Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a terrific first weekend of Spring!
Study finds white rice raises risk of diabetes | National Nursing News
Researchers with the Harvard School of Public Health looked at previous studies and evidence of the association between eating white rice and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Their study sought to determine whether this risk is dependent on the amount of rice consumed and is stronger for the Asian population, which tends to eat more white rice than the western world.
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Natural Remedies At Home: How To Treat Illnesses Naturally
Herbs and spices and foods such as turmeric, Oregon grape, honey and goldenseal can remedy sicknesses and scrapes, the video adds. Many others can help to heal everything from rashes to arthritis symptoms.
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EatingWell: Foods That Are Good for Your Smile
Milk and cheese are naturally good for your teeth. Not only do they provide calcium, which helps make teeth and bones strong, they also deliver casein, a protein that reduces cavity formation.
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5 Things That Probably Won't Help You Live Longer | Caring.com
Your parents' ages. Don't count on repeating long-lived ancestors if you yourself smoke, have high cholesterol, and lead a couch-potato life -- all factors associated with shortening one's lifespan. Lifestyle factors can trump genetics.
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Eye And Brain Health Linked: Retinopathy Associated With Memory, Thinking Problems
We know that the health of different parts of our bodies are all linked -- for example, mouth health is associated with the health of our hearts. Now, a small new study shows that eye health may be an indicator of brain health.
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7 Double Duty Beauty Foods - ABC News
These nutritious foods are a recipe for great hair, glowing skin, and more -- whether you eat them or turn them into topical treatments:
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Crohn's disease: Lifestyle and home remedies - MayoClinic.com
Avoid problem foods. Eliminate any other foods that seem to make your signs and symptoms worse. These may include "gassy" foods such as beans, cabbage and broccoli, raw fruit juices and fruits, spicy food, popcorn, alcohol, and foods and drinks that contain caffeine, such as chocolate and soda.
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5 things you should know about food expiry dates - Health - CBC News
Checking the "best before" and "expiry date" labels on foods, from milk and cheese to bread and meats, is one of the first things consumers should do before throwing them in their grocery carts.
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Crohn's Disease - When To Call a Doctor - Health.com
If you have any of these symptoms and you have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease, your condition may have become significantly worse. Some of these symptoms also may be signs of toxic megacolon, a rare complication of Crohn's disease that requires emergency treatment. Untreated toxic megacolon can cause the colon to leak or rupture, which can be fatal.
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Photos: Pets and your health: the good and the bad - latimes.com
Health: An Australian survey found that dog and cat owners were in better health than people with neither (health was measured either by how often people went to the doctor or by how much medication they took). And a study with people on Medicare found that those who owned pets made fewer doctor visits than those who didn't.
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The Benefits of Bilingualism - NYTimes.com
SPEAKING two languages rather than just one has obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized world. But in recent years, scientists have begun to show that the advantages of bilingualism are even more fundamental than being able to converse with a wider range of people. Being bilingual, it turns out, makes you smarter. It can have a profound effect on your brain, improving cognitive skills not related to language and even shielding against dementia in old age.
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Samuel Glazer, a Creator of Mr. Coffee, Dies at 89 - NYTimes.com
Samuel Glazer, a co-founder of the company that gave the world Mr. Coffee, one of the first and most popular automatic drip coffee makers to appear on American kitchen counters, died on March 12 in Cleveland. He was 89.
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Laughter is the best medicine « Psychologies
Like yawning, laughter is contagious and uncontrollable. You only have to watch or listen to someone else laughing hysterically to lose control of your breathing, voice and facial muscles. Before you know it, youâre laughing and feel a rush of lightness, energy and joy.
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The truth about salt and high blood pressure | NOLA.com
People with chronic high blood pressure are at a much greater risk for heart attack, stroke, congestive heart failure, and kidney failure, but fortunately, high blood pressure can be controlled, and diet plays a key role in prevention and treatment.
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