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Folic Acid Will Reduce Asthma Risk

fitness guy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:36:43 +0000

I remember when my wife was pregnant both times we were told by the doctor that she should increase her intake, actually supplement, with Folic Acid. Well there is a study from Australia that seem to show the link between Folic Acid and a reduction in Asthma issues in kids. But taken later in pregnancy folic [...]

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Folic Acid Will Reduce Asthma Risk

Weight Training Impact on Breast Cancer Survivors

fitness guy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:32:50 +0000

Surviving breast cancer is a very difficult in the first place for any woman but the self esteem issues of a masectomy are something that many women find hard to overcome. A study was just released that seems to shed some light on the idea that by taking the steps to improve a persons body [...]

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Weight Training Impact on Breast Cancer Survivors

Mercury in Vaccines

fitness guy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:02:12 +0000

I keep hearing about the mercury in vaccines and how this may be a health issue or not. At one point people with autistic kids were blaming the mercury in the vaccines for causing autism as well as other health issues but now I believe that this same group is now targeting the vast number [...]

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Mercury in Vaccines

Kids, Asthma, and H1N1

fitness guy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:15:39 +0000

My daughter got diagnosed with Asthma last week and it got me thinking about all of the times that she has had colds and been sick over the years. Of course the asthma was an even bigger deal right now with H1N1 hitting the headlines and 5 hour plus lineups here in Calgary Canada for [...]

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Kids, Asthma, and H1N1

Cytokine Storm

fitness guy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:39:25 +0000

This is a new term for me today but apparently I missed the memo that had to do with a cytokine storm and the flu. Actually the cytokine storm has more to do with health and seemingly healthy people dying of illnesses that their immune system should be able to fight but it is being [...]

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Cytokine Storm

Fast Food Calories Do Not Affect Choices

fitness guy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:59:50 +0000

Remember how requiring fast-food chain restaurants to post calorie counts for food items on their menu boards was supposed to help people make better food choices? If the results of the first study to measure the impact of that initiative are any indication, we might want to rethink the premise. Researchers reporting in the journal Health [...]

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Fast Food Calories Do Not Affect Choices

10 Canadian Thanksgiving Eating Tips

billyboy — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:24:11 +0000

Thanksgiving and Christmas are my favorite eating days of the year. Thanksgiving dinner is now only a couple of days away in Canada and the Turkeys and Hams have already been bought and are waiting to be eaten. This thanksgiving maybe you can be more careful about your eating and well being and I hope [...]

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10 Canadian Thanksgiving Eating Tips

You can’t cure the flu

fitness guy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:04:33 +0000

You know how awful it feels to have the flu. The shivers, the aches, the runny nose You can minimize the symptoms and drown yourself in drugs, but you can’t really cure the flu. With all its potency and technology, modern medicine and holistic medicine alike have yet to find a cure for the disease. [...]

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You can’t cure the flu

Who should take the H1N1 vaccine?

fitness guy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:47:49 +0000

The swine flu is about to strike. At the same time, countless people line up for a chance to take the H1N1 vaccine. But do they really need to? What is the problem with the swine flu and who should take the vaccine? H1N1 is a new strain of virus against which our body has never [...]

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Who should take the H1N1 vaccine?

How to prevent catching the flu?

fitness guy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:52:09 +0000

The flu is an airborne disease. But this does not mean that viruses are floating around in the air and there is nothing you can do to stop them. In fact, the influenza virus is very fragile and does not survive in the air for long it needs to land quickly or it will [...]

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How to prevent catching the flu?

When to seek emergency medical care if you have the flu

fitness guy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:14:32 +0000

The flu is a very common disease. And the swine flu threatens to become common as well. It is important that you recognize when you need emergency medical care and when you don’t, or you will be clogging the system. And if people are clogging the system, when you really need emergency care you won’t [...]

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When to seek emergency medical care if you have the flu

The swine flu and pregnant women

fitness guy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:52:43 +0000

If you are pregnant, the flu is especially dangerous. Not only is it linked to increased risk of abortion, premature birth and death of the mother, but even in survivors it has been linked to congenital diseases and mental problems later in the life of the child. What should you know about H1N1 if you [...]

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The swine flu and pregnant women

What is so special about swine flu?

fitness guy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:41:35 +0000

Swine flu is nothing more than flu. There is essentially no difference between the different seasonal flu viruses and the swine flu virus. They are all influenza and they all vary in the same components. So what is all the fuss about swine flu? The flu virus, influenza, is a very deceptive creature. It has two [...]

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What is so special about swine flu?

How is the flu transmitted?

fitness guy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:05:00 +0000

The flu is an airborne virus. This means you can catch the flu just by breathing infected air. However, there is no reason to be alarmed, because the virus does not survive for long in the air. Instead, it needs to rest on surfaces such as your hand, food, door handles, and other objects. The [...]

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How is the flu transmitted?

Is the H1N1 vaccine safe?

fitness guy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:27:12 +0000

Vaccines are often heralded has a panacea, a promise of healing before disease even strikes. However, this is not true for flu vaccines, especially for the H1N1, or swine flu, vaccine, which was met with a wealthy (not healthy) dose of criticism. The reason why flu vaccines don’t always work is because the virus is constantly [...]

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Is the H1N1 vaccine safe?

Help stop H1N1

fitness guy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:21:54 +0000

The swine flu, H1N1, is getting ready to strike full force. As more and more people grow careless, the virus spreads its evil tentacles and prepares to launch a frightening pandemic that threatens to cause severe social, health and economic consequences. This particular strain of virus is concerning health care professionals because of its behavior. Not [...]

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Help stop H1N1

How does the flu lead to pneumonia?

fitness guy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:43:56 +0000

The flu is in the news. Not because anyone really cares about people with body aches or fever. What makes this swine flu news-worthy is that it kills. Or better put, it leads to pneumonia which kills. But how, you ask? The influenza virus, responsible for the flu, infects cells in your respiratory system. It enters [...]

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How does the flu lead to pneumonia?

Dental hygiene and the flu

billyboy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:55:19 +0000

I received this great article that illustrates the importance of dental hygiene to prevent the flu and the spread of disease. We all know that brushing your teeth is important for your teeth but in fact good dental hygiene is important to your health, especially now that it is flu season. Of the hundreds of stories [...]

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Dental hygiene and the flu

H1N1 Tips for Real Life

fitness guy — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:45:42 +0000

There is a lot of information out there about H1N1 flu but quite often we are getting info that is either out of date or inaccurate. Here is some info that WalMart pharmacies have been giving out. Hope this helps you to understand the fact from the fiction about H1N1 What is H1N1 flu? H1N1 flu is [...]

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H1N1 Tips for Real Life

Marijuana and Psychosis

fitness guy — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:03:57 +0000

Back many years ago I drank too much and I smoked marijuana. Those days are far behind me now but I was always intrigued with and remain intrigued by the health affects as well as the drawbacks of marijuana use and mental health. As anyone that has used marijuana can tell you the mental effects are [...]

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Marijuana and Psychosis