Category Archives: General Health findings

Pregnancy and Smoking

Know a pregnant smoker who's planning to quit the instant she gives birth? Speed-dial her and say, "Not soon enough!" A study of 8- to 16-year-olds shows that kids exposed to smoke in the womb are six times more likely to have asthma than...
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5 Ways to Lower Stroke Risk

Every year, about 140,000 Americans die as a result of a stroke. Strokes are also the leading cause of serious long-term disability. You can reduce your risk by controlling your blood pressure and cholesterol, losing excess weight,...
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THE COCONUT WATER CRAZE

No question, coconut water is healthful and hydrating. But sold as a “functional beverage,” is it all it’s cracked up to be? This tropical tonic is showing up everywhere. People drink it at the gym, the beach, on hiking trails, even while just taking a...
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Claims That Don’t Hold Water

You may be surprised to know that you don't need to drink eight glasses of water a day to prevent dehydration and stay healthy. Don't schools and countless experts advise it? What about those people chugging from water bottles all day long? It's still a...
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Beer and Bone Health

Hey Guys, Drink a Beer to Bone Health Memo to all the guys out there (and the women who love you): Quit walking to the kitchen every time those bone-health commercials come on. (Sally Fields, we love you. Really, we do.) All the talk about...
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HAPPY INVESTMENTS

Does money make people happier? Less than you may think. Here are 6 tips from experts on the science of happiness. The wealthy are happier than the poor, studies have found, and wealthy countries are happier than poor ones--but only a little, on average. That's surprising,...
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NUTS ABOUT PEANUTS

Peanuts are the most frequently consumed "nut" in the U.S., even though technically they are not nuts. In some ways, peanuts are even better for you than true nuts. Unlike "tree nuts" (almonds, cashews, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, among others), peanuts grow on the ground and...
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