Archive for April 21st, 2009
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STRESS: A LESSON FROM THE LABORATORY
An interesting study demonstrated what happens when the powerful stress hormones are released too often. A group of rats was forced to listen to a tape recording of a cats chasing rats, complete with hissing and squealing. Stress chemicals flooded the rats’ bodies as they prepared to fight or run away from the cat. But [...]
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IMMUNE FOR LIFE: EXCERCISING YOUR “DOCTOR WITHIN”
I was sitting in my office with a pleasant 42-year-old-banker. His medical and personal history had been taken, his physical examination was completed and his test results had been returned to me. His outlook was good, but his health was only fair. After discussing Super Foods and other recommendations, I suggested that he embark on [...]
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FOODS FOR IMMUNE: WET YOUR WHISTLE WITH A LIQUID SUPER FOOD
Be good to your body. Give it lots of water. Not coffee or soda or hot chocolate, but water. Men’s bodies are approximately 60 percent water; women’s are about 50 percent water. Our bloodstream is watery; our cells are filled with and surrounded by water; our muscles contain plenty of water, and our brain has [...]
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DIAGNOSIS: POOR HEALTH ACROSS THE COUNTRY
If you think you have nothing to worry about because your doctor has told you’re in average health, think again: • The average American in average health has the average heart attack. • The average American in average health gets the average cancer, diabetes, stroke. • The average American is tired and unhappy • The [...]