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Put color on your plate
Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by Steve W..
Most of us know we should be eating more produce each day (at least five servings, we’re contractually obligated to tell you). But it also seems that our produce palate is about as exciting as a pair of basic khakis. According to a recent study based on government nutritional data, we’re coming up short in [...]
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The Benefits of Fish Oil
Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Steve W..
Recent reports on the health benefits of fish oil sound almost too good to be true. The omega-3 fatty acids that it contains have been shown to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes and slow the formation of plaques in the arteries, and they may also lower blood pressure. Accordingly, the American Heart [...]
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Choking on Hot Dogs? It’s not the shape, it’s the ingredients
Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Steve W..
The American Academy of Pediatrics is making headlines this week with a bizarre recommendation that hot dogs should be re-shaped to make them less of a choking hazard for children. But there’s no mention of all the cancer-causing chemical ingredients that actually go into the hot dogs. Pediatric physicians are apparently more concerned about the [...]
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Food Additives to Avoid
Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Steve W..
There are over 14,000 man-made chemicals added to our American food supply today. Food additives [...]
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6 Surprising Facts About Organic Foods
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
Organic food continues to show strong growth, despite a weak economy. Find out what’s behind the label.
Organic food continues to gain market share, despite troubles in the economy as a whole. This is especially true in Europe and in environmentally conscious enclaves like college towns — but what is perhaps most exciting to some observers [...]
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Chemicals coat apples decades after Alar scare
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
More than two decades after parents dumped apples from children’s lunch boxes because of concerns about a chemical applied to the fruit, most researchers agree the crop is safer although most of it still carries pesticide residue.
Growers saw prices plunge after a 1989 television report led to widespread fears apples were coated in a cancer-causing chemical [...]
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Stay young on red wine drugs?
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
Efforts to slow the march of old age with a pill have been dealt a blow. Drugs that might treat disease by tampering with the biology of ageing are being tested, but new research questions whether they work as thought.
The compounds include resveratrol, a much-touted component of red wine that is thought to prevent the cellular damage [...]
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Is fish oil the elixir of life?
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
Fish oils may hold the key to longer and healthier life, claim researchers. They say omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil may have a direct effect on extending the lifespan of cells. Their study is the first to link the oils – either from fish or supplements – with the body’s ability to resist premature [...]
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19 Ways to Make Your Home Feel Warmer Without Turning Up the Heat
Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
Winterize your home on the cheap (and get $1,500 from the government to help) with these simple tips.
Dodge the Draft(s)
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, drafts can waste 5% to 30% of your energy use. Start simple and adopt that old Great Depression fixture — the draft snake, which you can easily make yourself. Just [...]
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7 Home Improvements to Do This Year (and Save $1,500)
Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
This is the year. If you’ve been sitting on home fixes, waiting for the right time, it’s 2010. Lucrative federal tax incentives are set to expire at the end of 2010, meaning these projects will never be more affordable. The government will cover 30% of the costs, in most cases, and investments in energy efficiency generally [...]
