HealthNews of the Month
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Fasting Two Days a Week May Benefit Your Brain
“Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have collected evidence that reducing food intake to under 500 calories per day for two days a week may help to prevent brain damage from Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s Diseases.”

Childhood Exercise Yields Dividends in the Classroom
“Physical exercise in children improves not only cardiovascular health but also academic performance, an analysis of several studies has found.”

Omega-3s May Reduce Age-Related Muscle Loss
“Small clinical trial in people over 70 is first to show that omega-3s enhance the efficiency of two key metabolic pathways to muscle creation.”

Vitamin C Prevents Vaccination Side Effects-Increases Effectiveness
“The routine administration of vaccinations continues to be a subject of controversy in the United States, as well as throughout the world….The controversy over the potential harm of vaccinating, or of not vaccinating, will not be resolved to the satisfaction of all parties anytime soon, if ever.”

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Contrary to what you see and hear on television, this attitude is just not working. Take a listen!

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In this week’s Health and Lifestyle Tip of the Week, we look at your greatest defense against stress. Take a listen!

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In this week’s Health and Lifestyle Tip of the Week, we talk about how little weight you really have to lose to make a real change in your health. Take a listen!

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Canadian fish eaters threatened by Fukushima radiation
“After the world’s worst nuclear accident in 25 years, authorities in Canada said people living here were safe and faced no health risks from the fallout from Fukushima.”

Breast Cancer Surgery Rules Are Called Unclear
“Nearly half of women who had lumpectomies for had second operations they may not have needed because surgeons have been unable to agree on guidelines for the most common operation for breast cancer, a new study finds.”

Meet the Giants Chiropractor
“The road to the Super Bowl is fraught with neck spasms, aching legs and sore hamstrings. But when the Giants head west to Indianapolis, Dr. Rob DeStefano will be there to smooth out those pulled muscles and stiff necks.”

Coconut Oil Touted as Alzheimer’s Remedy
“Researchers say the ketones found in coconut oil have slowed the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in some people and may actually prevent it.”

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In this week’s Health and Lifestyle Tip of the Week, we all have these moments in life. Take a listen!

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In this week’s Health and Lifestyle Tip of the Week we take a look at good common sense things you do with your car that you should do with your body. Take a listen!

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In this week’s Health and Lifestyle Tip of the Week we ask is it really all in the genes?  Take a listen!

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Sodium-Saturated Diet Is a Threat for All
“Maybe you think you don’t have to worry about salt. After all, you don’t have high blood pressure, you’re not overweight and you exercise regularly.”

Debate Persists on Deadly Flu Made Airborne
The young scientist, normally calm and measured, seemed edgy when he stopped by his boss’s office. “You are not going to believe this one,” he told Ron Fouchier, a virologist at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam. “I think we have an airborne H5N1 virus.”

Broccoli Chemical Stems Breast Cancer Cells
“Sulfur compounds in broccoli stop creation of breast cancer stem cells; Effect should extend to kale, cabbage, and broccoli’s many ‘cruciferous’ cousins.”

As Doctors Use More Devices, Potential for Distraction Grows
“Hospitals and doctors’ offices, hoping to curb medical error, have invested heavily to put computers, smartphones and other devices into the hands of medical staff for instant access to patient data, drug information and case studies.”

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In this week’s Health and Lifestyle Tip of the Week we ask if stress is not the problem than what is?  Take a listen!

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