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ARE POLTERGEIST PESTICIDES STEALING YOUR VITAMIN D?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Hannah

This is a horror movie: People whose bodies are haunted by a higher quantity of certain ancient, antique pesticides are likely to have lower levels of Vitamin D in their bodies. How those pesticides persist is one question; how they … Continue reading →

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FISH OIL, OR FROOT LOOPS? YOU SHOULD PROBABLY CHOOSE.

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Hannah

Ideally, this will prove to be one of those studies that doesn’t translate from mice to humans: Eating a diet rich in that fabulous food called sugar undermines the advantages of eating fish oil. Talk about a mule between two … Continue reading →

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IT’S NOT JUST HOW FAT YOU ARE THAT KILLS YOU, IT’S WHERE FAT YOU ARE

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Hannah

Tricky stuff, body fat. Slippery. Oily. Supremely hatable, really. But statistically, medically, a lot less hatable on your butt than your gut. A couple decades ago scientists tied “body mass index” (BMI) to health problems of all sorts. A simple … Continue reading →

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PAIN CAN MAKE YOU CUCKOO

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Hannah

The purpose of pain is to warn a body that it has wandered into a dangerous place, and should leave. Often, it works: You take your hand off the hot stove, or run from the hornet nest. Other times it … Continue reading →

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