Reducing sodium intake has been a nutritional mantra for decades. We have repeatedly been told that cutting back on salt lowers blood pressure which in turn lowers the risk of heart attacks and...
Wood burning stoves are a health hazard. Period. Not debatable. To understand, we first have to examine what combustion is all about. When cellulose and lignin, the major components of wood, burn...
I had a question about whether chasteberry can reduce the sexual appetite. I'm not sure why anyone would want to do that, but in one word, the answer is no. Here are the details.
Had a question from a gentleman with a history of bloating after meals. He had a particularly bad episode after a dinner that included chicken Florentine soup and he wondered whether the ...
According to a study in the European Heart Journal, a single angry outburst can have immediate adverse effects. That鈥檚 because anger causes an increase in blood pressure and a release of the stress...
The gentleman in the front row was waving his hand energetically.聽 He obviously had something to contribute to the discussion.聽 I had just finished a public lecture on dietary supplements and threw...
Osteoporosis derives from the Greek meaning 鈥減orous bones. 鈥� This disease causes porosity and brittleness of the bone due to the excessive loss of protein, mineral content and calcium. Osteoporosis...
Is fish really brain food? P.G. Wodehouse certainly thought so. In his wonderful 鈥淛eeves鈥� stories, Bertie Wooster encourages his brainy butler to eat more fish whenever a particularly challenging...
Numerous Internet posts attempt to scare dog owners with questions like 鈥淚s It a Dog Food Aide or Automotive Antifreeze?鈥� The reference is to propylene glycol, a chemical added to some dog foods to...
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