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Making Sense of Free Radicals and Antioxidants

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 26, 2008
Healthy Eating Resources

Contrary to popular belief, free radicals are not entirely bad for your health. Free radicals, by definition, are reactive elements that want to steal electrons from compounds that they come into contact with.

The vast majority of free radicals that exist in your body at any given moment can be traced back to one of the following sources: Read more

 

Three Best and Three Worst Lunch Meals for Your Health

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 24, 2008
Healthy Eating Resources

Monday, January 7th, 2008 marked the beginning of an era of healthy eating for high school students in Quebec, Canada. The provincial government in Quebec implemented new food regulations that prohibit high school students from having access to soft drinks, diet products, sugary beverages, and deep-fried foods on school grounds.

Quebec's strict junk food policy for high schools also requires that lunches include at least one vegetable; French fries don't count, of course. Read more

 

Warning on Osteoporosis Drugs

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 20, 2008
Health Warnings

According to a report in the January 19 issue of BMJ, pharmaceutical companies exaggerate the benefits of osteoporosis drugs, and downplay the risks of prescribing osteoporosis drugs for women whose bones appear to be slightly weakened (a condition called osteopenia). Read more

 

Best Hummus Recipes

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 19, 2008
Healthy Eating Resources
Healthy Dressings

Chickpeas are one of the least expensive, nutrient-rich foods that you can eat. Chickpeas are rich in a number of nutrients, most notably folate (folic acid), manganese, tryptophan, copper, iron, and of course, healthy protein.

Due to their high folate and tryptophan content, chickpeas are an excellent food choice for women of child-bearing age and people who have trouble getting restful sleep.

Enjoy the many health benefits of chickpeas through our two favorite hummus recipes, found below. Read more

 

Smoothie Recipe for Healthy Bones and Teeth

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 02, 2008
Healthy Eating Resources
Healthy Beverages

If you want to build and maintain healthy bones and teeth, you have to supply your body with a variety of nutrients. The vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients that you need most to promote healthy teeth and bones are:

Vitamin D - Needed to help you absorb calcium from the foods that you eat. Read more

 

Most Useful Health Tips from 2007

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 24, 2007
Personal and Environmental Wellness

Since some of our regular visitors rely on news feeds rather than our newsletter to receive updates, I thought it might be useful to post my latest newsletter here; it's a look back at the most useful articles that were published on this site in 2007. Enjoy! Read more

 

Dr. Drug Rep: One Psychiatrist's Experience Working With Big Pharma

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 11, 2007
Personal and Environmental Wellness

To embrace the idea that the best health care system that is available anywhere involves self health care, it is helpful to understand that conventional health care systems throughout the world are not designed to do their best for each individual. Yes, there are exceptions to this rule, exceptions that are created by people who are deeply committed to actually following the Hippocratic oath and have done the work needed to understand the simplicity of healing. But mostly, conventional health care is driven by the profit motive. Read more

 

COTS: Offering Hope and Help to Homeless Persons in Sonoma County, California

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 10, 2007
Personal and Environmental Wellness

Helping others learn to help themselves is a theme that I have long supported and striven to live by. Earlier this year, I learned about an organization in Sonoma County, California that beautifully epitomizes this way of living. They're called COTS - short for Committee on the Shelterless - and for the past two decades, they have made it their mission to provide hope and help to homeless persons in Sonoma County. Read more

 

Starbucks Recalls 167,000 Mugs in North America Due to Burn Hazard

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 06, 2007
Health Warnings

A news release from Starbucks indicates that 167,000 coffee mugs in the U.S. and Canada are being recalled because of a design defect that makes these mugs a burn hazard.

The release indicates that the handles on Fusion Coffee Mugs can detach without warning, allowing coffee to spill and burn the user. Thus far, Starbucks has received 23 reports of handles breaking off of these mugs - nine of these cases have resulted in minor burns. Read more

 

Bill Maher's Take on the Government's Approach to Health Care

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 03, 2007
Personal and Environmental Wellness
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Many thanks to Harold Hoffman in Montreal, Quebec, for sharing this video with me. I hope that our readers enjoy it as much as I did.

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