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Comment by doone on December 12, 2011 at 12:09pm

What Is The Single Best Thing We Can Do For Our Health?

CULTURE BUZZ If you're not doing it already, watching this brief tutorial may change your life.

Willio Crown top10posted about 16 hours ago

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Comment by Adriana on December 9, 2011 at 5:35pm

I don't know if it's real, but it is, it speaks to the incredible powerof regeneration our bodies have:

Paralympian Eyeing The Olympics After Crash Miraculously Un-Paralyzes Her

CULTURE BUZZ Shut everything down. This is one of the craziest feel good stories of the year.

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Paralyzed from the hip down since she was 13, Monique van der Vorst was an accomplished paralympian cyclist. She won two silver medals in the handcycling road at the Beijing Paralympics.

Last year, she was in an accident and fell off her wheelchair. While recovering from the trauma, her feet started to tingle and miraculously she began to move them again. She spent months in the hospital and in the rehabilitation centre trying to regain the use of her legs.

She took her first steps again in July 2010, she said she felt just like a child learning to walk.

Comment by Sydni Moser on December 8, 2011 at 10:24am

It Could Be Old Age, or It Could Be Low B12

A severe B12 deficiency results in anemia, which can be picked up by an ordinary blood test. But the less dramatic symptoms of a B12 deficiency may include muscle weakness, fatigue, shakiness, unsteady gait, incontinence, low blood pressure, depression and other mood disorders, and cognitive problems like poor memory.

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Comment by Hope on December 4, 2011 at 11:50am

That's interesting, Adriana!

Comment by Adriana on November 30, 2011 at 11:13am

Patterns: Less Salt Isn’t Always Better for the Heart

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR

Published: November 28, 2011

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For years, experts have believed that lowering sodium consumption reduces the risk of heart disease. Now a large new study suggests that it may not be so simple.

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The scientists studied an international group of 28,880 men and women over age 55 at high risk for heart disease. They estimated salt intake by testing urine and followed the group for almost five years. The study appears in the Nov. 23 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.

The researchers found — unsurprisingly — that high sodium intake significantly increased the risk for heart problems.

But too little sodium was almost as bad as too much. Compared with those who excreted 4 to 6 grams of sodium daily, people who excreted 2 to 3 grams were at 19 percent greater risk fo..., and the less they consumed the greater their risk.

Nutritionists recommend a daily intake of 1.5 grams of salt for people with heart problems, a level that in this study increased the risk for cardiovascular death by 37 percent.

“It’s still important to avoid consuming too much salt,” said Andrew Mente, an author of the study and an assistant professor of epidemiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. “But people who are consuming moderate amounts may not have to decrease their intake further.”

Comment by Adriana on November 23, 2011 at 10:33am

Nooooo, not the banana!!

Comment by Dallas (on hiatus) on November 23, 2011 at 10:23am

I found a new coconut ice cream I really like: Snoqualmie Island Coconut Ice Cream. It is very creamy and flavorful, and has little bits of grated coconut in it.

 

I've also tried the Crème Fraiche Gelato, but I'm not too wild about that one. The Pumpkin Custard looks tempting, too.

Comment by Dallas (on hiatus) on November 23, 2011 at 10:13am

Is the End of the Banana Near?

Extinction of species is an unfortunate problem of homogenization. As we learn more about the environment, we as a society have begun to make changes in many areas of our life. We drive hybrids, have solar-powered garage doors, and recycle.

But yet, the food we eat is not often a topic of conversation. For years, horticultural experts have been warning about the potential demise — commercial extinction — of the humble banana. These so-called Cassandras were a bit ahead of the curve in terms of when this extinction was to take place, but the sad truth is, they are still right — the banana’s days are numbered.

There is only one commercially viable species of bananas. That means the entire banana crop is homogenized — all commercial farmers grow a single variety that has been proven to ship well while maintaining the best flavor. The problem with using a single strain of a plant species is that it leaves the entire crop vulnerable.

There is no diversity in the crop meaning that if something were to happen to this strain, bananas as a global commodity would become a thing of the past. One thing that science cannot do is predict how and when a virus or other pest will adapt to attack an organism. This is what has been slowly leading to the bananas demise. [continue]

Comment by Dallas (on hiatus) on November 16, 2011 at 1:55pm

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are fighting an effort by the Obama administration to make federally-subsidized school lunches more healthy.

Comment by Hope on November 14, 2011 at 3:52am

World Diabetes Day

14 November 2011

World Diabetes Day raises global awareness of diabetes - its escalating rates around the world and how to prevent the illness in most cases. Started by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and WHO, the Day is celebrated on 14 November to mark the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best, was instrumental in the discovery of insulin in 1922, a life-saving treatment for diabetes patients.

WHO estimates that more than 346 million people worldwide have diabetes. This number is likely to more than double by 2030 without intervention. Almost 80% of diabetes deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.

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