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March 11th, 2008

Parkinson’s Disease Is An Equal-Opportunity Destroyer

Though you may think of Parkinson’s disease as an illness for the Men Only club, there are actually up to 100,000 women under the age of 50 who have this neurological disorder, says Shape magazine. While this statistic is eye-opening and scary, there are things you can be doing to safeguard yourself.
1. Drink coffee. Ok, […]

By Liberty -- 0 comments

February 27th, 2008

Freaky Cravings and Naughty Indulgences: Let’s Discuss

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This article on MSNBC caught my eye. (Probably because I’m teetering on the brink of Slim Down for Summer mode. Sound familiar?)
The article exposes some of the weirdest cravings and food combos I’ve seen yet. Peanut butter and yellow mustard? Come on! But as odd […]

By Liberty -- 6 comments

February 12th, 2008

Have some vitamins with your beer.

Vitamins - they add them to the water, so why the beer?
After all, when you drink alcohol you are depleting your Vitamin B. So what better way to get it back than in the product that’s taking it away. That’s the theory, apparently, behind Filipino inventer Billy L Malang’s Vitamin-B enhanced beer. Although not yet on […]

By Liz -- 2 comments

February 7th, 2008

Dangit! Now Diet Soda is Bad for You, Too?!?

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Okay, okay. It’s taking me a while, but I’m starting to get the hint that soda, in all its glorious forms, is bad for you. Are you getting that idea, too?
First there was the upheaval over caffeine. Then came the whole dark soda attack. Now, my beloved diet soda is under fire, but this […]

By Liberty -- 15 comments

January 23rd, 2008

Caffeine can be found in the strangest places.

With a recent study indicating that pregnant women consuming 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day increase their risk of miscarriage, it’s important to know what products contain caffeine and how much.
Caffeine, of course, is mostly found in coffee, chocolate, coke, and energized soft drinks.
But it seems that it can also be found in […]

By Liz -- 2 comments

January 1st, 2008

Need a Hangover Cure?

Yes, I know Healthbolt is a health blog. But we’re not perfect and even the healthiest of us sometimes forgets the mantra ‘everything in moderation’. Sometimes we go a little overboard during the holiday season.
So in case you did too, here’s the list of 10 Top Hangover Cures that Forbes.com posted last year.
Guaranteed as tried […]

By Liz -- 1 comment

December 27th, 2007

Sorry, Can’t Hear You. Now, Pass Me Another Beer.

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December 26th, 2007

Overindulge This Christmas? Good For You!

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Ah…the holidays. Full of happiness, togetherness, food. And more food. So if you got a little crazy with the goodies yesterday, first of all, join the club - you’re certainly in good company. Secondly, don’t sweat it. Because a lot of those “nasty” foods pack some extra special health punches. So go on, enjoy. […]

By Liberty -- 2 comments

December 25th, 2007

A Healthy Christmas ?

If you’ve been reading all the articles and studies in the news recently you might start thinking that Christmas is really bad for your health.
It seems that in order to survive Christmas these days you have to navigate through numerous health obstacles - the Christmas Tree Sneezes, the Merry Christmas Coronary, the Christmas Blues, the […]

By Liz -- 6 comments

December 19th, 2007

Coffee, Tea or…Kidney Disease?

Wouldja Like Another Soda, My Friend?
Okay, fess up. This is you mid-morning, isn’t it? Slugging your cola from the bottle until every last drop of spittle shimmies down your throat into your gut? Go on, you can admit it amongst friends. I sure as heck will. I. Love. Soda. Especially Diet Coke.
If you’re with […]

By Liberty -- 3 comments