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Cancer FactsFact # 1 There is no cure and never will be a cure. Like any disease that is drug treated you will likely be besieged by side effects. The drugs used now to treat cancer kill more people than they save.Fact # 2 The way people are living today is directly related to diseases of all kinds. Fix your lifestyle and live long and prosper.Fact # 3 People who have cancer can change their

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Questions to ask a house painter for health!If you are planning to paint and looking to hire a professional to paint your house, some questions that you ask may be about the quality of the paint products and whether there are any health issues to be aware of. Lead is no longer allowed but what other toxic ingrediants might need to be pointed out or avoided.Bothell House Painter

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Boost Your Bodies Disease FightersIt is a given that exercising regularly will strengthen our hearts and lungs. It also can boost your brain power and keep your brain young. Tests in rats have proven that.The really cool thing about exercising, especially resistance training (lifting weights) is that it increases the natural killer (NK) cells, a type of white blood cell in the body.These cells

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Fruit Wine TodayBy Bryon ZirkerIf wine making has become a passion of yours, why not try your hand at making fruit wine. Fruits that make many of the best fruit wines are elderberries, plums, peaches, blackberries, huckleberries, blackcurrants, and pomegranates. Other fruits include berries, plums, apples, apricot, bananas, cherries, pineapple guava, and blueberries. Just about any fruit can be

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Build Your Own Wine Cellar-A Quick Round Up!Wine enthusiasts are popping up all over the place these days. Residential wine cellars are becoming very popular as a status symbol. The need to build your own wine cellar is growing. There you go a quick guide to build your own wine cellar. So whether you have a relatively small collection of wine or enough to supply a small event center, building

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Efusjon-The Energy Drinks That Rock!Efusjon products are created from 100% natural ingredients and without preservatives or additives, efusjon's energy drinks provide a rich, smooth flavor that you will enjoy anytime - completely guilt-free. So start your day with the boost of delicious, nutritious energy your body will love! You can enjoy our energy drinks anytime your body needs an extra boost!

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Grilled Veggies-Grill Up A Storm Of NutritionBy Bryon ZirkerGrilling meat? Go ahead and grill up this lite and tastynutritionally filled side dish too.Grilled Veggies Side.Nutritional Profile:source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B-12Good source of riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, copper101 calories, 3 g protein, 9 g carbohydrates, 7 g fat,1 g saturated fat, 1 g monounsaturated fat,5 g

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Summer Body-Drop The PoundsBy Bryon ZirkerHere are three summer nutrients to help yo get the summer body you want. These three nutrients can help to:Achieve a leaner physique. Stop being a slave to food and start creating a healthy relationship with it.Keep blood sugar levels that are already within the normal range consistent to maintain ideal body functions. Garcinia Cambogia-pumpkin-shaped

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Health Nutrition Guide-Your Likely Drinking Wrinkle Fertilizer?By Bryon ZirkerMost sugar these days has been replaced with an impostor.This dangerous impostor is Known as high-fructose cornsyrup (HFCS), it is a synthetic sweetener masquerading asbeing natural and healthy, oh reeeaaallly. You see a chemicalreaction discovered in the year 1914 by French chemist LouisCamille Maillard proves the

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A Safer Sweetener-That Is Really Awesome By Bryon ZirkerWhen working on the behavior of guarding your healthamong many things sugar and artificial sweeteners areout. But wait, due to some all-natural sweeteners likeerythritol, stevia, and agave nectar - you can still satisfythat sweet tooth of yours without sabotaging your health.So here is another great one to try...Coconut sugar.Coconut sugar

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10-Minute Walk-You Can Do ThisBy Bryon ZirkerExercising gets harder and harder to do with our busy schedules. Here is a quick way to get some cardio into your day with little effort. Take 10 minute brisk walks 3 times per day, one in the morning one around lunch time and one after supper. 10 minutes three time per day adds up to 30 minutes. This will dramatically alter the way you look and

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Slash Stroke Risk With TeaBy Bryon ZirkerTea can reduce your risk of stroke which is a very good reason to enjoy it often.Studies by the Journal of the American Heart Association observed that drinking 3 cups of either black or green tea's reduced stroke risks by almost 21 percent. This is huge. Drinking three cups daily was the consumption factor. Drinking even more increases the reduction of

