Startling Headline: Vitamins A, C and E are ‘A Waste of Time and May Even Shorten Your Life’

So said the headline published around the world this past week:
From the newspaper article:
“Vitamins taken by around a third of the population do not extend life and may even cause premature death, according to a respected group of international scientists.
“After reviewing 67 studies involving more than 230,000 men and women, the experts say there is [...]

Startling Headline: Vitamins A, C and E are ‘A Waste of Time and May Even Shorten Your Life’

So said the headline published around the world this past week:
From the newspaper article:
“Vitamins taken by around a third of the population do not extend life and may even cause premature death, according to a respected group of international scientists.
“After reviewing 67 studies involving more than 230,000 men and women, the experts say there is [...]

Cash Before Chemo: Hospitals Get Tough

There is an article on the front page of the Wall Street Journal describing the experiences of a Texas woman diagnosed with acute leukemia who had to come up with $105,000 in cash before she could be treated for her life-threatening disease.
Hospitals are no longer going to treat first and bill later. The rising [...]

Cash Before Chemo: Hospitals Get Tough

There is an article on the front page of the Wall Street Journal describing the experiences of a Texas woman diagnosed with acute leukemia who had to come up with $105,000 in cash before she could be treated for her life-threatening disease.
Hospitals are no longer going to treat first and bill later. The rising [...]

Fighting The Passage Of Time With Fitness

CBS) Forget frail old age: A growing number of aging baby boomers have discovered the world of serious weight-training. From overweight folks who just want to feel better to dedicated 60-plus bodybuilders, the weight machine has become the new rocking chair. In a report by Sunday Morning correspondent Dr. Emily Senay, we meet the current [...]

Fighting The Passage Of Time With Fitness

CBS) Forget frail old age: A growing number of aging baby boomers have discovered the world of serious weight-training. From overweight folks who just want to feel better to dedicated 60-plus bodybuilders, the weight machine has become the new rocking chair. In a report by Sunday Morning correspondent Dr. Emily Senay, we meet the current [...]

Healthy People Are Not Overweight

Healthy people are not overweight – even if it is just five pounds.
So if you need to lose some weight, to start with, change your focus. Shift your focus from weight loss to health gain. After all, you can lose weight on any diet program. However, what is the point of being slim and dying [...]

Are We Wrong About Fruit and Veggies?

Many scientific findings never see the light of day. One reason? They go up against the prevailing wisdom of the day. The powers that be obviously don’t want to upset the apple cart or admit they might have been wrong.
In this case, here’s an immense and scholarly new book which questions the need for fruit [...]

Healthy People Are Not Overweight

Healthy people are not overweight – even if it is just five pounds.
So if you need to lose some weight, to start with, change your focus. Shift your focus from weight loss to health gain. After all, you can lose weight on any diet program. However, what is the point of being slim and dying [...]

Are We Wrong About Fruit and Veggies?

Many scientific findings never see the light of day. One reason? They go up against the prevailing wisdom of the day. The powers that be obviously don’t want to upset the apple cart or admit they might have been wrong.
In this case, here’s an immense and scholarly new book which questions the need for fruit [...]