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Digest: Chiropractic, Blood Pressure, Breast Cancer, Coffee, and Sunshine

More confusion for the cup o’ joe issue. Coffee May Protect Against Breast Cancer, Study Shows - “Depending on which variant of a certain gene a woman has, a coffee consumption rate of at least two-three cups a day can either reduce the total risk of developing breast cancer or delay the onset of [...]

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Pondering Energy Drinks and The Fatigue of a Nation

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This past weekend, I passed a gas station and saw a sign on the front that said “Try our new Shockwave Energy Coffee.” Huh? Energy Coffee? What does that make regular coffee? And all these years I’ve been thinking people drank coffee for the energy provided by the [...]

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What Happened to Just Drinking Water?

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Last night, I just had to finally catch an episode of The American Gladiators. While that was on, I caught a commercial for Propel fitness water. You can watch the video at that link.
The basic premise is that many vitamin-enhanced waters have 125 calories per bottle. [...]

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Digest - Protein, Caffeine, Broccoli, and More

No Traditional Diets post today. I’m still running behind due to things. Fear not friends, it will be rekindled in the near future though. In the meantime, enjoy some other reading.
Do National Dietary Guidelines Do More Harm Than Good? What?!? No way that a dictum from the government to eat [...]

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