| 12/30/2003 - Stay Cold-free Through the Winter Months |
| How about you? Have you dodged the bullet so far? If so, it's
not too late to start doing yourself a favor today that might
help keep you cold-free through these winter months. |
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| 12/30/2003 - Using the HSI Forum |
| A forum discussion about a topic is called a "thread" because in the table of contents for each topic you can follow the thread that shows exactly who is responding to specific comments. |
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| 12/29/2003 - Health Benefits of Grape Juice |
| Now a new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates that a regular intake of concord grape juice may help the brain forestall the process of brain aging by inhibiting a specific protein that responds to oxidative stress. |
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| 12/29/2003 - The Inner Workings of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| Hats off to David Willman, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning
reporter for the Los Angeles Times, who recently concluded a five-year investigation of the inner workings of the NIH. |
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| 12/26/2003 - Finding Farm Fresh Eggs |
| But a member named J.W. is feeling the pinch in another way; he's having trouble finding farm-fresh eggs, so he sometimes has to buy them at the grocery store. |
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| 12/24/2003 - The Health Benefits of Eating Grapes |
| Meanwhile… we already know that grapes are good for us.
Dark-skinned grapes in particular contain resveratrol, an
antioxidant that has been shown to reduce cardiovascular and cancer risks. |
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| 12/23/2003 - Better Sleep = Better Health |
| A sufficient amount of sleep is necessary to maintain good
health. That's a given. |
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| 12/23/2003 - Colloidal Silver and the Flu |
| Whenever flu is the topic of an e-Alert (as it was several times recently) I always receive a comment or two about the use of colloidal silver (CS) to prevent illnesses or shorten their duration. |
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| 12/22/2003 - GSK Exec Says Drugs Don't Work On All People |
| Earlier this month, a BBC News report quoted Allen Roses (a senior executive of Europe's largest drug maker, GlaxoSmithKline) as saying that more than 90 percent of all drugs are effective for only 30 to 50 percent of those who use them. |
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| 12/22/2003 - Sunlight Exposure is Essential to Good Health |
| On the contrary, sunlight exposure is essential to good health. The key is balance. Too much sun is just as unhealthy as too little. |
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| 12/19/2003 - Natural Memory Loss Solutions |
| "Many of my friends including myself have been having memory lapses." Sound familiar? That comment was posted by a member named Albert in an HSI Forum thread titled "Memory Loss." |
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| 12/18/2003 - Boston and New Hampshire Plan to Buy Prescription Drugs from Canada |
| On the same day, Boston's Mayor Thomas M. Menino told reporters that beginning next summer his city will buy Canadian drugs for city employees, creating a projected savings of $1 million per year. |
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| 12/18/2003 - Staying Healthy Without Drugs |
| Vitamins and minerals don't necessarily give you a clear physical sensation of feeling healthier, so you take them on faith that you're promoting good health in the long run. |
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| 12/17/2003 - Interactions Between Drugs and Nutrients |
| In the e-Alert "Iron In The Fire" (6/3/03), I told you how
pharmaceuticals may interfere with the absorption of
nutrients. |
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| 12/17/2003 - Eating Citrus Fruits May Dramatically Decrease Some Cancer Risks |
| Those with the highest intake of citrus fruits reduced their risk of stomach, mouth, esophageal, and larynx cancers by as much as 40 to 50 percent. |
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| 12/16/2003 - Is Echinacea Effective in Treating Upper Respiratory Infections? |
| The trial was designed to determine if echinacea is effective in reducing the duration or severity of upper respiratory infection (URI) in children. |
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| 12/16/2003 - Problems With FluMist |
| There ARE, however, studies that show FluMist is unsafe for children under five and adults over 49, which is why the FDA has not approved this vaccine type for people in those age groups. |
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| 12/15/2003 - Cinnamon and Type 2 Diabetes |
| A US Department of Agriculture study of 60 type 2 diabetics revealed that one gram of cinnamon taken daily, over a
course of 40 days, improved management of blood sugar levels, as well as triglyceride and cholesterol levels. |
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| 12/15/2003 - The Nutritional Value of Buckwheat |
| And when you consider that buckwheat is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, minerals, and essential amino acids, then you've got a food product that's primed and ready to become the next health- food superstar. |
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| 12/12/2003 - Dangers Associated with Microwave Ovens |
| It's an amusing cartoon, but it also serves as a reminder that
microwaved food is not quite the same as food cooked with a conventional heating source. |
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| 12/11/2003 - Protecting Yourself Against the Flu |
| Your defense against the flu is only as strong as the state of your immune system. Get all the flu shots you like (if only they had them); if your immune system isn't prepared, you'll still be vulnerable to the flu. |
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| 12/11/2003 - FDA Trying to Extend Control to Canada |
| FDA officials are apparently not content to have jurisdiction over the regulation of drugs in the U.S. Now they're trying to tell Canada what to do. |
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| 12/10/2003 - The Ronald Reagan Dime Act |
| I'm sure you heard about all the ruckus raised when CBS tried to air a miniseries last month that portrayed President Ronald Reagan in an unflattering light. |
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| 12/10/2003 - The Nasal Flu Spray Vaccine |
| Remember FluMist? It's the nasal-spray flu vaccine I first told you about in the e-Alert "Nose Candy" (7/8/03). Unlike the conventional flu shot, which contains inactivated flu strains, FluMist contains three living flu strains. |
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| 12/09/2003 - Enhancing Your Memory with Ginkgo Biloba Extract |
| Last year I told you about a widely reported study that found
ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) to be ineffective in enhancing
memory or cognitive functions. |
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| 12/09/2003 - Enhancing Your Memory with Ginkgo Biloba Extract |
| Last year I told you about a widely reported study that found
ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) to be ineffective in enhancing
memory or cognitive functions. |
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| 12/08/2003 - Enhancing Your Memory with Ginkgo Biloba Extract |
| Last year I told you about a widely reported study that found
ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) to be ineffective in enhancing
memory or cognitive functions. |
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| 12/08/2003 - The Effect of the Atkins Diet on Bread Sales |
| Unless you own a bakery, you may not have noticed that sales of bread products have dropped about 40 percent within the past year. The reason? Well, bakers and bread manufacturers are blaming the growing popularity of low-carbohydrate diets. |
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| 12/05/2003 - Burning, Painful Feet |
| "His feet are so painful that he can not stand the bedding to
touch them at night so he has built a cage that he puts his feet in which holds the bedding off them. The sensation is like being very sun burnt." |
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| 12/04/2003 - Improve Your Enzyme Deficiencies |
| Fortunately there are simple steps you can take to help improve your enzyme deficiencies. And the first two steps could hardly be easier. |
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| 12/04/2003 - The Secret to Good Health |
| An HSI member sent me this nutritional note that could explain quite a lot… |
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| 12/03/2003 - Safe Ways to Lower Cholesterol |
| Meanwhile, the question lingers: Is the need to reduce cholesterol important enough to risk the side effects of statin drugs? Obviously, millions of patients and doctors are answering "Yes" to that question every day. |
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