Archive for June, 2008

Bone Density, Osteoporosis and Strong to the Bone campaign

I came across this Foxnews Health Top Video today, and watching Dr. Manny interviewing Dr. Pamela Peeke of Strong to the Bone Foundation. In the video, Dr. Pamela answers the following questions from Dr. Manny:

What is osteoporosis?
Do all women get osteoporosis and are there any risk factors that make it worst?
What can they do to [...]

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Agave Nectar has Low Glycemic Index

I knew nothing about Agave Nectar until last week.
While clicking the Recipes tab at Transitions Lifestyle site, I came across this hot chocolate recipe. Scanned through the ingredients, I remembered from Robert E. Kowalski’s book, The Blood Pressure Cure saying that the cocoa products contained high flavonoids and is good for lowering the blood pressure. [...]

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Toxicity of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Recently, there was a discussion in the mailing list of a wellness group I belong to concerning the toxicity of low energy light bulbs.
A quick search on the Internet brought me to different views on this topic. For example, back in April, in an article, Political Crusaders, Dr. Thomas Sowell’s described the campaign to replace [...]

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