Information and opinions on Diet & Exercise from Frankenduf at MyDietExercise.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/59339 http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/59339/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/59339 http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/59339/40246/chronic-nuts Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:42:17 -0400 Frankenduf 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 heart disease, the early wave of dietary advice was to lower fat intake.  And since nuts are... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/59339/40246/chronic-nuts http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/59339/39642/spoonful Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:39:13 -0400 Frankenduf 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 then markets it, convincing people to take the pill or else. And in a sense, people have to pay the... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/59339/39642/spoonful http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/59339/39496/skinny-obama Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:02:13 -0400 Frankenduf 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 news, the preeminent paper may now be the Times.   2- The article may have inadvertently... http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/59339/39496/skinny-obama