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Indoor Air Quality And Heart Disease
According to the US EPA, the air inside your home or office is often times several times more polluted than outside air. Although scientists have known for some time that air pollution leads to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (the number one killer in America), recent research appearing in the "American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine" is the first study of its type to investigate the link with indoor air. The results of this research will not on
June 19, 2008
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Tips for Getting a Great Night's Sleep
Is it difficult for you to "roll out of bed" in the morning? Do you have a hard time concentrating in the morning and feel like you're running around in a fog for most of the day? Are you constantly trying to "snap yourself out of it?" If this sounds like you, then you may not be getting enough uninterrupted sleep. Most adults need between 8 to 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep every night in order to function at their best.nnWhy "uninterrupted" sleep? Because normal sleep is c
November 8, 2005
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Why Isn't My Diet Working?
Have you been on a new diet for a couple of weeks and found that you STILL can't lose weight? Have you actually GAINED a pound or two since you've been on it? Are you just about ready to throw this diet out the window and try something else? Well, hold on a minute. There might be something else going on that's preventing your diet from working.nnGetting your diet to work is like planting a seed in a garden. In order for the seed to grow, you have to plant it in good soil. You
September 3, 2005
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Exposing the Miracle Cure
It was Saturday morning and while I was making breakfast, letting the cats outside, and watering my half-dead plants, I had the TV on. Saturday morning TV is usually composed of nothing but infomercials and today was no different.nnOne of the channels had this guy hawking a book on natural cures. He claimed that no matter what kind of disease you had, there was a natural or herbal cure for it -- and he had it in his book. No drugs, no surgery, no traditional medicine needed a
August 1, 2005
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Diets: The Hidden Truth
Quick, what's the first thought that pops into your head when you hear the word "diet?" Probably that when you're on one, you feel like you're going to "d-i-e" right?!nnWHAT EXACTLY IS A DIET?nnMost people believe that a diet is something that involves pain, suffering, and giving up foods we enjoy. Some of the symptoms of "being on a diet" usually include being hungry and cranky all the time. But this is not really the true meaning of the word and if you get hung up on all th
July 12, 2005