Archive: Articles
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Dec 30, 2008
No CommentsTV & Obesity
Childhood obesity now affects one out of every four kids. That is 25% of the population. Should it be any surprise when one in every three Americans is suffering weight problems? But there is something that most of us may not know about, and that is Television has a big role to play in this. The...
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Dec 30, 2008
No CommentsTobacco
We have all heard the millions of reasons of reasons to kick the habit. And for those of us who don’t smoke we sometimes wonder how people can use a cancer stick when they know it’s their ticket to a premature death. Well the problem is that smokers do try and quit. Only problem is...
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Dec 30, 2008
No CommentsRefined Sugar
With Halloween just ended its safe to say the holiday season is officially here. Along with the normal family reunions, laughter and lots of food that follows the year’s most festive occasion is the dreaded flu bug that has conveniently picked the happiest time of year to cause the most sadness, or is it? When...
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Dec 30, 2008
No CommentsPesticides
When it comes to contamination and pesticides we seem to be more concerned with fruits and vegetables than meat, poultry, fish and dairy products. After all most contamination concerns and news center around plant products than the others. Pesticides seem to be the top concern especially when it comes to cancer prevention. Not only that ,...