How To Combat High Blood Pressure With Potassium

November 10th, 2008

More scientific studies now support what we found out informally with the I Love To Cheat Diet.

Lowering your salt or sodium intake is not the only way to reduce high blood pressure; sometimes, it’s not even the best way.

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Obesity Drug Damages Heart Valves Over Long Term

November 6th, 2008

Even though fenfluramine, an appetite suppressant drug, was banned in the United States in 1997, a recent study shows that people can have damaged heart valves up to 7 years after they stop taking the drug.

Fenfluramine was half of the fen/phen combo of drugs used to fight obesity in years past.

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The Skinny On Whether Birth Control Pills Cause Weight Gain

November 3rd, 2008

Many women don’t use birth control pills because they’re afraid of gaining weight. After all, it’s listed as one of the adverse effects of the pill.

According to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), women may be limiting their birth control options unnecessarily.

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The Latest on Grapes and Heart Disease

October 30th, 2008

High blood pressure… heart failure… inflammation throughout the body… could eating some grapes really help with all of that?

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Two Easy Ways to Reduce Your Risk Of Being Overweight

October 27th, 2008

According to a new study published on the British Medical Journal website, there are two easy ways to reduce your risk of being overweight.

In fact, if you do these 2 things wrong, you triple your risk of being overweight.

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Top 6 Psychological Barriers To Exercise For Obese Women

October 7th, 2008

If you think that all an obese woman needs to do to lose weight is eat less and exercise more, think again.

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Novel Easy Way for Kids to Lose Weight

October 6th, 2008

Reading may be an easy way to help your kids to lose weight. But only if they read the right type of novel.

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Putting A Finger On Your Exercise Habits

October 1st, 2008

If your exercise habits aren’t the best, it may be the fault of your fingers.

Yep, voluntary exercise has been linked to the length of your fingers in a new study from the University of Alberta and the University of California-Riverside.

Here’s what they did and what they found:

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Walk Away Your Memory Problems

September 9th, 2008

If you’re over 50 and worried about your memory, there may be a simple solution to help you.

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Smart People Eat More Calories

September 5th, 2008

Don’t overthink this article or you could get fat.

Here’s the theory…

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