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When We Lose Weight, Where Does It Go?

Don’t worry, 98 percent of health professionals surveyed didn’t know either. The Conversation Ruben Meerman and Andrew Brown Photo by www.shutterstock.com The world is obsessed with fad diets and weight loss, yet few of us know how a kilogram of fat actually vanishes off the scales. Even the 150 doctors, dietitians and personal trainers we
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What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Eating Sugar

Fighting those cravings is life changing—literally. Kristin Limoges Photography by Cody Guilfoyle. Sugar is a cruel, cruel mistress—it’s delicious and addictive, but it’s not doing you any favors. Aside from causing weight gain, increased consumption of refined sugar increases the risk of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, and can impact cognitive function
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Hong Kong is beating this virus. Why can’t we?

Opinion by Jennifer McMahon Jennifer McMahon teaches English at the University of Hong Kong and spends summers and holidays in New York. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows acknowledged in late October that the United States is “not going to control the pandemic.” Hong Kong, a city about the size of New York, is
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Mouthwash kills coronavirus within 30 seconds in laboratory tests, study finds

ByPA News Published: 18:46, 16 November 2020 Mouthwash can eradicate coronavirus within 30 seconds of being exposed to it in a laboratory, a scientific study has found. The preliminary result comes ahead of a clinical trial into whether using over-the-counter mouthwash has the potential to reduce the levels of Covid-19 in a patient’s saliva. The
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BAD NEWS for frankenfish: Federal court says genetically engineered salmon is UNLAWFUL

(NaturalHealth365) Sadly, food is often politicized … especially when we’re talking about frankenfish – genetically manipulated salmon.  But what, in fact, does that really mean? In a recent interview with food media journalist Alicia Kennedy, Carla Martin, founder and executive director of the Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute, described it as follows: “If you go
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“Bomb Carbon” Has Been Found in Deep-Ocean Creatures

The detection of this radioactive relic of nuclear weapons tests in a remote environment shows humanity’s far-reaching environmental impact. Scientific American Adam Levy Read when you’ve got time to spare. Credit: Daiju Azuma Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.5). The Mariana Trench, in the western Pacific Ocean between Japan and Papua New Guinea, plunges nearly seven miles
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How to Eat if You Want Better Sleep

Research bears out what our grandparents said: Don’t eat too close to bedtime if you want to sleep well. Plus other recipes for a solid eight hours A GOOD NIGHT’S sleep is the new kale,” chef David Bouley said recently. “Everyone wants it and it’s good for your health.” He was addressing participants in “The
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Vitamin D Myths ‘D’-bunked

By  Colleen Moriarty Doctors tell you what you need to know about vitamin D. What they have to say may surprise you. If you’re confused about where you should get your vitamin D—from supplements, food or the sun—here are the facts you need to know. You may have heard every vitamin D myth under the
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Did you know pumpkins are good for the prostate?

What is the prostate? The bad news is most men over the age of 50 will experience the symptoms of an enlarged prostate, such as needing to go for pee more often. The good news is you don’t have to put up with it, as research suggests a traditional remedy – pumpkin seed oil –
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