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How wonderful it is to have big business and government doour thinking, make choices and decisions for us because theyknow more than us what is best. Oh what bliss---LOL "What, areyou kidding me?" -BZMonsanto Vs. The World: Is it Too Late for Us to Win?May 20, 2009 By Melanie SegalaManaging Editor, Total Health BreakthroughsMonsanto is the world's largest agricultural biotechnologycompany and

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Liver Function-Is Your Liver Sick?By Bryon ZirkerYour liver does the following to keep you healthy. Breaks down fatKeeps hormones in balanceEliminates toxins Regulates blood sugarThe liver is an amazing organ that completes more than 400 functions daily to keep you healthy.Here are some tips for keeping your liver strong and ready to do its job.1. Eat fresh whole foods. 2. Eat as many uncooked

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Asparagus-Some like some don't. Here is a great recipe that may sway the don'ts.Roasted Asparagus with Walnuts and Feta By Laura LaValle, RD, LDSince asparagus is in season in the spring, I thought it wouldn't hurt to do one more asparagus recipe. This method of preparation sheds a whole new light on this vegetable. Even if you're not a big fan of asparagus, the flavor imparted by roasting,

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Losing Weight-Staying PositiveMany people coerce themselves into getting fit by beating themselves up about how fat they might be or how weak, or that they have no muscle tone. Bad idea. You would not I hope, tell your child, or subordinate that they suck at this or that, or they can not do it or, they never stick to this or that, or they will never build or make it. Focusing on the positive is

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Do You Cherish you Memory? Read this.Your Brain on StatinsBy James LaValle, R.Ph, ND, CCNI was recently made aware of huge news on statin drugs from the labs at Iowa State University, where a researcher has confirmed something I have long suspected regarding cholesterol-lowering drugs -- that they could seriously harm brain health. The concern comes from simply knowing that brain cells, like

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This article was in my email on April 15th. Very interesting.With Vaccines Like This, Why Be Afraid of Extremist Groups? April 15, 2009 By Melanie SegalaManaging Editor, Total Health Breakthroughs How close were we to a deadly pandemic in January of this year?According to several published sources, we were teetering on the brink. That's because seasonal flu vaccines manufactured by US-based

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High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)-The Metabolic PoisonBy Bryon ZirkerThough (HFCS) is cheap and widely available. This plus is far out weighed by the negative aspects of this dangerous and highly refined poison. Do not let the advertisers and certain associations BS you, they all are paid high amounts of money to say what they say with no regard to what they are actually promoting, nor the terrible

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Fat Loss Tips-Olive Oil For A Flat Belly By Bryon ZirkerAre your pants starting to feel a little bit tighter? Fat Loss Tips, It is a good idea to put a little more olive oil into your eating program. A new study including a group of overweight people, an eating plan comprised of 30 to 40 percent monounsaturated fats (mostly from olive oil) which were demonstrated to help curtail belly fat

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Health Ever Expanding! Click To Enlarge!

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Fit In One MinuteBy Bryon ZirkerI hate waiting. I hate lines and I hate waiting for results from some action I have taken or implemented. Patience is one of my weak areas. I need to be actively doing something or I get impatient or bored. I like things now and I like to see results now. How do I keep my sanity intact. Simple. Whenever the issue of time comes up, I ignore it - or I focus on living

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Beware of Online Diagnosis DangersBy Bryon ZirkerYou just typed in some symptoms into WebMD's database and the results returned said that you may have Lymphoma or you have Anthrax Poisoning! Wow.You go to the doctor and find that you are suffering from a bad case of strep throat. Easily treatable.A recent article in The New York Times stated that at least three-quarters of Internet users do

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Vitamin D-Facts You Need To Know-Bryon ZirkerVery important for autoimmunity, vitamin D may very wellbe the most important nutrient , so make sure you get enough.Have your blood tested and make sure levels are least 25 ng/mLor above.Vitamin D has many disease-preventing benefits.Researchers suggest that the Daily Recommended Intake (DRI) forvitamin D should be raised from 400 IUs to a minimum of

