The negative impacts of alcohol and why you should stop drinking

Since childhood, our minds are bombarded with negative effects that alcohol has on our health. But somehow many people end up being addicted to it. The truth is that it has a first drink is a wonderful experience. In fact, there is nothing special about the taste that brings us to safe drinking water. Or is social pressure, our willingness to challenge authority and form of individuality, and the fact that, under the influence, we were relieved of...

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Vision goggles use starting at an early age

When children are packed for summer camp, not always sunglasses supply list. But I made them a priority for my 12 year old son Carson, who has just started the rowing camp in Florida, for two reasons:    * Our eyes are the most vulnerable to ultraviolet rays of the sun in our teens, 20s, and 30s, but the damage does not usually appear until later in life.    * The sun's rays are especially strong around reflective surfaces. "If ...

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Mild hypertension in young adults linked to heart problems later in life

Young adults whose blood pressure even slightly higher than normal may be more likely to have heart problems later in life, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The study involved nearly 2,500 men and women between 18 and 30 when the study began. Researchers kept track of them for 25 years.   Meanwhile, the researchers took a closer look at seven times participant health. The screenings...

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How much protein do you need each day?

Protein is essential for good health. The origin of the word - the Greek protos, meaning "first" - reflects the state of the first platform of the protein in the human diet. You have to put meat on the bones and to make the hair, blood, connective tissues, antibodies, enzymes, and more. It is common for athletes and bodybuilders to swallow extra protein to grow. But the message that the rest of us get often is that we eat too much protein. The...

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The Long Goodbye: FDA decision to eliminate the US trans fats from food

Partially hydrogenated oils, once a food industry workhorse, reached a formal food supply pull-ho in the United States. In a highly anticipated decision, the FDA ruled yesterday that partially hydrogenated oils, which are the main source of harmful trans fats are not "generally recognized as safe." This means that any food company wishing to use partially hydrogenated oils must obtain the FDA approval to do so. Companies have until 2018 to...

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Sweet dreams: eating chocolate prevents heart disease

If you are a chocoholic, New England is tempting: middle-aged and older adults who consume up to 3.5 ounces of chocolate a day (which is more than two standard chocolate bars) appear have lower heart disease than those who despise chocolate rates. At least that was the conclusion of a study that tracked the health of nearly 21,000 residents of Norfolk, England, for 11 years. Among those at the highest levels of chocolate consumption, 12% developed...

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