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18 January 2008 ~ 3 Comments

Even Celebrities Aren’t Safe From The Human Growth Hormone Hunt

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It seems that lately all you hear about is the human growth hormone and the professional athletes or music celebrity who are under suspicion for using human growth hormone to recover from injuries quicker or to enhance their muscle mass, up their metabolism… you name it, human growth hormone does it. I get it, human [...]

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19 October 2007 ~ 140 Comments

I’m Testing the Alli Diet Pill to Increase My Weight Loss

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The FDA has approved Alli diet pill to be sold over the counter as a dieting aid. This is the only FDA approved, over the counter diet pill that prevents your body from absorbing some of the fat calories that you eat. But what about the Alli side effects? The FDA approves this new weight [...]

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01 October 2007 ~ 3 Comments

Brain Eating Bug in Lakes Kills Swimmers. Read Which Lakes to Avoid

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An amoeba called Naegleria Fowleri living in warm lakes this summer enters the body through the nose and attacks the brain where it feeds on your brain until you die. Even though encounters with the microscopic bug are extraordinarily rare, it has killed six boys and young men this year. The spike in cases has [...]

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21 September 2007 ~ 23 Comments

Eli Lilly’s Popular Drug Cymbalta Causing Severe Withdrawal Symptoms

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Cymbalta which was originally prescribed to patients suffering from depression and has recently been approved for patients suffering diabetic neuropathy has SEVERE withdrawal side effects which aren’t being disclosed by Eli Lilly. These Cymbalta withdrawal side effects are not being disclosed to patients prior to them starting Cymbalta due to what seems to be lack [...]

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14 September 2007 ~ 0 Comments

KCRW Good Food Radio Show Alli Diet Pill

KCRW Good Food Radio Show

Recently I was asked to participate in a radio talk show segment about Alli on KCRW’s Good Food hosted by Evan Kleiman. The show presented the topic of Alli Diet Pill pros and cons. I was on to talk about Alli’s pros…but what about the cons? Good Food had Dr. Nan Fuchs on to discuss [...]

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13 September 2007 ~ 33 Comments

My Mother’s Gastric Bypass Surgery is Causing Neuropathy and She’s Unable to Walk

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And what are doctors saying they can do about it? Nothing If you live in the United States you know that the latest “cure” for obesity is Gastric Bypass Surgery. What most Americans don’t know is that researchers are now finding that Gastric Bypass Surgery is causing Neuropathy, otherwise known as nerve damage, in a [...]

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01 August 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Yoga Rehabilitation: Healing Injuries in an Alternative Way

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When yoga expert Rodney Yee broke his ankle in 2005, he drew on all of his yoga rehab training and studies in yoga rehabilitation and related practices to help his body heal. Here’s why this remarkable therapeutic complement to conventional methods of treating injury can help you rehabilitate an injury, relieve pain and get back [...]

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01 August 2007 ~ 1 Comment

Free Advice: How To Have Sex And Be Good At It

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This is a kind of an A to Z on How to Have Sex. This may seem like a weird subject to be writing about since I’m a girl but think about it – if you have never had sex before you would probably be curious about the actual “how to”. kind girls (2) her [...]

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26 July 2007 ~ 12 Comments

Maximize Your Alli Diet Pill Results

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By now I’ve made it pretty clear that when you are taking the Alli Diet Pill you need to follow the recommended low fat diet in order to see alli results and to be able to leave the general vicinity of your bathroom. If only there was book that would tell me exactly what I [...]

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09 July 2007 ~ 122 Comments

Alli Diet Pill: Some Call It A Nasty Side Effect, I Call It Motivation

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It has been a week since deciding to test out the Alli diet pill so I am now better able to give you the scoop (which rhymes with poop) on the Alli Program. I have found that there is a huge benefit to taking the Alli weight loss pill in addition to eating a low [...]

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29 June 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Gila Monster Spit Has a Positive Effect on Weight Loss and Diabetes Control

There are many people with Type 2 Diabetes that currently utilize the drug Byetta marketed by Eli Lilly and Amylin. But they’re not telling peole it’s made with the spit of a lizard! The active ingredient in Byetta is a synthetic version of a protein produced in the saliva of the Gila Monster. Cool!!read more [...]

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30 May 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Practice Firework Safety or You Could Die

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Whether your state has made fireworks illegal or not, chances are you will be at a party this summer where fireworks are being set off. Take a second to envision the person who will be igniting the firecrackers and what their level of intoxication will be…pretty scary huh? You need to practice firework safety this [...]

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29 May 2007 ~ 1 Comment

Protect Yourself From Skin Cancer or You Could Die!

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I understand the skin cancer risks associated with prulonged exposure of the skin to the Sun’s UV rays…but how else am I supposed to get a tan? I’m talking a real tan, not these spray on tan jobbies that everyone is now pretending looks like the real thing. I want gulden brown skin for the [...]

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28 May 2007 ~ 7 Comments

Protect Yourself From EEE Infected Mosquitos or You Could Die!

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Summer is around the corner and so are mosquitoes infected with Eastern Equine Encephalitis, better known as EEE. If you live on the United State’s East Coast then you have no doubt heard of EEE which is now considered to be the most serious mosquito-born disease in the United States. But who is really at [...]

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28 April 2007 ~ 21 Comments

Could Your Common Cold Remedy Be Killing You? Try A Hot Totty

If you are like countless other American’s you will be getting a common cold with the change of seasons. Yes, it sucks and we wish that we had a cure for the common cold. We just don’t. What we do have is many products that promise to reduce your symptoms and the duration of your [...]

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13 March 2007 ~ 8 Comments

Bypass Surgery for Regis Philbin

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Regis Philbin, co-host of “Live with Regis and Kelly” announced on Monday mornings show that he will undergo bypass surgery to repair clogged arteries. He shared with America that he has been having chest pains and shortness of breath for weeks. He did get more than one medical opinion on this and the consensus is [...]

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24 January 2007 ~ 7 Comments

Sugar Free Candies and Chocolates at BattleDiabetes.com

Sugar free chocolate is something he should be eating rather than regular candy and chocolate. For anyone who doesn’t know it, Ken is a type 2 diabetic. He will be the first to admit that he does not have the best diet for a diabetic. He doesn’t sit around eating sweets or anything like that [...]

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19 December 2006 ~ 1 Comment

Avoid the Comfort Food Traps During the Holidays

Avoid the Comfort Food Traps During the Holidays

What is comfort food anyways? Last year about this time I was having marriage problems and had lots of time alone, thinking and being depressed. I didn’t notice it but I began to eat just to feel better for a little while. That’s what comfort food is. Eating to get over psychological or physical stress. [...]

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31 October 2006 ~ 3 Comments

Keene NH Dentist Paying Kids Not to Eat Candy

Dixon Orthodontics in Keene New Hampshire is giving out cash to kids for their Halloween candy. The dentist is buying back candy after Halloween for $2/pound. They say they will also match all the money they collect from the candy for cash drive to donate to a former Keene High School swimmer paralyzed in a [...]

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27 September 2006 ~ 1 Comment

Terrell Owens Attempts Suicide.

Terrell Owens Attempts Suicide.

Dallas Cowboys star receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide Tuesday night by swallowing prescription pain medication, according to a Dallas police report obtained by WFAA-TV. The report says Owens acknowledged to police that he had taken the pills and was trying to harm himself, WFAA-TV reported Wednesday. Terrell Owens was treated at Baylor University Medical Center [...]

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