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Is Fresh Really The Best?By Bryon Zirker Whenever you add spices and herbs to your food your areactually doing yourself a nice healthy favor. Research as oflate has shown that herbs and spices are loaded with tonsof disease fighting and age slowing nutrients than the actualfoods that we put them on. Here is some data about poweringup flavor and increasing the antioxidants in your food maybeten

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Best Choice The Egg Or The Pop Tart?By Bryon ZirkerIn each egg there is approximately 200 mg of cholesterol.The process of scrambling or frying an egg may push thecholesterol up to say 244 mg. Kellogg's states that theBlueberry Pop tarts contains, Yup! I said it, 0 that's ZEROmg of cholesterol, however the Blueberry Pop tart has awhopping 39.7 g of Carbohydrates--Ouch! Half of this ispure sugar

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5 Reasons For Working With A Personal TrainerBy Bryon ZirkerA lot of people think of personal trainers as people who showyou how to go about lifting weights. This is actually a small partof what a personal trainer does. When certified a personaltrainer provides his/her clients with practical, safe and affordableguidance so that a person can achieve their personal goals for ahealthy body and

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A Stroke? How Can You Tell?By Bryon ZirkerMy father in-law experienced several strokes which haveleft him permanently disabled on one side with no hope ofrehabilitation.His disability is permanent and can be attributed to the factthat the first couple of strokes (which caused most of thedamage) were not attended to immediately and to much timehad elapsed before getting him to the emergency room

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B-Vitamin-The Bone BuilderBy Bryon ZirkerAre we all getting enough folate to fight osteoporosis?Nutritionists have long lauded the wonderful healthbenefits of folate. This nutrient reduces homocysteine,the amino acid that contributes to heart disease andAlzheimer's. New research coming from the HordalandHomocysteine Study (HHS) shows that homocysteine posesanother health risk the dreaded thinning

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Probiotics-Protection Against DiseaseBy Bryon ZirkerProbiotics is the bacteria found in yogurt, buttermilk, and other cultured dairy products.It is widely known that this bacteria can improve gastrointestinal health.Some late research has shown another way these good-for-you germs guard against disease.Research conducted by a group at the Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health discovered

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Tea-Enjoy The BenefitsBy Bryon ZirkerYou may have heard or read about the outstandinghealth benefits of green and black tea. Many of theseteas have been shown to boost brain health, increasemetabolism, protect the prostate, and reduce the riskof cancer and heart disease.How you drink your tea may be negating its benefits.For example adding milk will decrease or eliminatethe

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Better Health-Strong Heart Under 15 Minutes!By Bryon ZirkerAlright enough. You can no longer blame "lack of time" foryour failure to regularly hit the gym.Research shows that you do not need to exercise for longperiods of time (aerobics, which hurts you) to achieve verysignificant benefits.Here you go. In a long-term study of more than 12,000 men,researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in

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Staying In Shape-What I Have Learned About Staying "In Shape"Bryon ZirkerWhether you are young or older there are some good lessons thatcan be learned from people who have trained for many years. Ihave been involved in martial arts, bodybuilding and cardio for overtwenty years and have learned the do's and don'ts of working out.These are the biggest lessons I have learned.1. Use variety of

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Say No To Parkinson's DiseaseBy Bryon ZirkerMost of the treatments for Parkinson's which mostly involveprescription drugs have very serious side effects. Researchconducted at State Key Laboratory of Brain & CognitiveScience located in Beijing seem to have found a safer andpromising treatment.........Green Tea.A study recently finished and published in BiologicalPsychiatry, polyphenols in green

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Liver Function-Boost it NaturallyBy Bryon ZirkerThe liver is chiefly responsible for keeping you fromgetting sick when you have a few drinks and gettingthat wine buzz. You have to love your liver. Theproblem is that your liver has its limits. If hit to hardand for to long it will become hard and stop functioninghence liver failure.This condition is called Cirrhosis of the liver. It is onethe top

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Avoid AGE With Cooking! By Bryon ZirkerThe process used for cooking is as important as the food being cooked.AGE stands for "Advanced Glycation End Products". This class of toxins have been linked to diabetes, inflammation, insulin resistance, Alzheimer’s disease and vascular and kidney disease.These toxins get absorbed into your body tissues when you consume animal products cooked at high

