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No More Reading Food Labels |
| 12/29/2008 3:51:01 PM |
| Or at least, less reading if the new Smart Choices Program has anything to do with it. Did you hear about this new nutritional labeling program? After reviewing the details I (for the most part) like it. Dietitians of America have developed a big label that has a large green check mark, number of calories, and number of servings in the product. There are guidelines for... Read More |
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Medical Members Forum Can Help Educate You |
| 12/27/2008 10:46:51 AM |
 Forums are a great way to interact with people, as everyone who participates in forums knows. If you have a health issue that you want to learn more about or have questions for others, try a medical member forum, where you can read threads and post questions or comments about your issues, whether they are physical or mental. There is a great medical members forum at... Read More |
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Is China Fatter Than The US? |
| 12/22/2008 1:36:21 PM |
I just read an article that stated China now has 1/3 of its population plagued by obesity. While it pales in comparison to the United States at 2/3...but remember, China has 1.3 Billion people compared to the states tiny 300 million. China has more obese people that the US has citizens!
Estimates say that China will reach the 2/3 obesity range in about 10 years at the... Read More |
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Child Abuse Prevention Sometimes Goes Awry |
| 12/20/2008 11:38:20 PM |
Last night I attended a delightful lecture by Sergei Boutenko of rawfamily.com fame. Sergei has an amazing story. His whole family was sick--he himself was a diagnosed with diabetes at age nine. His mother, desperate for answers learned that a raw foods diet could reverse diabetes. Advised of problems with insulin and diabetic complications, the mother led the family in... Read More |
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Big Applause for New York Governor |
| 12/18/2008 10:17:18 PM |
Did you see the proposed "fat tax" by the governor of New York? Put a 15% tax on non-diet sodas and other sugary drinks that contain less than 70% fruit juice. There is opposition to the tax as you can imagine...that it is unfair to single out sodas - but forget that...you have to start somewhere.
There was a lot of opposition to cigarette taxes, and there has... Read More |
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Blog Cardio Series: Part IV - "Expensive Clothes Rack" |
| 12/16/2008 8:31:37 PM |
Do you have one? A clothes rack with a belt you can walk on...handles on the side...digital screen...plugs in to the wall - you know the one..."oh wait, that is my treadmill!" I am making light of a situation that is very common, so if you have one of these "clothes racks", don't feel like you are alone, you are not!
But the good news is - you can... Read More |
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Dark chocolate can help you lose weight |
| 12/15/2008 12:56:11 AM |
 Scientists have got an early Christmas present for chocoholics, the news that eating healthy dark chocolate can help you lose weight.
Research has found that dark chocolate is far more filling than milk chocolate, lessening your craving for sweet, salty and fatty foods.
The University of Copenhagen say this means eating healthy dark chocolate may be an... Read More |
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Is dark chocolate an Aphrodisiac? The ongoing debate |
| 12/12/2008 10:04:41 AM |
 The ancient Mayans drank chocolate for fertility, and the Aztecs were convinced that dark chocolate was a potent aphrodisiac. King Montezuma had rather a large harem which, as all harem keepers know, requires considerable dedication to satisfy. Fifty cups of dark chocolate a day laterand Monte was a happy man. It’s difficult to know, of course,... Read More |
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Healthy Chocolate and Dental Wellness |
| 12/12/2008 1:03:23 AM |
 Dentist Sees Patient Success with Healthy Chocolate
According to Tim Driscoll, DDS, in the dental industry one of the things that causes a lot of damage to teeth is the sugar found in chocolates. When he heard about good healthy chocolate (chocolates that didn't have the waxes, sugar, fat and milk added to traditional milk chocolate products) he was... Read More |
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Snack Packs Help Shed Pounds. |
| 12/11/2008 9:22:15 PM |
You have most likely heard of the 100 Calorie Snack Packs. As a matter of fact, I have blogged about them before. I like them. Here is the way I look at it - you get your "sweets" fix, but only spend 100 calories...not bad. And of the snack packs, it really doesn't matter which one you choose - just pick the one that fills your need.
There was a recent study... Read More |
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How dark chocolate can help with aging |
| 12/7/2008 2:55:29 PM |
 Aging is a natural process. However, we all want to keep diseases and illness at bay. We all want to live our lives to the end, strong and healthy!"Life by chocolate, or death by chocolate? There is an increasing outflow of pro dark chocolate PR, and much of the excitement centers around antioxidants. Fruits and vegetables contain... Read More |
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Caffeine and Healthy Dark Chocolate |
| 12/7/2008 12:50:24 AM |
 CAFFEINE in the cacao fruit is found mainly in the shell or membrane which encloses the cacao beans. Most suppliers of cheaper cocoa powder grind up this outer membrane along with the beans, which helps to increase the yield and lower their cost of producing cocoa mass. When the membrane is removed before shipping the raw cacao beans or grinding them... Read More |
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Blog Series I - Why is America Getting Fatter? "Eat Fast, Get Fat!" |
| 12/4/2008 6:58:30 AM |
Bob and I are always trying to figure out why America is getting fatter and fatter. We have recently spoke of the "Holiday 10", which has mysteriously transformed over the years into the "Holiday 15". We know there are more processed foods, high fructose corn syrup has reared it's ugly head, and dairy has become a "health" food, but...
We are... Read More |
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You Don't Walk Fat Off Your Body! |
| 12/2/2008 4:08:35 PM |
I was reading a forum post on a popular health and fitness site and how people were claiming to walk "x" times per week and melt fat off their body. It is one thing for the non-fitness professional to make these claims, but there were posts from people claiming to be in the industry - and saying walking will melt fat off your body...
Not much fat.
Staying away from... Read More |
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Create Your Medical Transcription Forums Network |
| 12/1/2008 6:11:29 PM |
With a large number of the population hitting retirement age and a large number starting their own medical transcription business, the medical transcription forums have become important. A lot of people who are new at starting a transcription business have flooded the medical transcription forums in search of important pearls of knowledge. The great thing about the medical... Read More |
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