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Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra and Bob Marley all have crooned songs about coffee – as cups of love with lots of flavor. We sing its praises because daily consumption makes your real age younger by keeping your blood vessels flexible and lowering your stroke risk by 30 percent. Continue reading
In the 1960s TV comedy/fantasy “I Dream of Jeannie,” Major Anthony Nelson (Larry Hagman) often failed to express himself clearly; unfortunately, his genie, Jeannie (Barbara Eden), took almost everything he said literally. The combo got him into a lot of trouble. Continue reading
Q: We’re trying to get pregnant. I’ve heard so much about how chemicals in plastics can harm a fetus – and cause a child to have learning problems and illnesses. So, I want some advice on how to protect my baby. – Alice W., Milwaukee Continue reading
Bono, Russell Brand and Steven Tyler could have used a bit more starch in their collars (or pants or hair!) at Vanity Fair’s Oscar-night party. But their fashion faux pas don’t come close to the major dietary mistakes most folks make when they miss out on the powers of resistant starch. Continue reading
“Mad Men’s” Don Draper (Jon Hamm) reaches for his Lucky Strikes to soothe frayed nerves (bad choice); Jack Ford (Timothy Hutton in “Leverage”) drinks whiskey whenever he’s out of sorts (another bad choice); and Brenda Lee Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick in “The Closer”) uses sugary treats to make herself feel better (a third disability-promoting bad choice). Continue reading
Sometimes you just can’t avoid a sucker punch. CNN reporter Nestor Dib couldn’t when he covered anti-government protests in Argentina last fall. It came out of nowhere and knocked him off his feet. Continue reading
If the headline-grabbing news that “overweight people live longer” inspired you to skip your daily stroll or reach back into that bag of sour-cream-and-chives chips, we’ve got important info that could really extend your life: Despite some seriously nutty headlines (our favorite: “Being Overweight Is Linked to Lower Risk for Mortality” – as if they’d found the fountain of perpetual life), flab is a major-ager. And trimming yours (especially around your belly) is a life-saving health move. Continue reading
Lisa Simpson tried to convert the cartoon world’s most dedicated carnivores – Homer and Bart – by declaring: “Good news, everyone! You don’t have to eat meat! I’ve got enough gazpacho for everyone.” That’s because Lisa knows veggies can clear up everything from your digestion to your complexion, and help prevent cancers, heart disease, depression and even impotence and orgasmic dysfunction. Continue reading
Knowing that you have appendicitis can be tricky; the initial discomfort mimics many other ailments, from stomach cramps to the flu. But if it goes undiagnosed, the risks are real.
You can buy a set of Austin Powers misshapen teeth for $9, but considering what they tell you about that Mike Myers character, you might not want to go there. Men in their 30s with erection problems (Austin couldn’t sustain it with the seductive Ivana Humpalot) are three times more likely to have chronic gum inflammation, periodontitis, than fellas that age without dysfunction. Continue reading
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This unusual food HEALS your acid reflux problems (takes 2 minutes)
4 common foods that normalize your blood pressure
1 Obscure superfood KILLS blood pressure (plus fights aging)
30-second daily trick that FLATTENS your belly
5 memory-killing foods to NEVER eat
7 odd foods that KILL your abdominal fat
The #1 most harmful food for your brain
The WORST food for your joints, skin & blood sugar
These 4 foods CAUSE you to age faster (beware)
