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Is there finally a good use for tobacco?

August 16, 2014

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Is there finally a good use for tobacco? by Dannette Hunnel —  If you look hard enough, you can usually find a positive in almost anything, and in this case, it is tobacco. It occurred to me that we use Tabacum (Nicotiana tobaccum), or cultivated tobacco, as a homeopathic remedy, and it works very well. […]

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Damning report on state of U.S. health care

August 28, 2013

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by Mary Budinger —  A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that Americans are living longer these days — an average of 78.2 years now — but we are sicker. Our senior years are increasingly marked by chronic illness or disability. The landmark study compared the U.S. with 34 other […]

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Baby Boomers — the next 60 years

April 7, 2013

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by Dr. Bill Gallagher —  Baby boomers start turning 60 years old this year (yes, some of us are only turning 42), and we have much to look back on. Ahead of us is a longer life expectancy, and with it, the time to do more. The key, of course, is staying healthy enough to […]

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Isn’t it Iron-ic?

September 15, 2012

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  by Dr. Larry Wilson —  Iron is a vital mineral in the human body. Iron overload, however, is deadly. Most physicians believe it is rare and mainly hereditary, but in fact, it is far more common and more dangerous than we thought possible. The roles of iron Iron has three major roles in the […]

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Cancer prevention starts with you

August 25, 2012

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by Dr. Frank George —  America declared war on cancer in 1971 because it was the second leading cause of death in the United States. President Richard Nixon said, “The time has come in America when the same kind of concentrated effort that split the atom and took man to the moon should be turned […]

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A new tool for smokers

August 16, 2012

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The Arizona Smokers’ Helpline (ASHLine) has expanded its arsenal of resources to help smokers quit tobacco, with the addition of the “Call It Quits” app, which debuted on Facebook and will appear as an iPhone app later this year. The app’s features provide proven strategies to help smokers quit, and fuse ASHLine’s personalized approach to […]

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Health updates: Food portions and MSG

February 28, 2012

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The following is information regarding food portions and avoiding monosodium glutamate. Are U.S. food portions decadent? With soaring food prices sparking protests in many countries and more than 800 million people going hungry every day worldwide, U.S. food portions are under scrutiny. Portion sizes in the United States not only exceed those in less-developed countries […]

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