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Niacin Not Effective For Preventing Heart Attacks

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 07.27.2011 | Healthy Living
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WASHINGTON — A drug that boosts people's good cholesterol didn't go on to prevent heart attacks or strokes, leading U.S. officials to abruptly h...

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Does the World Need Pop-Tarts?

Hemi Weingarten | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Hemi Weingarten

To this day, Pop-Tarts account for 80% of the "toaster-pastry" segment. Great, right? I beg to differ. Pop-Tarts are an unfortunate tradition that needs to be stopped. Immediately.

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Lower Your Risk Of Heart Disease Without Drugs

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Mark Hyman, MD

If you say your genes are responsible, you are mostly wrong. It is the environment working on your genes that determines your risk. In other words, it is the way you eat, how much you exercise, how you deal with stress and the effects of environmental toxins.

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