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Carl Lowe has been writing magazine articles and books about health for thirty years. He edited the health magazine Energy Times for seven years and he has written for Prevention, Self, Time-Life Books, Newsday and The New York Times. His email is carllowe@gmail.com

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Diet soda destroys your kidneys and don't help you lose weight

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Research shows that diet soda doesn't help you lose weight and they can destroy your kidneys. So why does anyone drink them? I guess that's...
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Strong muscles keep Alzheimer's away

If you want to lower your risk of Alzheimer’s lift some weights. Research at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that older people...
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Does the Fort Hood shooting show the military is cracking under stress?

The figures don’t look too encouraging. Suicides of military personnel are way, way up, the highest they’ve ever been. Post traumatic...
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Army psychiatrist who killed 12 at Fort Hood said to be stressed about deployment

Is stress driving some military personnel over the edge? Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist shot and killed at least 12 people and wounded...
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Cleveland registered sex offender had 11 bodies in his home

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Is the system for tracking sex offenders hopelessly broken? How else to explain the fact that Anthony Sowell, a registered sex offender, was found...
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Stephen Colbert sponsors US Olympic skaters

The sport of skating has a new angel – Stephen Colbert of “The Colbert Report,” whose show is going to be the primary sponsor of the...
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Have a soft drink, get high blood pressure

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If you’re hooked on soft drinks, don’t be surprised if your blood pressure climbs. A study out of Colorado shows that folks who consume...
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Go gluten free for better cholesterol and less chance of heart disease

Exercise is supposed to raise your HDL (good) cholesterol. However, for folks like me, running marathons, competing in triathlons and training for...
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Worried about breast cancer? Get more vitamin D

Whether you have breast cancer or are just worried about the disease, you should get more sun and vitamin D. A study at the University of Rochester...
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Can bread give you heart disease?

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A funny thing happened to me on the way to a gluten free diet. My brain fog cleared up, I lost weight effortlessly, my mystery rashes disappeared, my...
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