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Bad Habits And Cancer Go Hand in HandBy Bryon ZirkerAt first you might think that cancer, heart disease, obesity and other maladies that see prevalent in a family might be genetics, right? Wrong. Most poor health is related to poor habits that have been passed down through generations. Most health issues are related directly to terrible lifestyle habits.You can be sure that those members of a

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Apple Vs AlzheimersBy Bryon ZirkerResearch of late has shown that an apple every day does not just keep old doc away. It is great for memory too.The Journal on Nutrition, Health and Aging put forth that foods with high levels of quercetinprovides protection to nuerons from free-radiacl damages which is a contibuting factor in Alzheimer'sdisease. Quercetin is a powerful antioxidant that is found

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Build Bones with Vitiman-BBy Bryon ZirkerThe fight against Osteoporosis. Getting enough Folate inyour diet? It is known that folate is beneficial for reducinghomocysteine (amino acid) which contributes to Alzheimer'sand heart disease. Research came out from the HordalandHomocysteine Study that shows more health ricks fromhomocysteine: making bones thinner in women.After following some 18000

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Calories to Avoid the most!By Bryon ZirkerThe worst calories you can take in when trying to loseweight are, get this, liquid calories. They add up quicklyand are usually full of sugars.Purdue University Researchers ran tests on the appetitesuppression effects of different liquid foods in lean andfat men and women. The subjects were given as muchthey wanted to drink or eat.This resulted in 15

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Sunshine MMM Good!By Bryon ZirkerSunlight seems to get a lot of bad publicity these days. Thesunscreen industry as well as Dermotologists claim thatsunshine is harmful and that we should avoid it at all costs.According to these so called experts even a little sunshinecan cause cancer in the skin.The reality is this: A small dose of sunshine daily is good foryou and can reduce the risk of skin

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Water the Drink of Choice!By Bryon ZirkerSince water is our most essential nutrient andevery part of your body needs it, and there isconvincing data out there that dehydration isthe root cause of many diseases, then it makessense to be sure and drink plenty of water eachday.Make water your first drink of choice. Drinkyour water in small amounts during the day.This will adequately hydrate you and

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Activity- A little or a lot?By Bryon ZirkerIf you heeded the cardio freaks of the fitness andexercize realm you might be getting ready for yourdaily 12 mile run you think you need to stay fit.Hold on to your sneakers one minute.A study that was published in the Archives of InternalMedicine, where a group of researchers studied 252,925women and men between the ages 50 to 71. Those whowere getting

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Just 10 minutes per day to feeling great!by Bryon ZirkerIn today’s fast paced world staying in shape is a challenge. Now you can enjoy health gains with minimal time invested.Louisiana State University completed a study that showed 10 minutes of exercise per day improved subject’s cardio health and fitness. The subjects were overweight or obese. As little as 72 minutes of exercise per week

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Cool Brain Food- About Gatorade By Bryon ZirkerA brief history of Gatorade. Gatorade was created in 1965 by four doctors at the U of Florida for the universities football team, the Gators. It was first called "Go Gator" however after 40 years and 3 billion a year in sales it still seems to have become an effective drink to stem off dehydration in atheletes.The science in brief. Fluids and

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Protection For Your Heart And Your GumsBy Bryon ZirkerHere's something. Taking care of your teeth can saveyour life. Having gum disease is a very risky situationin that it raises your risk of dying from a heart attack.50 percent of heart attacks are fatal.The Dental Longitudinal Study by the Department ofVeterans Affairs showed this: 1,147 men tracked for18 years who had severe gum disease showed

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Almonds For Good heart HealthBy Bryon ZirkerIf you are indulging in high carb meals keep in mind thathigh carbs can lead to obesity and ill health. somethingthat will help regulate your blood sugar and keep it incheck would be to consume some almonds at the sametime.In the Journal of Nutrition a recent article brought to lightthat almonds actually balance blood sugar following theconsumption of

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Aerobics Speeds Aging-Say no to AerobicsBy Bryon ZirkerFor 20 years or more it has been known that a persons lungcapacity is an indicator of longevity. The facts found in thefamous "Framingham Heart Study" put forth this: The biggerthat your lungs are the longer your life will be.Regrettably aerobics instead of lengthening your life actuallymakes you more prone to chronic disease by shrinking

