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Frankenduf on Diet & Exercise
Tuesday, September 09 2008
The New York Times ran an article yesterday claiming nuts may help prevent diverticulitis. This is another in a growing number of studies claiming health benefits from eating nuts. So the nut is now ascending the list of health foods, even though historically it had taken a couple of shots.
When cholesterol was implicated in... Read more
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Frankenduf on Diet & Exercise
Thursday, September 04 2008
Ever wonder why there's a pill for everything?High blood pressure?- there's a pill; Constipation?- there's a pill; Feeling blue (sad or ischemic)?- there are even more pills. How did this happen?Well, there's a reason the pharmaceutical industry makes billions of $. In a word, it's patents. A corporation mixes up a pill, slaps a patent on it, and... Read more
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Frankenduf on Diet & Exercise
Wednesday, September 03 2008
Anyone here read the Wall Street Journal? They recently ran an article claiming that some voters may not vote for Obama because he is too thin. I have two main reactions to this.
1- The WSJ has devolved into a propaganda rag that Murdoch uses to further his own ends. If somebody wants quality financial... Read more
