Month: November 2018

Are Your Breast Implants Making You Sick?

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Source: http://breastimplantinfo.org Breast implant companies were required to complete safety studies before they could sell their implants in the United States. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved breast implants, they admitted that “studies would need to be larger and longer” to find out if implants could cause the kinds of symptoms and diseases many women were […] Read More

What You and Your Doctor Need to Know About ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

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Healthcare providers can attend a live, continuing education event screening of Unrest – at a theater, hospital, university, clinic or community center – or register to watch Unrest online; watch a 10-minute video on the diagnosis & management of ME by Dr. David Kaufman; take a short test; and receive 2.0 American Medical Association PRA Category 1 Credits™. […] Read More

How To Have A Wholehearted Holiday Season

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As the holiday season approaches, I have been looking into community organizations accepting donations for the holidays. As I speak with members of these groups, the common theme is that they request volunteer time versus giving money. Whether making food and serving at a shelter or spending time with individuals in the organizations, it is […] Read More

5 Healthy Breakfast Smoothies You Must Try!

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Skip the coffee and energize with these healthy breakfast smoothies instead! A smoothie will help kick charge your day in a healthy way – they’re easy to make, conveniently fast, and delicious too. Give these healthy morning drinks a try.  Cold-Fighting Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie Tis the season… cold and flu season! If you’ve contracted the […] Read More

Cannabis Tied to Serious Type 1 Diabetes Complications

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Article Source: Reuters Health People with type 1 diabetes may be more likely to develop potentially fatal complications when they use cannabis, a recent study suggests. Researchers surveyed 450 patients with type 1 diabetes in Colorado, where cannabis is legal for medical and recreational use. Overall, 30 percent of the participants used cannabis. Compared to […] Read More

How to Stretch If You Hate Stretching

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Source: Lifehacker.com Luckily for me, I don’t find physical activity to be a chore. I genuinely enjoy biking, running and playing soccer, and do all of those things on the regular. But when it comes to stretching—well, I hate it. My mantra is basically, “I’ll stretch when I’m dead.” The appealing part of playing sports […] Read More

Dark Roast Coffee Might Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Study Suggests

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Source: USAtoday.com Another day, another coffee study. New research suggests that coffee can protect your brain — and the roast matters. Canadian researchers from the Krembil Brain Institute in Toronto tested Starbucks VIA Instant light roast, dark roast and decaffeinated dark roast for compounds known as phenylindanes. That’s because they think the compounds, which are the result of the […] Read More