Archive for September 19th, 2009
Walking Away from Temptation
Study: Chocoholics Reduce Cravings with 15-Minute Walk “Sometimes the best way to avoid unnecessary confrontation is to walk away.” This pearl of wisdom is often given to kids frustrated by bullying class mates. But the same principle applies to foods that frustrate a person’s diet. When it comes to food, all of us have weaknesses: [...]
Posted: September 19th, 2009 under chocolate, Exercise.
Tags: chocoholics, chocolate cravings, how to stop chocolate cravings, Walking
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Remembering Patrick Swayze
Did Chemotherapy Contribute to Swayze’s Death? Patrick Swayze, the man who stole the heart of millions of girls in the 80s and 90s, died this past week. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer some 20 months ago, and he fought the disease valiantly until it ultimately took his life. He was just 57 years old. [...]
Posted: September 19th, 2009 under Chemotherapy.
Tags: Chemotherapy, pancreatic cancer, patrick swayze
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Paying Homage to the Onion
Study: Onion Compounds May Cut Colon Cancer Risk in Half “Impossible.” That’s what I said to myself the other day, shocked and chagrined that I’d never written about the onion. How is this possible? After all, the onion’s the third largest vegetable crop produced in the United States, not one, but two states call the [...]
Posted: September 19th, 2009 under Cancer.
Tags: Colon cancer, flavonols, onion, onion and cancer, onion health benefits, quercetin
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