Jan 7th 2018
One of the most fascinating things about nutrition and health is the number of times that something old – something really old, even – is found to have new human health applications, or at…
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Jan 5th 2018
Even though the urinary bladder, a muscular sac located in the pelvis, doesn't actually do a lot in its primary role as a reservoir for urine, it has a way of grabbing our attention when it needs to b…
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Jan 3rd 2018
Our kidneys – we are born with two of them – play several key roles in helping us to maintain a healthy body. Not the least of these important functions is ridding our bodies of toxins and…
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Dec 30th 2017
So, you're sick and tired of making New Year's resolutions year after year, only to break them long before January gives way to February? Or, maybe you're just sick and tired, period, and in need of s…
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Dec 29th 2017
The gallbladder is one of those body organs we don't think about much, if at all, until it starts acting up, and then the pain can become unbearable. What is the gallbladder? It is a small pouch, or s…
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Dec 27th 2017
For something so small and hidden inside a male's body, about the size of a walnut and tucked below the bladder and in front of the rectum, the prostate gland sure packs a big wallop. It is part of th…
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Dec 25th 2017
Choosing and eating the right foods is vital to the health of all parts of our bodies. In order to properly utilize what we ingest, we depend heavily on the inner workings of our intestines to help us…
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Dec 23rd 2017
There's something about the holiday season that just primes us for heartwarming stories of kindness and charity, right? Well, a few weeks ago a first-time mom with just two months left in her pregnanc…
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Dec 21st 2017
Even with Christmas almost here, New Year's Eve is still another week or so away, meaning it's time for holiday revelers (and carolers?) to get a second wind as the parties and celebrations continue,…
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Dec 15th 2017
Or, you can at least make it a weight-neutral holiday season if actual weight loss seems too much of a holiday spirit-killing burden. First, though, put down that plate of steaming hot-out-of-the-oven…
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Dec 13th 2017
When it comes to the health of our eyes and vision, we have been told since childhood how much carrots bring to the (kitchen) table. Carrots are loaded with beta-carotene/vitamin A, which is believed…
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Dec 12th 2017
Have a holly jolly Christmas, it's the best time of the year. Or not. Christmas and the holiday season should be one of joyful celebration for untold millions... and it is. Another reality, though, is…
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