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1. Tips for Parents - Ideas and Tips to Help Prevent Childhood Over...
by Nutrition.gov
October 16, 2007
You’ve probably read about it in newspapers and seen it on the news: in the United States, the number of overweight children and teens has continued to rise over the past two decades.46 You may wonder: Why are doctors and scientists troubled by this trend? And as parents or other concerned adults, you may also ask: What steps can we take to help prevent overweight in our children? This p ...more...
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2. Dietary Supplement regulations
by FDA.gov
September 23, 2007
FDA regulates dietary supplements under a different set of regulations than those covering "conventional" foods and drug products (prescription and Over-the-Counter). Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the dietary supplement manufacturer is responsible for ensuring that a dietary supplement is safe before it is marketed. FDA is responsible for taking ...more...
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3. Bulemia and Anorexia
by FDA.gov
September 23, 2007
What is the definition of bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa?
According to the American Psychiatric Association, a person diagnosed as bulimic or anorectic must have all of that disorder's specific symptoms:
Bulimia Nervosa
recurrent episodes of binge eating (minimum average of two binge- eating episodes a week for at least three months) a feeling of lack of co ...more...
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4. Cancer Survivors - The Good News is That You Can Fully Regenerat...
by Dr.Anca Martalog,N.D.
July 2, 2008
Do you know that you can change your body over every 7years? Find out how and why this happens and how it affects your recovery in this article.
One constant thing is life is change"- a wise man.... once said... Same holds true for the human body: Everything regenerates given proper care.
They key to reversing cancer are detoxifying the body and strengthening the immune system; ...more...
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5. FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Red Yeast Rice Products Promoted on...
by FDA.gov
September 23, 2007
Products found to contain unauthorized drug The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to buy or eat three red yeast rice products promoted and sold on Web sites. The products may contain an unauthorized drug that could be harmful to health. The products are promoted as dietary supplements for treating high cholesterol.
The potentially harmful products are: Red ...more...
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6. Eating The Right Food To Lower Cholesterol
by Jan Richards
July 3, 2008
People have to eat in order to have energy to do certain things. Some are able to make three or four trips to the buffet table while others are satisfied after one round. In any case, the type of food brought to the plate could be healthy or harmful and the choice is really up to the person.
Those who love to eat red meat and other dishes that are fatty or oil are at risk of getting sick. ...more...
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7. 10 Tips to Start and Maintain an Exercise Program
by Thomas Rooney
July 2, 2008
Watching a basketball, football, baseball, or hockey game from your couch as you click through the channels is not considered physical fitness. If the sound of the whistle from the gym coach may have been the last recollection of you doing anything close to an exercise routine, you may have been away too long. You see recent studies into the health risks of adults have shown that exercise is a gre ...more...
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8. Weight Loss Exercise for Women
by Juliet Cohen
June 12, 2007
A healthy diet and adequate exercise are necessary for weight loss. The loss of weight associated with a chronic illness is referred to as cachexia. Unexpected, unintentional weight loss is a common symptom of illness and should be evaluated by a healthcare professional. Losing weight and keeping it off is a real challenge for most people. Exercise helps to burn excess calories and build muscle, b ...more...
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9. Fitness Workouts - Abdominal Workouts
by Brett Ranton
July 3, 2008
There's no doubting at all that working out the abdominal area requires a lot of willpower. Many people I talk to draw on negative experiences in the past, but more often than not this is due to the burn they feel in their stomach which simply means the exercise is working! If you keep persisting, you'll find you will see results in no time at all.
People also constantly get thems ...more...
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10. 5 Tips for Becoming More Fit
by Ashley Bigham
June 13, 2007
Your fitness is directly related to your health. You can be eating all the right foods, but if you aren’t exercising at all then your metabolism will still suffer for it. To ensure that you get the most out of your work out optimize your work out with these 5 tips.
1. Find a program that works for you. Every person is unique and with all of the fitness routines, gear, and advice out there, ...more...
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11. Treatment Alternatives For Excessive Sweating
by Katie Monroe
July 2, 2008
Excessive sweating may be controlled with strong anti-perspirants, which plug the sweat ducts. Anticholinergics drugs, such as glycopyrrolate (Robinul, Robinul-Forte), help to prevent the stimulation of sweat glands.
Treatment include iontophoresis. Sweating may be reduced after six to 10 sessions. After that, the person may need treatment once every one to four weeks. This FDA-approved p ...more...
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12. How Diets Go Wrong
by Ashley Bigham
June 13, 2007
If you’ve gained a few pounds, your mind might immediately think it’s because you’re eating too much. The food you take in is what makes you fat, right? So the solution to the problem is just to eat less. Does reducing your portion size mean reducing your waist line? Most health magazines and diet plans stress eating less, limiting portion size, but never changing what you are eating. Though eatin ...more...
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13. Sales Of Prescription Drugs In America
by Andrew Crosby
July 2, 2008
Anyone who watches television knows that prescription drug commercials out number any other kind of advertising. One question I keep asking myself. If only your doctor an prescribe your medication, why target the public with all these drug advertisements.
Why does the public need to be so well informed on all these drugs? Is the average person qualified to decide what drugs they need ba ...more...
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14. Fitness in a Hurry
by Gina Clark
July 3, 2008
Most of us are so busy that we don’t have time to workout the recommended 30-45 minutes for optimum physical fitness. (Thirty minutes of exercise 5 days a week significantly reduces the risk for most cancers. Forty-five minutes of exercise 5 times a week significantly reduces the risk for breast cancer, which both men and women can get.) Here are some ways to help you be more physically active ...more...
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15. Dietary Supplement information
by FDA.gov
September 23, 2007
What is a dietary supplement? Congress defined the term "dietary supplement" in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. A dietary supplement is a product taken by mouth that contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to supplement the diet. The "dietary ingredients" in these products may include: vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and subs ...more...
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16. Learn About A Diet To Lower Cholesterol
by Jan Richards
July 3, 2008
Cholesterol is one of the major substances that cause heart attacks, high blood cholesterol levels, and weight problems. Despite its "bad guy image," this waxy, fat-like substances made in the body by the person's own liver serves a number of vital functions unknown to many.
Basically, there are two types of cholesterol: the Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) and the High-Density Lipoprotein ( ...more...
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17. Having A Good Diet To Lower Triglyceride And Cholesterol
by Jan Richards
July 3, 2008
When people undergo a blood test, there are four things that the doctor will review carefully before revealing the results to the patient. These are namely the LDL, HDL, triglyceride level and total cholesterol.
If any of these are way above the normal range, the doctor will make some recommendations before it is too late. The most common advice given is to make changes in the diet. This ...more...
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18. Chooing The Right Food For Lowering Cholesterol
by Jan Richards
July 3, 2008
Almost everybody knows the effects of bad cholesterol in the body. By bad cholesterol, it literally has to do with low-density lipoprotein's molecular transport deposits that thicken in the walls of the arteries hindering the flawless passage of blood affecting the atherogenic status of the arterial walls. While few people do not fully appreciate the importance of cholesterol in the body, this non ...more...
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19. Cholesterol In Young Adult
by Jan Richards
July 3, 2008
Parts of adolescent's body are filled with a waxy stuff identified as cholesterol. It helps to produce vitamin D, cell membranes and certain hormones. Blood cholesterol comes from two different sources, liver within the body and food. The adolescent's liver produces enough cholesterol to carry out proper functioning.
The blood acts as the carrier of cholesterol and transports it to differ ...more...
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