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Kenn Kihiu

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posted 09/05/2008, comments (0)

Enough With Your Procrastination - Time To Stop Messing Around

Vacation time is over! It's time to put away the picnic blankets, beach toys, sun tan lotion and stop messing around. Motivational philosopher Jim Rohn so aptly put it. "You can't hire someone else to do your push-ups" and he was right because there are some things you can delegate and outsource but health and fitness ain't... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/04/2008, comments (0)

Just a spoonful of vinegar...

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 Chevron

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ingcloud

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posted 09/04/2008, comments (0)

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My husband has frequent kidney stones. He had one analyzed and they determined it was made up of calcium. He was advised to cut back drastically on his calcium intake. We have had a hard time trying to figure out what does and does not contain calcium. Are there any resources for individuals like him?

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Amy Thomas

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posted 09/02/2008, comments (0)

Does organic food protect against cancer?

While it seems this "less-tainted" variety of fruits, vegetables, meats, and other foods would contain fewer carcinogens, the answer is No-organic isn't anti-cancer. Or at least not that we can prove. But what are the benefits of organically grown foods, and should you spend the extra cash? While organic produce contains higher levels of... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/01/2008, comments (0)

Exercise and alcohol recovery

Say it’s a Friday night and you go straight from work (the gym) straight to the bar. Several shots later, your having a great time, but what has become of your muscles? Several studies have found that alcohol intoxication leads to elevated cortisol, a stress hormone, levels in the blood stream. While this chemical raises as... Read more Chevron

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