Obesity’s Impact on Back Pain, Blood Pressure, Cancer, and Diabetes
Losing weight can reduce sciatica, hypertension, and cancer risk, as well as reverse type 2...
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Obesity’s Impact on Back Pain, Blood Pressure, Cancer, and Diabetes
Losing weight can reduce sciatica, hypertension, and cancer risk, as well as reverse type 2 diabetes. In the ABCs of the health consequences of obesity, A is for Arthritis, as I discussed in my previous blog post, and B is...
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Does Fasting Help Rheumatoid Arthritis?
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Cannabis, Strokes, and Heart Attacks?
The temporary quintupling of heart attack risk associated with cannabis smoking may be due to...
Bone Fractures, Lung Cancer, and Vitamin B12 Supplements?
What do randomized controlled trials of high-dose daily vitamin B12 supplementation show about its effects...
Acne and Vitamin B12
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Eating to Reverse Heart Failure
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Pole Walking to Lose Weight?
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Diets with the Lowest Carbon Footprint
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Eating to Fight the Climate Crisis
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Junk Food in Hospitals
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Celebrating Native American Cuisine with Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D.
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Cannabis and Cars
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A few times a day, drink two cups of cold water on an empty stomach...
Boosting Your Metabolism Safely
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Drinking water can be a safe, simple, and effective way to prevent yourself from fainting....
Ephedra-Like Weight Loss Minus the Risks
The diving reflex shows that it’s possible to have selective adrenal hormone effects. Thermogenic drugs...
Epigenetics and Obesity
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Treat Type 1 Diabetes with a Plant-Based Diet?
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