Magnetic Frequency (EMF) radiation from mobile phones, computers, microwaves and other technological conveniences - along with tips and resources for minimizing your exposure. To access the article, follow the above link and scroll to [...]
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We’re not really fond of articles like this: The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating.
Why?
Because they always somehow manage to leave you with the impression that if you just eat these “superfoods,” you can directly cause a desired health outcome. Just as our parents and guardians tried to persuade us to eat our veggies when [...]
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Eating well is the foundation of health. And this means eating a diet centered on whole foods, preferably organic, locally and sustainably raised. But with the cost of all food soaring to undreamt of heights, eating well can seem nearly impossible to do without breaking the bank.
But “seem” doesn’t mean “is.”
Still, a recent story in [...]
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Posted in Drugs, Food, Industrial Medicine, Mental Health, Stress, Wellness, nutrition, orthodontics, tagged big pharma, braces, brain health, children's nutrition, FDA, junk food, nutrition, orthodontics, Stress, yoga on July 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Survey: Most Effective Dental Braces Are Least Attractive (Physorg)
FDA Slowing New Medicine Pipeline (WSJ via azcentral.com)
100 Californians Injured by Hospitals Each Month (MedHeadlines)
Mother’s Junk Food “Harms Child” (BBC)
Early Life Nutrition May Be Associated with Adult Intellectual Functioning (Science Daily)
Scientists Learn How Food Affects the Brain: Omega 3 Especially Important (Science Daily)
Meditation, Yoga Might Switch Off [...]
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Think buying snack foods in smaller sizes will help you eat less of them?
Think again.
In one experiment, students were primed to think about their body shape, then were given potato chips and left to watch television. They ate nearly twice as many chips when given nine small bags as when given two large ones. They [...]
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Posted in Drugs, Industrial Medicine, Recommended Reading, Recommended Sites, cholesterol, nutrition, tagged big pharma, cholesterol, Industrial Medicine, statins, children, AAP on July 8, 2008 | No Comments »
So the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has revised its position on children and cholesterol. Now they say that children as young as two should be screened for cholesterol if they are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). The AAP also lowered the age at which they indicate statins - from 10 to 8 [...]
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Posted in Environmental Health, Exercise, Informed Consent, Vitamins, Wellness, nutrition, tagged additives, adhd, allergies, chemicals, environment, Exercise, sugar, sun, vitamin D on June 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Additives, Allergies and ADHD: Is There a Connection? (ABC News)
We’re in Chemical Overload (Montreal Gazette)
Not All Sugars Have an Equal Effect on Obesity (foodconsumer.org)
Time in the Sun: How Much Is Needed for Vitamin D? (US News & World Report)
“Directed Thinking” Increases Time Spent Exercising (PhysOrg)
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Check out the headline in this screenshot from a recent article posted on the Vacaville (CA) Reporter site:
There’s just one problem: the subject of the story, 102 year old Samuel Cancimilla, doesn’t really claim that junk food has been good for him. The writer does list his favorite sweets but then includes some more likely [...]
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