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Fish oil-Can It Be Healthy?By Bryon ZirkerEating fish reduces the precariousness of variousdiseases including heart disease, diabetes, childhoodasthma and prostate cancer, among others.Fish is a fixed diet for most Asians. The regularChinese person eats more than 20kg of seafood a year,three times that of the consumption of Americans.Fish is indeed an excellent food and is an ascendantpart of a

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Fish Oil-Are You Confused About Supplements !By Bryon ZirkerSome asked this- I have been taking fish oil supplementsfor the past three years. I find that it helps me to copewith my cholesterol levels. I am indecisive about differentforms of fish oil. Please enlighten.Answer-Fish oil, which is high in omega-3 fatty acids,has been shown to have positive results on some thathave higher than sound

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Bad Breakfast Or No Breakfast?By Bryon ZirkerIn the UK an advertisement run by Kellogs was withdrawn.The advertisement made claims that children who ate a bowlof Corn Flakes were 9 percent more alert than children whoate nothing for breakfast.This scientific assertion was made based on 60 children whohad Kellogs cereal for breakfast compared to 30 children whoate nothing for breakfast.The

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Blood Pressure Drugs AlternativeBy Bryon ZirkerThere are around 65 million Americans with high bloodpressure that measures at or above 140/90. Using someprescription drugs can actually increase your risk ofheart disease or stroke. Consider this: There is a naturallysafe option, Grape Seed Extract.New studies conducted by the University of Californiadetermined that when subjects that were

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Testosterone Is Your Friend!By Bryon ZirkerDoctors have for decades said that arteries wherehardened by testosterone therefore increasing therisk of heart disease in men.Some of the latestresearch shows new evidence of the opposite.A study published in the Journal of the AmericanCollege of Cardiologyby a Finnish group found thattestosterone levels that are healthy protect againsthardening of the

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Foods to Avoid Alert!5 Foods You Need to Stop Eating NowIf you want to live longer and healthier, it could beas simple as changing your diet. And in this case, it'snot so much what you eat as what you don't eat thatis most important.Columbia University cardiologist Dr. Mehmet Oz,co-author of "You: The Owner's Manual," told OprahWinfrey on a recent show that learning to read foodlabels is like

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Tuna, Hmmmm! Should You?By Bryon ZirkerMercury is a toxin that is more common than you mightthink.Traces of this deadly toxin can be found in seafood.Landmark Laboratories did a study on 164 cans of tunafrom around the world.What they discovered was that tuna from Latin Americaspecifically Ecuador and Mexico-had the highest concentrationlevel ofmercury. The reason is that fisherman in these

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Green Tea Cancer Protection For WomenBy Bryon ZirkerWe have all heard that Green Tea is a great source forpowerful antioxidants. Recent research reveals that itis a very strong weapon for fighting cancer.The International Journal of Cancer states that a Chineseresearch group led by a DR. Ann W. Hsing found this:Women that consumed onecup of Green Tea per day fora minimum of six months lowered the

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Kidney Cancer-Vegetables And Bananas May Help To AvoidBy Bryon ZirkerSome of the latest research have brought to light that you can lowerthe chance of getting kidney cancer by consuming select fruits andveggies.Researchers in Sweden tracking some 60000+ women between the ages of40 to 76 over an average of thirteen years showed that those eatingbananas at least 4 times per week reduced the risk of

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Aging? Slow Down the ProcessBy Bryon ZirkerSome good news for the occasional drinker.A study by the U.S. Institute on Aging showedthat men and women ages 70-79 who consumeone up to seven alcoholic beverages per weekhad a lower risk of death (26 percent lower) andlower risk of heart attack (30 percent lower).An alternative to drinking in order to slowthe aging process however, would be to

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My popcorn could be dangerous? Oh come on!By Bryon ZirkerA likely human carcinogen perflourooctanoic acid (PFOA) used tomake teflon, was identified by the EPA. Sceintists have wonderedfor years why the average american studied had traces of this chemicalin their blood.These traces are hundreds times more than would come from nonstick cookware. Scientists now believe the culprit to be

