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  Study explores carb-loading's effect on the heart

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • March 29, 2016
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  Drinking a high carbohydrate shake can have an acute and detrimental effect on heart function, a study has found. Researchers studied 33 individuals who were given an acute carbohydrate load in the form of a 264-kilocalorie shake. They studied the...  moreDrinking a high carbohydrate shake can have an acute and detrimental effect on heart function, a study has found. Researchers studied 33 individuals who were given an acute carbohydrate load in the form of a 264-kilocalorie shake. They studied the subjects' blood levels for six hours looking for a number of things, chief among them whether this acute metabolic challenge could alter the heart's production of atrial natriuretic peptide.  
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  Processed Meat Can Cause Cancer

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • October 27, 2015
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  Researchers have evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat. They classified the consumption of red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans, based on limited evidence that the consumption of red meat causes cancer in...  moreResearchers have evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat. They classified the consumption of red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans, based on limited evidence that the consumption of red meat causes cancer in humans and strong mechanistic evidence supporting a carcinogenic effect. Processed meat was classified as carcinogenic to humans.  
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  Oil Pulling

  • Posted by Stella Thalluri
  • October 4, 2015
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  Oil Pulling
  Oil pulling, also known as "kavala" or "gundusha," is an ancient Ayurvedic dental technique that involves swishing a tablespoon of oil in your mouth on an empty stomach for around 20 minutes. This action supposedly draws out toxins in your...
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  Early Morning View, The Perspective of Healthy

  • Posted by Kirk Brown
  • May 25, 2011
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  Today I woke up with the paranoid of of breaking my head in a halogen lamp and realized the colonial fan of yesterday would have sufficed in a more cookie cutter way. I sat and thought what would be best. Should I proceed to work, or worry about how th...
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  Uncle Bens to pollo Tropical, The Mango That fell

  • Posted by Kirk Brown
  • May 22, 2011
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  Found a mango on the laundry room dryer today and saw it was good to eat. It was as good as most fruits get. Its mostly red and some green and it has alot of speckles. It has one scar from where im looking at it. It is very fragrant. Fragrant smells co...