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Power Naps - A New Lifestyle?!
I am having trouble sleeping these days. I seem to nap a bit every three hours. However, I just learned that many famous persons have had unusual sleep habits. Recently I read about Da Vinci never sleeping more than 20… -
"Skippy" Diet
Like sex, coffee, and beer, peanut butter is one of the "bad" things in life that are actually good for you. Sure, it's high in calories, but that's because it's packed with the same healthy monounsaturated fats as o… -
An Apple a Day
Hippocrates (circa 400 BCE), the Greek physician considered the father of medicine, was a proponent of nutritional healing. His favorite remedies were apples, dates, and barley mush. One of the most popular quotatio… -
Mississippi is The Fattest State For 3rd Straight Year!
Mississippi has claimed the title of fattest state for the third consecutive year, while Colorado repeats as the leanest according to a new analysis by CalorieLab, Inc.West Virginia and Alabama, where I am now eating… -
Aloe Vera for Dinner
Living all over the planet I certainly ate and drank my fair share of unusual things. From Cobra blood mixed with cognac to fried grasshoppers.There are a few things however that we probably should eat or drink that… -
A Clove of Garlic a Day Keeps The Doctor Away?
I love garlic, probably because as an Italian my mother has been cooking with it since I could eat spaghetti, but I never realized its health benefits.Garlic is one of the oldest known medicinal plants, and it's bee… -
Chubby People Live Longer?
Wow, that is great news being quite the “chubster” myself, I found this story interesting. Health experts have long warned of the risk of obesity, but a new Japanese study warns that being very skinny is even more dan… -
Still Shelling Out Money For Bottled Water, Why?!
Despite tough economic times, people are still shelling out money for bottled water. Why? The primary motivator is convenience, not perceived health benefits, according to a study conducted in the United Kingdom. Alt… -
Pass the Pasta Please!
Carbohydrates, such as pasta and breads produce insulin in the blood stream, which in turn makes a chemical called tryptophan, which in turn produces serotonin. Serotonin puts the breaks on stress and tension and produce… -
Do "Righties" Live Longer Than "Lefties"?
There’s always been something sinister about being left-handed. In Portuguese “sinistra” means left. Even the nuns in my school desperately tried to make left-handed children change and write with their right hand (…