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Flouride Dangerous?By Bryon ZirkerA study done by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) showed that whenthere are high levels of flouride in drinking water it can cause tooth weaknessand discoloration. Also bone damage, and even fractures can occur. Millions ofAmericans may be at risk.The Environmental Protection Agency claims that anything over 4 mg perliter is unhealthy. National Academy of

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Cholesterol-Lower It With NutsBy Bryon ZirkerA low cholesterol level is very important for good heart health.You have to types of cholesterol LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol.The last few decades have been tough on nuts. Nuts are high in fat. Fat does not make you fat. High carbohydrate foods, high sugar foods, and foods high on the glycemic index make you fat. Also eating healthy fats does

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Weight Loss With ProteinBy Bryon ZirkerLose Weight use More ProteinHigh protein diets work. That is why they areso popular for getting rid of unwanted fat.Protein increases your metabolism, builds muscleand reduces the carbohydrate intake. It alsohelps to consume fewer calories.Studies by researchers at the University OfWashington and published in American Journal ofClinical Nutrition showed an

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Sleep Tips For A Better Nights Sleep By Bryon ZirkerSleep Schedule. Set your alarm for the same timeeach morning. Try to go to bed at the same timeevery night even on the days that you have off.Keep the same sleep schedule constant.If you maintain the same sleep schedule it canwill program your cardiac rhythm and help you sleepwhen you decide its time.Do not work, eat or watch TV in you bed.You

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Stress Relief-A Cool High Tech SolutionBy Bryon ZirkerNo more typing stress!Typing can get very stressful and tiring.Extended periods of this kind of work cancause stress and pain. This solution is notonly a stress reliever it is fun and it iscool.What is it? Voice-recognition software.Dragon NaturallySpeaking - the bestvoice-recognition program commerciallyavailable today by far. Previous

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Green Tea BenefitsBy Bryon ZirkerGreen Tea boosts brain powerGreen Tea is the talk of the town these days andfor good reason. Even some of the big boy drinkmakers have gotten onto the Green Tea bandwagon.Watch out though, stick with the pure unsweetenedversions as some of these Green Tea drinks areloaded with sugar.Green Tea falls into a very good catagory. GreenTea is a very old and healthy

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Get in shape now fast and safe! By Bryon ZirkerGetting in Shape starting todayIs it spring or what? Time to get out doors and continue(or start) that new years resolution to get in shape. Beginningyour fitness and exercise program seems simple, just put on yourshoes, shirt and sweats and hit the jogging path, right?Not so fast. Jumping into cardio may be the worst place to startwhen getting in

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Allergy Prevention Allergy Common SenseBy Bryon ZirkerPreventing AllergiesFor many years concerning allergies medical opinionhas stated that children must be kept away frompotential allergens during the youngest years.Supposedly this was to protect them from allergies.This idea defies the premise that basic immunologyputs forth.In the real world peanut allergies in the UnitedStates and United

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Weight Loss! Lets get in shape!By Bryon ZirkerWeight loss stats:72 percent of Americans overweight or obese30 percent actively attempting to lose weightTwo big reasons why we are not slim.1. No motivation.2. We do not know how to do it.This is according to the Yankelovich PreventativeHealthcare Study of 6,000 U.S. adults.There are over 100,000 sources of healthcare anddiet information for use to

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Questioning The Benefits OF Sunlight?By Bryon ZirkerThere are some definite misconceptions concerningthe effects of sunlight. One of these is that ahigh amount of sunlight can cause Cataracts. Anunhealthy diet is the most likely culprit.A couple of the latest studies have shown adifferent take on this issue. A 14 year studyof women, supported by the USDA Human NutritionResearch Center showed that

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Energy Boosting Naturally By Bryon ZirkerIs your energy slumping at times? Do You run to the store andgrab a Red Bull...or PowerAde…or a coffee. This sounds OK andquite logical, however despite what the ads say it’s a badenergy boost idea.The short-term affect of these sugary, caffeinated energyboosting drinks is to jump start your energy (this is becauseyou are wired and jittery), then comes the

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Health and Nutrition IntroductionHealth and Nutrition is becoming more and more importantin todays world. The enormous growth of food products thatare now available is astounding and is having a very bigimpact on health and nutrition in many of the worldspopulations.Many of the foods that we now have access to and enjoy arepotentially dangerous and can seriously degrade a personshealth and

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