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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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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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How does being fat kill you? Let us count the ways...

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Turns out that being overweight possesses numerous ways to compromise your health. For example, anxiety about being overweight may harm your health as...
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The danger in your hamburger

Do you risk your life when you eat hamburger? Reports on how meat is inspected reveals that our hamburger meat may be dangerously contaminated by...
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Eating gluten free doesn't cost more

Does it cost a fortune to eat a gluten free diet? The short answer: no. When your diet consists mostly of fruits and vegetables, meat and fish and...
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Gluten attacks my sleep and I contemplate Michael Jackson's sleeping problems

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Like so many Americans, Michael Jackson had trouble sleeping. So, it is alleged, his doctors gave him a powerful anesthetic to help him sleep, the...
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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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People with gluten problems quadruple since the 1950s says new research

Research at the Mayo Clinic shows that the number of people with celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder caused by eating wheat and barley products,...
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The gluten nightmare that attacked my brain

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The effects that gluten had on my brain were disturbing and far reaching.For me, waking up from a deep sleep used to be supremely disquieting. As I...
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Will going gluten free mess up your gut bacteria?

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Yes, going gluten free is trendy. And foregoing products made from wheat like bread, cookies, cakes and other processed foods is necessary for people...
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Can bread give you herpes?

If you’re sensitive to gluten, a protein found in wheat and foods made from wheat, it can make you more susceptible to herpes. Herpes, a virus...
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