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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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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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When weight loss is harder and other health news this week

Japanese researchers have found that if you’re too optimistic you’ll have a harder time losing weight (weight loss) while Washington...
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Longevity lifestyle: fried chicken, bacon, ice cream and Jerry Springer

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When Gertrude Baines died on Friday, she was the oldest person on earth, aged 115. Her daily habits? Bacon, fried chicken, ice cream, some Jerry...
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More bad news about wheat, gluten and GMOs

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Gluten, the sticky protein in wheat and barley, has given me more than my share of brain problems: making me think I had Alzheimer’s (Brain...
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Fewer calories means you'll live longer

New research indicates that if you eat less you’ll probably live longer. When scientists put rhesus monkeys on a calorie-restricted diet for 20...
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Booze and beans make you live longer

Research on foods eaten in the so-called “Mediterranean Diet” show that consuming beans and red wine may increase your odds of living...
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Divorce triples your risk of Alzheimer's

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If you’re middle-aged, get divorced and live alone, you triple your chances of Alzheimer’s according to research that looked at the brain...
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For more brain power get some sun!

Put down that sunscreen if you value your brain. Your body makes Vitamin D from sunlight and your brain uses that vitamin to think faster and smarter....
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Bread can destroy your brain

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It sounds incongruous, but bread almost destroyed my brain. About two years ago my memory was being obliterated. Couldn’t remember...
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Lose wrinkles with chocolate

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. German researchers have found that chocolate helps your body produce healthier skin and fight off the effects of sun damage. When you eat...
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