From the monthly archives:

February 2006

New Mortality Test

February 15, 2006

What are your chances of dying in 4 years?
A new mortality test designed for people aged 50 and over aims to predict just that. The higher your score, the higher your risk of dying.
The test is just 12 questions in length. It takes about 60 seconds to complete. And yet it still has an accuracy [...]

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Look For Produce That Smells Good

February 10, 2006

According to new research, produce that smells and tastes good has greater nutritional value.
In the study, certain nutritional compounds that affect flavor were compared with wild-grown and conventional tomatoes. The wild-grown tomatoes had readings 3 times higher than the conventionally grown tomatoes.
That’s a big difference.
The article says, “Except for one chemical that also affects color, [...]

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Exercise Anyway

February 6, 2006

I have a few friends who’ve expressed that they’d rather not go to a gym or recreation center to exercise because they’re embarrassed.
They’re overweight… and they don’t want other people watching them.
Although I’m not overweight, I can understand the hesitation.
When I first started lifting weights… and grabbed the 20-pound dumbbells to do bicep curls… I [...]

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Polite or Healthy?

February 2, 2006

A few nights ago we hosted a potluck dinner at our house for three other couples who attend our church.
We had the main meal and assigned salad, bread, and dessert to the other couples.
What I’ve found in situations like this is… you can be either polite or healthy. Not both.
The couple we assigned the dessert [...]

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Beetlejuice, Anyone?

February 1, 2006

Did you know that many processed foods that are pink, red or purple, such as yogurts, ice cream and fruit drinks, contain coloring made from crushed female cochineal beetles? Read more here.
Unfortunately, because this coloring is “naturally occuring”, the FDA does not currently require it to be properly labelled on your food products. [...]

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