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I saw an ABC news piece on how Safeway, the supermarket chain, is encouraging employees to eat more healthy food, exercise and watch their weight.  They save them money on insurance by reducing the amount contributed by employees to pay for premiums, and offer bonus incentives for healthy cholesterol, blood pressure, bmi, not smoking, and…

Let me ask you: are your overeating habits and pleasure more important than your life? It really comes down to that life or death question. Is the brownie ice-cream sundae dessert, and regular daily desserts worth a heart attack or stroke because the fat filled your arteries and blocked the blood flow? Are the huge…

Weight Loss Pill: a Magic Bullet?   There’s a new pill announced, called Contrave, that claims to help obese patients over the difficulties of losing weight.   A combination of two older drugs, Wellbutrin, an anti-depressant, and Naltrexone, used in addiction and alcoholism treatment, the maker, Orexigen Therapeutics Inc., is claiming it is testing well…

What’s your family genetic history? We all have good genes, and not-so-good genes. It’s best to be informed and aware, so that you can make choices to have the best, longest life possible. Knowing your genetic tendencies allows you to choose behaviors and take action to prevent problems in later life. Understanding your family health…
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