Yep, right about now we are all (at least in the US) feeling a little bloated and a few pounds heavier, thanks to those wonderful Thanksgiving meals. Most of us are also scheming ways to shed that extra pound or two we just put on.
If you want a different perspective than the usual...
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Archive for November, 2009
Thanksgiving Bloat
Strange Bedfellows
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it “odd” that the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) would form a “consumer alliance partnership” with the Coca-Cola Company? According to its website, www.aafp.org, the vision statement of AAFP is:
“AAFP’s Vision is to transform health care to achieve optimal health for everyone.”
Now, on...
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I Dig Coffee!
I’ll be the first to admit it – I enjoy coffee in the morning. So, I am always on the alert to find information to rationalize my consumption of the addictive beverage. Imagine when I discovered that the prestigious Harvard Medical School would come to my support.
Harvard Health Publications reports the following...
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I Thought Orange Juice Was a Good Choice
Yep, getting up and having a nice, “healthy,” glass of orange juice always seemed like a wise choice to me. Much better than, say, a sugar-laden soda. Don’t laugh. Lots of people have a soft drink (or two) in the morning.
Now I find that an 8 ounce glass of this “healthy”...
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