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Tobacco chewing may not be as visible a habit as cigarette smoking, but it's just as addictive and harmful to health. As long-time chewers know, quitting requires effort, and tobacco is a difficult addiction to break.

What Makes Us Laugh? Why Don't You Laugh When You Tickle Yourself?

We laugh at jokes or something we see when we expect one outcome and are suddenly surprised by another.

How The Food Industry is Deceiving You!

This terrific five-part video series by Peter Jennings explores how the food industry spends billions of dollars to sabotage your health.

Is Exercise Best With Little Alcohol?

An active lifestyle that includes a little alcohol may be the ticket to preventing heart disease, according to a new study by Danish researchers.

This CBS news segment shows the Pentagon is unable to keep track of 25 percent of the money it spends, or about $2.3 trillion a year.
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Waistlines Continue to Grow in US.
The gravy train -- make that the sausage, biscuits and gravy train -- just kept on rolling in most of America last year, with 31 states showing an increase in obesity.
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Everyone Has the Ability to do Great Things
A variety of scientific studies seem to indicate that success is connected more to hard work and training than natural ability.
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Dentists find more than cavities when examining patients
The next time you open your mouth to have your teeth cleaned, your dentist might learn a whole lot more about your personal life than your conversation discloses.
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Mercury Is A Developmental Toxin...
Mercury is a developmental toxin that can affect babies developing in the womb and, at much higher doses, can lead to serious health effects for adults.
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Mercury: Real People, Real Stories
Toxic mercury is affecting real people. Read their stories and get involved!
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Food Labels May be Inaccurate, Despite FDA Inspections
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report intended to stop deceptive food labeling and inaccurate nutrition information is misleading, says the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).
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Pure Virgin Coconut Oil - Healthy Fat
Coconut oil has been used for centuries as a vital source of food for health and general well being in traditional communities of tropical regions.
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Sticking It to Diabetes ; Good Diet, Exercise Can Help Control Prevent Onset of Epidemic Disease
If you don't know someone with diabetes, there's a good chance you soon will. A recent study found the occurrence of Type 2 diabetes has doubled over the past 30 years. Another estimated that a third of U.S. adults - more than 73 million - have diabetes or might be developing it.
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Pediatrics Academy Still Fighting Mercury Bans on Vaccines
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the U.S. Public Health Service recommended, in 1999, that thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, be removed from U.S. children's vaccines.
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The Hidden Dangers of the Explosion of Bottled Water Use
Bottled water -- a $22-billion industry -- is the fastest growing beverage industry in the world. Close to half of the U.S. population drinks bottled water on a regular basis, despite the fact that it can be up to 1,000 times more expensive than the tap.
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How to Finally Make Diabetes Disappear.
New numbers from the latest National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey show a devastating rise in obesity among Americans and, in particular, this nation's children.
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Do You Have Diabetes and Not Even Know It?
One-third of U.S. adults -- that's 73 million people -- have diabetes or its precursor, impaired fasting glucose, according to research.
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Nutrition, Physical Activity Boost School Performance; Four-Year Program Improves Test Scores, Discipline, Attendance
An innovative program to increase physical activity and improve nutrition at an elementary school has shown dramatic results over four years, according to research presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) at Denver. The school logged significant gains on standardized tests, and nurse visits declined by 67 percent during the experiment. Read More

Washington Dental School Under Assault for "Mercury Poisoning"...
Pierce College of Dentistry hired Dental Hygienist Laurie Pruett, over ten years ago, to assist the school in its teaching of the practice of Dentistry. What they "forgot" to tell her, according to court records, is that she would be handling mercury amalgam fillings, and those mercury fillings were toxic, giving of constant noxious gases, which would, eventually, result in consequential health problems. Read More

How to Finally Make Diabetes Disappear.
Not only is type 2 diabetes completely preventable, but it is virtually curable for anyone who is willing to put in the hard time and work and recovering their insulin and leptin sensitivity.
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What If Its All a Big Fat Lie?

Eat less fat and more carbohydrates may be the cause of the rampaging epidemic of obesity in America. When Atkins first published his ''Diet Revolution'' in 1972, Americans were just coming to terms with the proposition that fat -- particularly the saturated fat of meat and dairy products -- was the primary nutritional evil in the American diet. Read More

Drug Spending Out of Control, Record $600 Billion Spent Worldwide

Despite the global market for prescription drugs surpassing the $600 billion mark for the first time in 2005 -- Lipitor topped the list for the fifth year running at nearly $13 billion -- I remain confident my message to replace toxic, useless "one-pill-cures" with safer, healthier treatments that are just as effective may be starting to take hold. Read More

The Reality of the "Runner's High"

Exercise is a powerful drug. It seduces many with its zen-like state a feeling that was fondly coined the "runner's high" in the 1970s. The lure of exercise is often so strong that it can turn enthusiasts into addicts. Read More

A curb on calories: Long-term studies begin to show positives of restrictive eating.
A small sign on the cage of Ludwig, an older but fit-looking rhesus monkey, warns "caution, grabby." Understandably, Ludwig reaches out of his cage a lot. He's been on an extremely low-calorie, experimental diet for years and he probably would eat anything he could get his hands on. Read More

Diet and Exercise Reduces Risk of Diabetes

For centuries, fatter and more sedentary people have been considered more likely to get diabetes. More recently, many studies have established that obesity and physical inactivity are risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus and that weight loss and exercise improve insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion in the short term. Read More

Mercury On the Mind

Although they afflict widely different age groups, autism and Alzheimer's disease share a common cause: mercury. Dr. Boyd Haley, professor and chair of the chemistry department at the University of Kentucky, and Dr. Bernard Rimland, founder of the Autism Research Institute, presented evidence at this year's Doctors for Disaster Preparedness meeting that connects mercury with these diseases. Read More

Alternative Vs. Conventional: Why Don't Doctors Get It

If you live in the United States and need medical care or treatment for a disease you can follow one of two paths to better health--conventional or alternative. In making this decision it is important to know the differences between the two practices. Read More

Mercury is toxic. Get tested!

The Sierra Club is co-sponsoring a mercury testing project to make it easy and affordable for you to find out how much mercury is in your body by sending in a small hair sample to be analyzed. Read More

Blood Sugar and Diabetes

It has been estimated that there are over 15 million people in the United States who have diabetes. Only 10 million of these individuals have been diagnosed. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Unfortunately this disease has no cure. However with the right diet and nutritional supplements, you can help support healthy blood sugar levels. Read More

Mysteries of How Functional Foods Fight Cancer Revealed

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have uncovered the biochemical mechanism by which functional foods fight cancer. Considering nearly 180 people every hour are diagnosed with cancer in the United States, and the American Cancer Society estimates that there will be over 1.3 million new cases of cancer in 2005 alone, that's important news. Read More

The Amazing Statistics and Dangers of Soda Pop

Americans drink more soda pop than ever before:

These popular beverages account for more than a quarter of all drinks consumed in the United States.
More than 15 billion gallons were sold in 2000.
That works out to at least one 12-ounce can per day for every man, woman and child.

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Keep Harmful Cell Phone Radiation AWAY

Using your cell phone has more life-threatening consequences than the hazard of diverting your attention from the road. The health risks of EMR (electromagnetic radiation) from cell phones are a frightening reality. Read More

Stretch Your Way to Better Health

If you ever thought stretching was useful then you simply must get The Genius of Flexibility by Bob Cooley, as it will be one of the best investments you could ever make to improve your flexility. I have spent many days with Bob and I have experienced the powerful effects of his stretching system. Read More