Posted in Insomnia/Sleep on January 27th, 2010 No Comments »
If you have suffered from weeks of sleep loss, one good night’s sleep will not compensate. Loss of sleep can be a real problem, disrupting your daily activities, your reaction times and increases the risk of accidents and mistakes. The average amount of sleep that adults should get is 8 hours and many get around [...]
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Posted in Health on January 19th, 2010 No Comments »
Our country’s obsession with weight loss is getting pretty ridiculous.
I recently saw an article about someone on ebay selling and obesity “vaccine”. It costs $145 and comes with the syringes to give yourself injections in the rear. There are three ingredients that are said to burn fat. Hydroxycitric acid comes from tropical plants and there [...]
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Posted in Health on January 12th, 2010 No Comments »
Pistachios have been named as a possible aid in treating lung cancer and other cancers. Gamma-tocopherol, a form of vitamin E is found in pistachios which has been shown to reduce lung cancer. Additionally pistachios produce a cholesterol-lowering effect and provide antioxidants. Other nuts like peanuts, pecans, walnuts and soybeans can also be beneficial. Nuts [...]
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