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Cravings: Why They Strike, How to Curb Them

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This excellent article by Katherine Kam was originally posted on WebMD. It’s reproduced here in its entirety. A big thanks to Ms. Kam and to WebMD for letting us share this with you. Almost everyone has hankered after potato chips, ice cream, chocolate, or another beckoning treat. But why? And what do you do when [...]

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Multivitamin Benefits Stress and Mental Function

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A recent study showed that men taking multivitamins had significant improvements on major clinical measures of stress and general well-being. In the study, 215 health males were randomly assigned to receive either a multi-vitamin-multimineral supplement or a placebo, for just over a month. Compared with placebo, those taking the multi had significant improvements on the [...]

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Stress Management Increases Longevity in the Lab

Stress Management Increases Longevity in the Lab

Guest article from The Economist, April 9, 2011 Telomeres are to chromosomes what plastic caps are to shoelaces- they stop them from fraying at the ends. Unlike shoelaces, though, chromosomes replicate themselves from time to time as the cells they are in divide. This shortens the telomere, and, after 50-70 such divisions (a number known [...]

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The Effects of Stress on Your Longevity

The Effects of Stress on Your Longevity

The effects of stress on the body and the brain are measurable and demonstrable. A healthy longevity requires some built in stress management techniques. Stress Management is the 5th Pillar of Longevity »

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The Four Horsemen of Aging

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Did you know that the life expectancy the United States is lower than 49 other countries? (We’re ranked number 50 out of 195 countries in the CIA World Factbook, 2009!) Or worse, that the vast majority of our medical expenses occur in the last three to five years of life, and that those years are [...]

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The Big Missing Element In Health Care Reform

Dear Friends, Want to know what’s wrong with the health care debate? It isn’t about getting well. It’s about making sure you have insurance for when you get sick. Do you see what’s missing? They aren’t talking about ways for you to get healthy and stay that way. I try to keep my political views [...]

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