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Bad Driver? Blame Your Genes

Seems like we are blaming our genes for everything. Sometimes it’s justified, sometimes not. In a study published recently in the journal Cerebral Cortex, researcher Steven Cramer found that...

Started in Healthy Reader • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: wellness, bad driver, genes, health, study
Halloween Face Paints May Be Toxic

If your kids are going to paint their faces this Halloween, you may want to think twice, according to a new report released. The report, issued by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, is titled: Pretty...

Started in Healthy Reader • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: wellness, face paints, halloween, toxic
Most teen parents not raised in poverty or by single parents

This is fascinating and maybe not very surprising. A new look at the characteristics of teen parents shows that most aren’t from single-parent households or from households in poverty. The...

Started in Healthy Reader • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: wellness, health, poverty, pregnancy, single parents
Eat These Foods To Burn More Fat

Time to talk about foods that will burn fat. Eating healthy is one thing, but you can also blast fat while you’re doing it. There is a lot of emerging science about the foods that fight fat. Things...

Started in Healthy Reader • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & drink, burn fat, foods, health, healthy
Calorie count on fast-food menus makes diners pause

Did you know that people who used the calorie information at fast-food chain restaurants in New York City bought 106 fewer calories’ worth of food at lunch than those who didn’t see or...

Started in Healthy Reader • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & drink, calories, fast food, health, menus
Autumn Chores Can Be Hazardous

You think about the effects of foods or drugs on your body, so why not pay closer attention to the chores that you do which can be hazardous to your health? Raking leaves, cleaning gutters and...

Started in Healthy Reader • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: home & garden, autumn, chores, hazardous
Baby food recalled, possibly tainted with botulism

Plum Organics of Emeryville, Calif. is recalling some of its apple and carrot portable pouch baby food because of concerns that it might be tainted with botulism. The product was sold individually at...

Started in Healthy Reader • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & drink, baby food, botulism, recall
FDA food label crackdown: Sugar cereals as Smart Choices

The FDA may be doing something responsible for once. With cereal. The FDA is wondering how that “Smart Choices” sticker wound up on the front of boxes of Froot Loops or Cocoa Puffs and...

Started in Healthy Reader • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & drink, cereals, fda, label, smart choices
8 Sleep-Better Foods

For years mom has told you that a glass of warm milk before bed is good for you, but it may keep you up, instead of put you to sleep. Thanks mom. It’s the protein in the milk that boosts...

Started in Healthy Reader • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & drink, drink, health, rest, sleep
Prolonged Use of Pacifier Linked to Speech Problems

A pacifier is fine, but don’t let your child use one for too long. That’s what some experts are saying. In a study of 128 children from age 3 to 5 in Patagonia, Chile, researchers...

Started in Healthy Reader • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: wellness, infants, kids, pacifier, speech problems
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