It’s a sad and undeniable fact: we are a nation of fat people. And the most disturbing trend in our rapidly waist-expanding nation is the growing problem of childhood obesity. But are today’s kids fat because they’re lazy, or because they’re exhausted?
Archive for the ‘Contrarian Health’ Category
Stop Poisoning Yourself with this “Healthy” Sweetener…
The shocking truth of how a political “favor” got the government to approve this poison –
and why aspartame is making us sicker and fatter than good old sugar ever could!
Home Invasion
There’s a growing movement by the anti-smoking fascists throughout the country to create a smoke-free housing law. This law would ban smoking in multi-unit residences like apartment buildings and condominiums. That tug you feel is the anti-smoking lobby trying to pull away another of your personal freedoms.
Affection Beats Infection
The healing power of love and close relationships . . . new studies point to an even more dramatic effect these kinds of intimacies can have on your health.
Who Giveth And Who Taketh?
“Fortified” refers to the lame attempt to put back into foods what the refining and preservation processes take out -which is typically anything about it that may have actually been GOOD for you.
The Clot Thickens !
Take two aspirin and call them from the morgue. Recent research on the subject suggests that aspirin may not be such a good thing when it comes to protecting your ticker.
The Health Police
URGENT HEALTH BULLETIN : How MASS MEDIA MEDICINE Is Ruining Our Health
Get Back On That Couch !
While the fitness freaks keep pounding the pavement and pumping iron … just fluffing the sofa cushions could be your best exercise!
What Does The “F” In “FDA” Really Stand For ?
THE FDA HAS DONE IT AGAIN!
In November, the FDA pressured the Bayer Pharmaceutical Company to halt the sale of the anti-bleeding drug Traysol after a Canadian clinical study determined that it could be linked to a higher risk of death than other drugs. But don’t for a minute believe that the FDA is as pure as the proverbial driven snow in this situation. They’re not.
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