You are the lucky owner of a magnificent piece of biological machinery - the human brain. Your brain is always on, performs lightning-fast calculations, and is a whiz at making connections between see...
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Recently, vitamin D has been strongly associated with reduced cancer risks, preventing autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, preventing cardiovascular disease, and even helping t...
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Health care breakthroughs are big business. Possible benefits to patients are a secondary concern compared to the amount of money involved. And yet, there may be real breakthroughs on the horizon. ...
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Americans spend more than $2 billion each year on sleep-aiding medications. Sleep is supposed to be a natural process. What's going on? There are many issues in the way of getting a good night's sl...
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Your IQ that's measured in school has to do with problem solving - mental gymnastics. Your spinal IQ also has to do with problem solving - these are "problems" of the physical kind. How far to bend...
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You're at the doctor's office because you think something might be wrong. Rationally, you know tests are probably necessary, but getting the tests done usually provokes a lot of anxiety in all of us. ...
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