[spacer height="20px"]New York City’s own Mayor Di Blasio wants to label high sodium items on fast food chain menus.
[spacer height="20px"]He wouldn’t be the first to advocate labeling content of foods – NYC’s former Mayor Bloomberg is responsible for the caloric labeling on restaurant chain menus, Some New
[spacer height="20px"]You may have heard that for the first time in decades, a new class of cholesterol medication has been developed.
[spacer height="20px"]The FDA’s advisory panel recommended that the new medication, part of a class of drugs called “PCSK9 inhibitors,” become approved later this summer.
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[spacer height="20px"]To vaccinate or not? It's a hot topic with strong opinions on both sides. Parents who have personal or religious beliefs against vaccinating have been able to exempt their kids from vaccines for decades now. That will be changing soon.
[spacer height="20px"]Since any “proof” about
[spacer height="20px"]This year there will be about 1.6 million new cases of cancer diagnosed in the US. Over half a million deaths will result from cancer overall.
[spacer height="20px"]Where does your state rank when it comes to cancer death rates? Where do you think the worst
[spacer height="20px"]Well, it isn’t approved yet, but it was just recommended for approval by the FDA advisory board panel, a crucial first step before being approved.
[spacer height="20px"]The thing is, this same drug failed recommendation by these medical experts TWICE over the past few years. The
[spacer height="20px"]We’ve come such a long way in healthcare, especially with respect to diet and exercise, medications and surgery, that I think we can forget that we are still human beings. We aren’t meant to live forever, no matter how hard we may try.
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[spacer height="20px"]I’m not saying to ditch good old olive oil, but I think we need to expand our horizons when it comes to the oils we buy. Coconut oil can help with diet, health, beauty and more!
[spacer height="20px"]For a while coconuts in general got a
[spacer height="20px"]Thinking about what foods protect our eyes, it’s important to remember that our eyes are VERY VASCULAR. This means that a heart-healthy diet (low in trans and saturated fat, and high in omega 3 fatty acids), is also an EYE-HEALTHY diet.
[spacer height="20px"]Foods rich in