Statins: Who Needs Them?
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I was asked by several people to write about statins. There is much confusing information about what they are, what they can
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As a lifelong jock, athletics have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember and though the
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Why Are We So Scared of Salt?
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Over the past several decades, the general consensus of health professionals has been to recommend that all people lower their salt intake.
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Metformin: Medical Marvel or Magical Medicine?
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I am not a big fan of metformin (Glucophage). My disdain for metformin stems not from its efficacy. Metformin is quite adept
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Are Some Foods Addictive?
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What is Addiction?When we hear the word addiction, what comes to mind are things like illicit drugs, nicotine, alcohol, or behaviors that
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Finding Your Inner Ox-alate
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If you were seriously ill in ancient Babylon the priest-physician would have asked you to breathe into a sheep’s nose, whereupon the
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Origins of the Modern Medical ModelProbably few people are aware that the present method of medical practice was formulated by the Flexner
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Keto Dieting: Understanding the Basics
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As “fad” diets come and go, one theme among them has a bit more staying power than the rest, and that theme
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