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Scientific evidence for supplements and snake oil

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Some dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, vitamins and antioxidants are proving their efficacy in clinical trials and research for specific conditions, others are unadulterated snake oil.

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Sugar May Be Bad But This Sweetener Is Far More Deadly

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Study after study are taking their place in a growing lineup of scientific research demonstrating that consuming high-fructose corn syrup is the fastest way to trash your health. It is now known without a doubt that sugar in your food, in all it’s myriad of forms, is taking a devastating toll.

Read more on the Huffington Post

Smokers at risk from their own ‘second-hand’ smoke

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

It is well known that smokers damage their health by directly inhaling cigarette smoke. Now, research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Environmental Health has shown that they are at additional risk from breathing environmental tobacco smoke, contrary to the prevailing assumption that such risks would be negligible in comparison to those incurred by actually smoking.

Read more on Physorg

Can blocking a frown keep bad feelings at bay?

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Your facial expression may tell the world what you are thinking or feeling. But it also affects your ability to understand written language related to emotions, according to research that was presented today (Jan. 29) to the Society for Personal and Social Psychology in Las Vegas and that will be published in the journal Psychological Science.

Read more on Physorg

Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight – The video story of a stroke victim

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions — motion, speech, self-awareness — shut down one by one. An astonishing story.

Read more on ted.com

Dead neuron clean-up crew in peripheral nervous system found

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Death is messy, especially in the developing nervous system. During embryonic development, more nerve cells (neurons) are produced than we will ever need or use. About half of those unnecessary neurons die through a pre-programmed “suicide” mechanism called apoptosis.

Read more on Physorg

The 5 Worst Drinks In America

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

A list of the high fat, high sugar and least healthy drinks popular in America. Almost all of these drinks are worse for you than any sandwich you can order at McDonalds and what’s worse is that most people don’t consider these that bad.  If you thought that Latte you were drinking was a “Skinny Latte” you might just find out that it has more fat in it than a Big Mac. So We’re going to start out this list with an American favorite Starbucks.

Read more on Foodio

Regular Exercise is The Best Way to Stay Fit

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Over the years exercise has been prescribed as the key ingredient in the recipe of being healthy by almost all doctors. Regular exercise, even at an old age, can add many healthy years to your life. It can keep you fighting fit, until your last days. Extensive researches have proved the fact that a person is never too old to start exercising and even a small amount of exercise per day can lead to a significant increase in the number of years that the person is going to live.

Read more on Health Mad

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