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Friday, April 4th, 2008
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Study Info.
You've guessed it, yet another study expounding the great benefits of green tea.
So what was the study about and what did it show?
The study investigated the effects of the consumption of green tea for 7 days on biomarkers (i.e. indicators) of oxidative stress in young men undergoing resistance ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
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So what did I mean when I said I shall provide two lists for the Acid and Alkaline Food diet in Part 1?
Confused?
Well, whenever I have scowered the internet for a list identifying the state (i.e. acidic or alkaline) of foods, I always come across some discrepancies in ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
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Many of us have heard things about our diets being too acidic or that we have to eat more raw foods to counter-balance the acidity of modern day diets.
So how true is this you ask?
It is very true.
Unfortunately, most people's diet is full of processed food (remember, I ...
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Yesterday I went to drop my sister off Heathrow airport - she is off to my cousin's wedding!
So anyway, as usual, with all the delays and stuff - "...one acquired an appetite!" (last bit requires an archaic English accent!).
I went on the mission of trying to find something to eat ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
This is a guest post by Susan Jacobs.
If you're being repeatedly disappointed every time you step on the scales or slip into your jeans, then you know your diet isn't working. How could this be, you ask yourself. You could have sworn you were doing everything right! Below, you will ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
It sometimes confusing when one is bombarded with disparate views on various health topics. For example, one minute we are told that coffee is good for us, the next we are told that it is bad. What the...!? Okay, confusing is not the right word...maybe frustrating? ...
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
A new study from Finland suggests that a diet rich in berries may boost levels of good cholesterol and improve blood pressure and therefore indicating benefit for heart health too.
Consumption of bilberries, lingonberries, black currants and strawberries led to a reduction in blood pressure as well as an increase in ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
A new risk assessment tool suggests that deodorants, coffee and artificial sweeteners may not be linked to cancer. The tool has been developed through the Cancer Control Program at South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra Health (SESIH) by UNSW researcher, Professor Bernard Stewart.
“Our tool will help establish if the level ...
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
A new study from the Journal of Nutrition shows that caffeine has a positive effect on productivity. The study involved testing the efficacy of two antifatigue substances, caffeine and d-ribose.
Seventeen healthy volunteers were randomised to oral caffeine (200 mg/d), D-ribose (2000 mg/d), or placebo for 8 d.
The candidates were subjected ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
There seems to be a new Willy Wonka in town. Microbiologist Wenyuan Shi and his team at the School of Dentistry (UCLA) have managed to create a lollipop that is actually good for the teeth. The orange-flavored, sugar-free lollipop they devised is infused with a natural ingredient found ...
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