Egg Yolks as Dangerous as Smoking, and other Weekend Reads

Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a truly serene weekend!

Egg Yolks As Dangerous As Smoking, Experts Say

A researcher at Western University in London said he's found more evidence pointing to the harmful effects of egg yolks.

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Food For Healthy Bones: Olive Oil And 8 Other Picks

Olive oil may be most well known in the health world for its heart benefits, but the monounsaturated fat could also protect against breast cancer, improve brain health and perk up hair, skin and nails.

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8 Surprising Things Your Headache Might Mean - MSN Healthy Living - Headaches and Migraines

Headaches are one of the most common symptoms, taking a variety of forms and with dozens of possible causes. While most headache triggers aren't serious -- stress, a hangover, a cold, falling or bumping into something, the "brain freeze" from ice cream -- others can be more concerning.

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Migraines, Headaches, and Caffeine

Caffeine is a commonly used drug that increases alertness, decreases fatigue, and improves muscle coordination. Though coffee comes to mind as the most common source of caffeine, it's also naturally found in tea and chocolate, and it is often added to soft drinks and non-prescription drugs like pain-relievers and cold remedies. People vary in their sensitivity to caffeine. If used excessively, caffeine can be too stimulating and cause anxiety, sleep problems, muscle twitching, or abdominal pain

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Red Wine Information - Ask.com

One small study looked at 33 adults in Brazil who considered themselves regular red-wine drinkers and believed that the beverage had caused migraines in the past. All were asked to drink half a bottle (375 milliliters) of a Malbec, Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot wine from South America at least four days apart.

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Crohn's Disease Symptoms & Warning Signs: Sharp Abdominal Pain, High Fever, Blood in Stool

Crohn's disease can cause osteoporosis, which is a condition that affects bone density. People with osteoporosis experience a higher risk of developing bone fractures. Other possible conditions that result from Crohn's disease include seizures, strokes, peripheral neuropathy, headaches, and depression.

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How Drinking Coffee Could Improve Your Health | LIVESTRONG.COM

Though drinking coffee excessively can increase levels of the stress hormone cortisol and foster a dependence on caffeine, here are ten areas where coffee consumption just might be beneficial ā€“ if you limit the cream and sugar.

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How Coffee Increases Blood Pressure | LIVESTRONG.COM

The caffeine contained within coffee is the main culprit in the effect your morning cup of joe has on your cardiovascular system. Caffeine works as both a stimulant and diuretic. Though you may be drinking coffee for a quick wake-up, it may be doing more than stimulating your brain. Cardiovascular side effects of coffee include an increase in blood pressure and heart rate.

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Ten Disease Fighting Superfoods

These 10 superfoods are proven, expert-beloved disease fighters and energy boosters, says fitnessmagazine.com. Add them to your meals and get on the fast track to a super-healthy body.

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11 Benefits of Green Tea That You Didn't Know About

Not for the love of the taste ā€” no way! I drink it because Iā€™m told itā€™s good for meā€¦or, to be honest, the real reason I drink it is because I believe it help keeps my weight in check. But recently I decided to look into it a bit deeper and see what are all these other benefits of green tea people talk of.

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11 Benefits of Green Tea That You Didn't Know About

Not for the love of the taste ā€” no way! I drink it because Iā€™m told itā€™s good for meā€¦or, to be honest, the real reason I drink it is because I believe it help keeps my weight in check. But recently I decided to look into it a bit deeper and see what are all these other benefits of green tea people talk of.

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Dr. Joseph Mercola: Cinnamon for Diabetes? A Half Teaspoon A Day Could Help Control Cholesterol

Researchers have been investigating a number of powerful natural agents that can help you stabilize your blood sugar, and once again, cinnamon has proven itself as a viable contender in the fight against diabetes, as the study in Diabetic Medicine reveals.(1)

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7 Doctor's Secrets : Heart Health : Men's Health Spotlight : MensHealth.com

With doctor's offices busier than ever, you're lucky if you get 20 minutes with your M.D. Which is why it's not surprising that even when it comes to your most vital organ, the advice you receive can sound somewhat boilerplate: Exercise regularly, watch your diet, don't smoke, and limit your drinkingā€”right? But there's more information lurking within your doctor's language than you hear. So we asked George Vetrovec, M.D., the chair of cardiology at the Medical College of Virginia, to identify the details your doctor may not be telling you. Read carefully, your heart's health depends on it.

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Supplements You Need : Heart Health : Men's Health Spotlight : MensHealth.com

Don't want to end up on a stretcher? Then supplement your ticker with these pills and nutrients to prevent any trouble in the first place. "I think of supplements as things that enable the body. A lot prescription medicines block a process, so I prefer to enable instead of block, enhance instead of stop," says Keith Berkowitz, M.D., from the Center for Balanced Health in New York City. From the vitamin that helps boost good cholesterol to the fat that helps lube the arteries, we have five recommendations that will arm your body against cardiac arrest.

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Study: Overweight Adults Over 70 May Live Longer - TIME

Putting a smile on chubby faces everywhere, a new study by Australian researchers finds that being overweight may be a boon for the elderly: among the 9,240 adults ages 70 to 75 in the study, those who were overweight were the least likely to die over 10 years, compared with people who were of normal weight or obese

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