Some experts have called obesity an epidemic. The condition has been linked to genetics, but many researchers say poor diet and lack of exercise have played a role in the increase of obesity. Some even suspect it could be contagious. But anyone who thinks logically about it can imagine that we might inherit the tendency, […]
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Apr7
BBQ meats linked with prostate cancer
A compound formed when meat is charred at high temperatures - as in barbecue - encourages the growth of prostate cancer in rats, researchers say.
The study, presented at a meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, may help explain the link between eating meat and a higher risk of prostate cancer.
It also fits in […]
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Mar17
The World’s Smallest Surgeons ?
Sitting with a few friends tonight at the Rose and Raindrop the discussion came across the table about health and healing, then Maggots. It was news to me but apparently a few doctors have been using Maggots to heal people for quite sometime.
Maggot therapy, also known as biosurgery, larval therapy,
or maggot debridement therapy, is a carefully […]
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Mar13
Skip the whole milk. Pass on soda. Drink beer?
Some prominent nutrition experts put out new guidelines Wednesday urging Americans to cut back on calorie-rich sodas while allowing more leeway for alcohol and lots of room for tea and coffee — up to 40 ounces a day.
That’s more than three tall cups at Starbucks, although that might bust suggested limits on caffeine.
They also allow […]
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