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It turns out that Chocolate is good for you!
-However: It has to be Dark Chocolate.
Researchers at the University of Cologne, Germany and Italy’s National Institute for Food and Nutrition have done studies on the health effects of this popular treat.
Each participant in the studies ate 3.5 ounces worth of chocolate per day…
Chief author Dr. Larry Clark, Bruce W. Turnbull and others at Cornell and the University of Arizona have written a study on Selenium and its effects on cancer.
It was funded by the NIH and others.
The study was originally targeted at testing efficacy of Selenium on Skin Cancer,
In populations where the trace mineral content is lower in the local soil.
These regions include the Upper Midwest, Northeast and Florida.
The subjects who took selenium supplements had 41…
As if Loneliness weren’t bad enough, according to CMU grad student Sarah Pressman,
-It turns out it could affect your immune system negatively.
It is disturbing that this study neglected to count the number of inverted keg-stands or fraternity indoctrination rituals in the lives of the subjects.
If those don’t kill your defenses in a week, nothing will…
Diet reviews can be a big help to predict your likely results and it turns out Consumer Reports found peer-pressure wins out in the end!
I knew I should have done what all the Cool Kids were doing. Damn!
Weight Watchers comes out as CR’s highest rated diet for its simplicity and high retention rate.
Those weekly indoctrination meetings with free Kool-aid seem to help also.
Slim-Fast was their second choice based on convenience. –If it’s at every 7-11…
Researchers investigating Turmeric at the University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center,Kumamoto University, and the University of Rochester are finding some encouraging results in early tests involving the yellow curry spice.
Their early results suggest it may help slow multiple myeloma and possibly other types of cancer.
It has also been shown to help impede the production of the Interleukin-8 protein, which is secreted in higher-than-normal levels…
Damn! That explains all the accidental head injuries and extended games of hide-and-go-seek at the mall when I was 3.
Mom still says she loves us all the same.
A study by the University of Alberta in Canada shows that healthy but ugly children were neglected much more than their attractive counterparts.
However, it’s still a small test that needs more research and…
Hmm. Note to Self: If you want to live longer, Rich=Good.
Second Note to Self: Must stop sleeping with supermodels and eating caviar; not neccessarily life-prolonging.
More of a reminder checklist backed up with a few medical quotes and a slide show. This Forbes article is a bit on the simplistic side.
The quality part is the few references to what ignoring this rather basic advice could lead to…
Tricia Cunningham says she has gone from 292 to 125 in 9 months and kept it off for five years thus far.
Her secret: Eat Dinner for Breakfast and vice versa.
The real magic seems to be that she just started eating better and that she ate a large meal first and a small meal last.
Her recent second place in a bikini contest makes it seem a bit too good to be true.
In the past five years,…
