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Archive for December, 2007

Cut your cancer risk in half -

Here is an eye opener for you: at least half of all instances of cancer are caused by a unhealthy lifestyle. This is the conclusion of a study done by the Dutch Cancer Foundation. The biggest risk factors are:

smoking
alcohol
excess weight
bad nutrition
too much sun
too little exercise

And not, like many people assume, the environment or hereditary factors.
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Average toilet seat cleaner than telephone -

On a desk there are 400 times more microbes (bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites) than on a toilet seat according to a study done by the University of Arizona. An average telephone is the dirtiest followed by the keyboard and then the mouse. When you have a cold, it all gets worse. Some viruses can […]

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How to drink a soft drink -

Tell me how you drink a soft drink and I will tell you where you will get cavities in your teeth. This is the message of Mohammed Bassiouny, professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA. In an article in General Dentistry he describes the mouths of two teenagers. The first is a 18 year old […]

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Watch the calories when eating healthy -

Eating healthy is good, but a study by the American Cornell University and the Institut Européen d’Administration de Affaires shows that people who order something that is labeled as healthy by a restaurant tend to order drinks, side dishes and desserts which are rich in calories. The theory is that you think you have already […]

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