There is a high level of weight regain after diets. Dieting is a multi-billion dollar industry that peddles more hope than weight loss. Is the 95% return of lost weight that was reported half a century ago still the same in light lifestyle modifications with modern drugs, exercise, psychological support, and understanding of the microbiome and evolutionary biology?
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Turkey breast sous vide can make a great meal. Easy to prepare and delicious to eat. Plus, prepping the meal with a large breast that you cut half allows you to freeze the unused portion for later use.
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Robin Williams suffered from Lewy Body Disease, according to an autopsy. But the dementia reported in the autopsy report is not a “clinical” diagnosis- rather a scientific one. Robin Williams prognosis was likely less than five years. The question is- did he know he had this disease?
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Before Thanksgiving comes here are a few tools you can buy to make your day a delicious one (and who doesn’t like to buy things). Plus you get to see a 4 year old- Chef JJ, show you the items you might want to get for your kitchen.
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Major breakthrough- the first human trials of a hepatitis C vaccine prove safe and effective. Treatment for hepatitis C is costly – about 85,000 dollars – but a vaccine would drive the cost of treatment down.
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The Shocking Truth about flu vaccines is going around this year again (it came out in 2013). It is not shocking- it is not accurate. Here are the reasons you should get the flu vaccine- like I did, and my four year old son, and my wife.
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If you like your Keurig you don’t have to kick it to the curb. Keep your coffee maker, it’s safe.
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The Supreme Court will decide if granting subsidies for people to purchase health insurance is constitutional. Going against that proposal is the GOP, and the Koch brothers who have received tens of millions of dollars in federal subsidies. Sorry- it is time for that nonsense to stop.
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Quarantine use is a well-established mechanism to prevent spread of contagious disease. In spite of the concern over how state officials have used quarantine, their use of it is grounded in the very beginning of the republic.
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