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Grapefruit Plus Medication - Bad Idea?
Created on 2/3/2012
What could be more natural than fruit, for example, grapefruit? And natural is safe, right?
Not always.
Taking grapefruit with certain medications can alter the way those medications are handled by your body - and in potentially dangerous ways.
It's important to remember that natural is not always the same as safe.
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Fear Factor and Health
Created on 1/25/2012
"Don't eat this!"
"This agent causes cancer!"
"The environment is poisoned!"
The news is full of headlines that are sometimes helpful, but more often than not leave us fearful and feeling powerless.
The best way to handle the media crunch of health "doom and gloom" is to take care of what you reasonably can - your self every day.
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Sweeteners and Diabetes
Created on 1/20/2012
People with diabetes often ask about the use of sweeteners - safe or not?
There remain a lot of questions about artificial sweeteners - much of the research published thus far offers differing conclusions.
Meeting with a nutritionist who specializes in diabetes education is the best way to go to determine which sweeteners can be used if you have diabetes.
Short of that, you might consider the herbal sweetener called stevia - but be sure to monitor your blood sugar.
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HCG for Weight Loss?
Created on 1/13/2012
Have you heard about HCG, the new (maybe not so new!) weight loss wonder drug?
Yes, well you, too, could probably lose weight on a 500 calorie a day diet - and without the HCG. (You might not be healthy, however!)
Use of HCG for weight loss typically comes with recommendations to follow a very low calorie diet. And HCG has not been well-studied for weight loss.
Weight loss isn't easy, but the best way to achieve it remains a healthy combination of diet and exercise.
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Safflower Oil to Reduce Abdominal Fat? Maybe, Just Not Yet
Created on 1/6/2012
Wouldn't it be great if there were a way to spot reduce abdominal fat?
And wouldn't a research project finding positive results in this regard get a lot of attention?
Indeed. And recently a great deal of attention has been paid to the use of safflower oil to help reduce abdominal fat.
There's some promise here, but it's way too early to act on - why? Because there are some big issues with the approach.
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