Ah, the joys of sleep! For such a wonderful activity, why
don’t we spend more time practicing it? It seems that we never get enough
sleep, but why worry? Sleep is just a pleasant waste of time, right? Recent
research shows that lack of sleep can have profound and long-lasting impacts on our health.
Vitamins – Just Say No
Remember when you were told, “an apple a day keeps the
doctor away?” When did we start to substitute a pill for the apple? It seems
that every tenth page of any magazine is a full-page ad for some vitamin or
supplement. Is our diet so truly deficient that we need pills to make up for
some sort of nutritional shortcoming?
Running Better With a Slushy
A New Diet Pill – Again
It seems that there is a pill for everything. That is
certainly true when it comes to weight loss. There have been dozens of “miracle”
pills over the years. They all promised great things, but most of them
delivered far less, and many of them turned out to be harmful. After more than
ten years without a new prescription diet pill, the FDA approved not one, but two new pills
for weight loss. Now both of them are on the market and available.
Love Your Teeth? Skip the Gatorade!
A news story has been making the rounds, comparing the effect on dental health from drinking diet soda with using meth.
While we all like a good horror story, the facts just don’t add up. It turns
out that the “study” that launched all this press was limited to a few individuals, none of whom had visited
a dentist for decades. But that does raise the question: how damaging are today’s
popular beverages? Turns out there are scientific answers available!
The 100 Diet
The 16/8 Diet
Are you a snacker? The kind of person who’s always within
arm’s reach of a potato chip or maybe a cookie? Is it possible that this
behavior is making it difficult for you to lose weight? What if you restricted
your eating to just 8 hours out of the day? As for the rest of the day (and night)?
Nothing by mouth. This is the underlying concept behind the 16/8 Diet. Fast for
16 hours, then eat for 8.
What is a Probiotic?
Stroll down any grocery store yogurt isle and you will be
bombarded by wild claims about each yogurt’s amazing probiotic ingredients. To
believe the claims, one ounce of probiotic-laden yogurt can extend your life,
cure baldness and maybe help you win the lottery. Is there anything behind this
probiotic craze?
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