Monthly Archives: September 2011

Turkish Hummus With Yogurt

Now, that looks like a good recipe.

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Too Much Medical Care

There are pressures to deliver too much medical care and not enough to promote good health and prevent disease.

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Simple Fixes

Simple straight forward solutions are often the best but capitalism, marketing, consumerism and regulations just cannot leave well enough alone.

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Obesity

Good review of obesity with excellent graphics to illustrate the problem.

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Exercise and the Brain

Exercise develops the brain as well as muscles.

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Junk Food and Tobacco

This article compares the public health effort to reduce smoking with reducing the consumption of junk food. No doubt, obesity is much more complex problem than smoking.

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Spanish Roasted Potatoes With Tomato Sauce

Looks like a good recipe. Spicy food helps with appetite and potatoes (not French fries) are filling.

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Vitamin B12

Low blood levels of vitamin B12 is associated with decrease in brain size and decrease in thinking skills. Situations that result in low B12 are older age, taking anti-acid medications and metformin.

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Coffee Helps With Depression

“Ounce for ounce coffee delivers the strongest dose of caffeine. Generally, the more coffee a woman drank, the more likely she was to be in good mental health.”

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Farro, Tomato and Chickpea Salad

Now that looks like a good salad.

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