Can Green Tea Help Fight Eye Disease?
Very neat… if it works the same way in humans, that is. Scientists have confirmed that the healthful substances found in green tea — renowned for their powerful antioxidant and disease-fighting properties — do penetrate into tissues of the eye. Their new report, the first...
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I just stumbled over this article, “New Weight Loss Can Burn Caloric Equivalent to 20-Minute Walk” – and had to check it out. The exact mechanism of how spices work to influence metabolism still remains unclear, but studies suggest that they effectively...
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I have to admit, I’m a little bemused by this “food fight” – as reported by the Sun Sentinel – between the Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, AZ and the Heart Stoppers Sports Grill in Delray Beach, FL. The owners of the two restaurants are duking it...
read moreYou Don’t Tug on Superman’s Cape…
You don’t spit into the wind, You don’t pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger And you don’t mess around with Jim. Jim Croce In this case, “Jim” = Judge Robert Gettleman. And he’s none too happy with our good buddy, infomercial scam artiste...
read more“Truth In Advertising”
In a way… From GlaxoSmithKline’s site for Alli: break a bad pattern of eating alli helps you change your approach to food by teaching you to recognize emotional eating and dismantle your external hunger triggers. With the alli plan, you’ll learn how to...
read moreBeer is Good for Your Bones
Even if it’s not quite as good for your waistline. A recent study from my alma mater, the University of California at Davis, looked at the impact of brewing methods on beer’s content of orthosilicic acid – a highly bioavailable source of silicon. What’s...
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