You are currently browsing the Health and nutrition weblog archives for February, 2008.
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Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »
Pesticides, heavy metals and other airborne contaminants are raining down on national parks across the West and Alaska. They are appearing in dangerously high levels in lakes, plants and fish. A ... Read more..Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »
When the diets of farmed fish are altered, their nutritional value also changes. The main ingredients of fish feed have traditionally been of marine origin, but these foods are often ... Read more..Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »
Taking the herbal supplement ginkgo biloba may delay the onset of cognitive impairment in elderly adults. However, the study also showed a higher incidence of strokes and "mini-strokes" in ginkgo ... Read more..Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »
Working less while accomplishing more isn’t easy. It requires creative thinking creatively and a willingness to open yourself to the possibility that your methods aren’t as efficient as they could ... Read more..Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »
A FDA panel backed GlaxoSmithKline’s Rotarix vaccine, designed to help protect infants from a gastrointestinal illness. But one member dissented when it came to the question of the drug’s safety. There ... Read more..Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »
The brain is a complex and confusing organ, often covered in the scar tissue of old hurts and traumas. But decluttering your mind is actually not difficult. You can declutter ... Read more..Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, even if they are harmless individually in small doses, can together form a dangerous chemical cocktail. Simultaneous exposure to several different endocrine-disrupting substances may, among other things, result ... Read more..Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »
In recent years, the incidence of strokes has tripled among middle-aged women in the U.S. Doctors blame this alarming trend on the obesity epidemic. The rise came even though more women ... Read more..Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in Health and beauty | No Comments »
Before you reach for that diet cola or sugar-free ice cream, you might want to consider a new study published by Purdue University on the effects of artificial sweeteners in ... Read more..Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »
In a recent Washington Post article, Susan Jacoby argues that Americans are in serious intellectual trouble, facing a virulent mixture of anti-intellectualism, anti-rationalism and low expectations. She points to a ... Read more..