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Black Rice Bran Supplies the Most Antioxidants For Your Money

OK, I confess. I had never heard of black rice  until I read of a new study that shows black rice bran supplies the most anitoxidants for your money.  The money part kept me reading. Zhimin Xu, co-author of the study said, “Just a spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than are found in a spoonful... [Read more of this review]

Think You Have “Bed Bites”? Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite!

Do you have little red itchy welts sometimes referred to as “bed bites“? You know what they say, “Don’t let the bed bugs bite” and they say this for a good reason. While bed bugs aren’t known to carry any major diseases, they are beyond bothersome causing allergic reaction and severe itching. Keep in mind that one... [Read more of this review]

John Goodman 100 Pounds Lighter

Film, television and stage actor John Goodman is 100 pounds lighter and he revealed to People.com how he did it. His secret? Eating well and exercising more! He quit drinking, cut sugar from his diet and worked out six days a week. Perhaps best known for his role as Dan on the Roseanne television series, Goodman explained his motivation to lose saying,... [Read more of this review]

Owner of Flying Donkey Sought By Russian Police

According to the India Times, the owner of the flying donkey who was forced to parasail last week is being sought by Russian police. A police spokesperson said, “We identified the businessman who organized the donkey’s flight and questioned him, but he claims the donkey’s owner had asked him to send the animal on a parasailing ride... [Read more of this review]

Alzheimer’s Findings Show Hope for Lost Memory

New Alzheimer’s findings show hope for lost memory and that hope comes in the form of insulin. Dr. Suzanne Craft of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and the University of Washington in Seattle presented her findings at the Alzheimer’s Association in Honolulu. The findings involved research on 109 non-diabetic patients with Alzheimer’s... [Read more of this review]

6 Steps to Help Your Pets During the Noise of Summer Fireworks

The Humane Society of the United States recommends the following 6 steps to help your pets during the noise of summer fireworks.  While the steps won’t alleviate all their fears, they will help to keep your pet calmer and safe while going through the frightening ordeal of hearing  loud, unexplainable noises. We are the only ones who can help... [Read more of this review]

Use Reusable Shopping Bags But Sanitize Weekly

Go green and use reusable shopping bags but sanitize weekly. That’s the advice given by authors of a new study which suggests the coliform bacteria (including E. coli) found in reusable grocery bags could be a serious threat to the public health. 97% of  the people interviewed for the study never washed or bleached their reusable bags according... [Read more of this review]

Spaghetti-o’s Recall for Under-Processing Affects 3 Varieties

According to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service  the new spaghetti-o’s recall for possible under-processing affects three varieties. Campbell Soup Company of Paris, Texas is voluntarily recalling  more than 15,000,000 pounds of spaghetti-o’s with meatballs. The three varieties are Spaghetti-o’s A to Z with meatballs, Spaghetti-o’s... [Read more of this review]

Smoking Ban Benefits Children By Reducing Secondhand Smoke Exposure

A new study shows the increasingly popular smoking ban benefits children by reducing secondhand smoke exposure. The Harvard School of Public Health researchers have found that children living in non smoking homes in counties with laws promoting smoke free public places have significantly lower levels of secondhand smoke exposure than those living in... [Read more of this review]

To Avoid Diabetes Enjoy a Good Cup of Joe

To avoid diabetes, enjoy a good cup of  joe! That is the finding established in the first animal study to determine the link between caffeine and diabetes. The study, led by Japanese researchers from the Nagoya University in Japan, appears in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. Other studies of people have found a correlation between coffee... [Read more of this review]

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