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Nearly one million people develop heart disease each year. The vast majority of these people are unaware that this devastating condition can be prevented with a natural diet. Researchers from the European study EPIC (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) have developed a plan that can reduce the risk of coronary artery disease by […]
As teenagers, most of us don’t even care if we’re eating right or beginning to understand the effects of bad eating habits. However, as we age, we begin to notice the effects of improper exercise, bad eating habits, and how they affect our health. Today, as baby boomers retire, health concerns and questions are on […]
When fibroids were diagnosed before deciding to have fibroid surgery, I felt it was important to understand the following a) What is a fibroid? b) What are the normal symptoms of fibroids? c) Risk factors for fibroids d) Alternative treatment of fibroids In this article, I will share with my readers information that I have […]
Have you ever heard of the Hollywood Diet? The pineapple and grapefruit diet is a similar method to lose weight very quickly. You cannot eat anything other than these two types of fruit for about 14 days. It is said that you can lose at least 15 pounds in just 2 short weeks! What are […]
We’ve all heard of “second hand smoke,” the result when smokers exhale and release carcinogens into the air around them. The harmful effects of passive smoking are well documented. Third-hand smoking is less well known. Coined in 2009 by doctors at the Mass General Hospital for Children, the term is used for the residual gases […]
We know how this ends: The coronavirus becomes endemic, and we live with it forever. But what we don’t know—and what the U.S. seems to have no coherent plan for—is how we are supposed to get there. We’ve avoided the hard questions whose answers will determine what life looks like in the next weeks, months, […]
For the past year and a half, humans around the world have been asked to do something we’re pretty bad at, even in the best of circumstances: figure out what constitutes safety, and act accordingly. A well-understood risk doesn’t necessarily improve our thought processes, thanks to a host of cognitive biases and external pressures that […]