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Curry - Spice of Life?
Created on 10/30/2009
Do you enjoy the delicious taste of curry foods? If so, great!
And if you've not tried curry dishes, maybe it's time to try.
A newly published study suggests that eating curry foods may help prevent some forms of cancer, perhaps especially those of the digestive tract.
So, maybe it's time to add a new Indian or Thai twist to that favorite recipe of yours!
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The H1N1 Vaccine: Protection Against a Potentially Dangerous Illness
Created on 10/23/2009
The H1N1 flu has arrived and many people in our own home towns have come down with it. Most have experienced a rough couple of days and then have started to get better. Others, unfortunately, have gotten severely ill.
Our health officials have acted rapidly and dramatically. They recommend that we get the new H1N1 vaccine when it is available. Take a look at the CDC's web site about the H1N1 vaccine (below), the CDC's web site about vaccine safety (below), and ask your doctor if the vaccine is right for you.
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/public/vaccination_qa_pub.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/updates/#
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Is a Low Carb, High Protein Diet Good for you?
Created on 10/13/2009
It's a mouse study, for goodness sake!
Yes, indeed, a study performed on mice showed that a low-carbohydrate, high-protein (LCHP) diet lowered cholesterol levels, led to lesser weight gain, AND INCREASED the buildup of plaque within blood vessels (specifically the aorta).
Mice fed standard chow had little plaque buildup, whereas those fed a "Western-type" diet chow had more but still not as much as the mice on the LCHP diet.
The findings of many mouse studies have been applicable to human health.
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What is the Definition of Health?
Created on 10/6/2009
How do you define good health?
Most people recognize when they're healthy, just like they recognize when they're not so healthy. And yet, if you ask those same people how they would define health, many different answers would be offered.
Borrowing from Chinese medicine, a workable definition might be that health is a state of dynamic balance between all things, internal and external, that affect a human being.
But isn't it interesting that in the debate over healthcare, we still lack an agreed upon definition for what health is?
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