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Another great reason to get out and exercise…
Want a sharper memory? Lace up your sneakers. Exercise may boost memory, and a new study shows how….
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I often see parents come into the clinic with their sick child who has a fever. When I ask them what their child’s temperature is and how they took it I get many different answers. Some parents say they don’t have a thermometer or it broke and their child feels warm.
Other parents will use a [...]

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A recent study at the University of California shows that Transcendental Meditation (TM), a discipline that uses words and sounds to help eliminate distracting thoughts, reduces the brain’s response to discomfort. Researchers used neuro-imaging to monitor 12 healthy people who had practiced TM for 30 years, and 12 others who had not. Topical heat was [...]

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One hundred million prescriptions are written in the U.S. for non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) and a further billion NSAID tablets are sold over the counter annually. You know…that Advil that you have in your medicine cabinet. Many people also take 1 aspirin per day. The most common use for these drugs are for arthritis symptoms and [...]

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Do you know ALL the risk factors for heart disease?
The fact is, that women in the United States are twice as likely to die of heart disease than from all forms of cancers combined including breast cancer.
There are some classic, undisputed risk factors for heart disease that every woman should monitor….
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Originating in the Near East, lentils are among the world’s oldest cultivated crops. It was long regarded as a food for the poor and for livestock. Lately, this type of legume has achieved a certain culinary cachet that chefs are adding to dishes thanks to their beautiful appearance and ability to absorb flavors.
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