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What do these slender celebs have in common? A souped- up metabolism, apparently. Vegans are stereotypically skinny. But according to Neal Barnard, MD and his research team, it may not be because their diets are nutritionally skimpy. Vegan bodies may just learn to burn calories faster. According to one of his studies,  transitioning a group of [...]

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I don’t usually use this blog for politic issues (actually this is the first and probably last time), but I don’t really think this is about politics, but health. I think we can all agree that inhaling tabacco is incredibly bad for your health. A wonderful friend of mine over at Californians for a Cure is [...]

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I spend a lot of time and energy making sure we eat lots of vitamins and minerals in our daily diet, but sometime I wonder and worry about whether we are getting enough of all the right things. Some nutritions say even the seemingly healthiest diets may not deliver all the nutrients we need. Why? [...]

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Yesterday after school, about 4 pm (typical snack attack time), I ended up with several hungry people at my house. Not only did I have my kids and husband, but my teenage brother and sister stopped by. As is usual after a long day at school, they were all hungry. I ended up rummaging around [...]

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