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How Too Much Iron (or Too Little) Puts Your Health at Risk

IRON DEFICIENCY IS COMMON in humans. On the other hand, excessive iron (for example, with hemochromatosis) is associated with an increased risk of developing several cancers, including breast, colorectal, liver, and prostate.

What Does It Say About Your Neighborhood If the Supermarket Isn’t So Super?

This story is authored by By Chaseedaw Giles and appeared on KHN News. It appeared originally in The Boston Globe and is republished with permission. Though...

The Power of Lifestyle Choices – The Dose of Truth in “Heal Thyself”

“You need to lose weight.”   Doctors say that to patients every day.  What they don’t do is tell patients how to do it.  That’s...

What Can You Do To Prevent Developing a Chronic Disease?

Healthy lifestyles mean more years of healthy life. And remember, it was not just more years of life but fewer chronic illnesses for a longer “health span.”