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Katie Van Dyke: More junk food may come home when you coupon hungry
A friend recently emailed me a study that shows there is truth to that. For those of us who use coupons, there may be an added risk.
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The UK's Hot New 5:2 Diet Craze Hits The U.S. - Weight Loss Miracle?
It goes by several names: The FastDiet, the 5:2 Diet, the Mosley Diet, or just Intermittent Fasting.
Free cholesterol and fasting glucose screenings on June 26
Would you like to have your cholesterol and glucose tested? On Wednesday, June 26, from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Waldo County General Hospital will be doing free community cholesterol and glucose screenings.
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Teenagers fast to fight global hunger
A group of teens from Lutheran Church of the Palms recently sacrificed a weekend during Lent to participate in World Vision's 30-Hour Famine - an event where teenagers fast for 30 hours, learn about global hunger and raise funds to feed and care for hungry children in their community and around the world.
Journalist visits Russian sect of exorcists
A journalist of EcoSever website visited a village in the Saratov region, where people exorcise demons with the help of many days of fasting and swimming in ice-cold water.
Marijuana could be used to treat diabetes in the future
According to a May 16 article on Yahoo!News , a study at the University of Arizona has shown that marijuana seems to impact Type 2 diabetes in a positive way.
Palm oil climbs on demand rise
KUALA LUMPUR: Palm oil advanced for the first time in four days on speculation that demand for the world's most consumed vegetable oil may increase ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Barbara Quinn: Late-night eating a good way to gain weight
My friend Madelyn sends me periodic requests to address her issue of late-night snacking.
British fast-diet fad hitting our shores
The most recent trendy U.K. import is not music or fashion but a weight-loss plan.
Second annual Midwest Ribfest starts Thursday
The second annual Wichita Ribfest opens Thursday and will include three days of food from local vendors, music and activities.
Smoking cannabis 'could help prevent diabetes'
Marijuana could help combat diabetes, which is a growing problem in Britain and other developed countries Researchers found that regular users of the Class B drug had significantly lower levels of insulin after fasting - a sign of increased protected against diabetes.
Chinese herbal medicine for impaired glucose tolerance: a randomized placebo controlled trial
Diabetes remains a major health problem worldwide. Low-risk low-cost alternatives to pharmaceutical interventions are needed where lifestyle modifications have failed.
Staying thin isnt magical, its a medley of healthy habits
Thin people don’t just count calories. They develop lifelong habits that enable them to maintain the correct weight.
Link Suggested Between Tumor Suppressors And Starvation Survival
A particular tumor suppressor gene* that fights cancer cells does more than clamp down on unabated cell division -- the hallmark of the disease -- it also can help make cells more fit by allowing them to fend off stress, says a University of Colorado Boulder study.
WND's Newest 'Day of Prayer' Endorser: Mancow
One reason to resist Joseph Farah's "National Day of Prayer and Fasting" is because Farah is an unrepentant liar who's pretending that there's no partisan motivation behind it, despite the fact that he has spent the past five years using his website to further the attempted personal destruction of Barack Obama.
New diet says it's not what you eat but how often
The latest diet craze to hit the health world is called "intermittent fasting" -- when you give your body a break from food during certain hours of the day or certain days of the week.
Pastor Spreads Word of Need for Hispanic Organ Donations
A North Texas family of pastors and missionaries wants to spread the word, especially to Hispanics, that religion shouldn't keep anyone from being an organ donor.
Bachmann Links Gay Rights to 9/11 in 'Pray Day' Push
Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann upped the ante on her conservatism by recently advocating for a September 11 National Day of Prayer and Fasting not only to commemorate lives lost in 2001 and 2012, but to remember the terrorist attacks that occurred on those days were the fault of Americans.
Ah, to wake up and hear the birds singing, feel the freshness of the spring air, and see the earth coming to life.