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WASHINGTON - People who adhere strictly to raw food vegetarian diets are thin but have surprisingly robust bones, US researchers reported on Monday.
Although nutritionists and the food industry have warned that a diet without dairy foods can lead to the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, the team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found [...]

By Jennifer Koretsky
Exercise is a powerful tool for ADD management. Medical professionals recommend that adults get at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise (such as running or biking) 3-5 times per week to improve their general health. For ADDers, this type of exercise is particularly beneficial, because it may balance production of neurotransmitters and reduce [...]

By John Mericle M.D.
Ten Simple Lifestyle Changes You Can Make to Reduce Your Risk for Osteoporosis

Stop or decrease your meat intake.
Stop or decrease your dairy intake.
Decrease or eliminate sugar from your diet.
Cut back on processed foods.
Eliminate highly acid vinegars.
Decrease or stop caffeine.
Stop smoking.
Cut back or [...]

By Ralph DeAmicis
During the Democratic convention the Reverend Al Sharpton quoted a shocking statistic: One third of the children in Harlem suffer from asthma. This shouldn’t be completely surprising since asthma cases have been consistently increasing over the years, especially in the cities, escalating recently during the rollback of some key environmental laws, but it [...]

By Dave Zielski
My thirteen-year-old daughter recently called me up to say she had cleaned the whole kitchen and bathroom herself. So many emotions ran through me at that moment. First, I was shocked by the fact that no one asked her to do so. I was also happy that she had done this but anxious [...]