Category Archives: Health Notes

Health Notes- 7 “unhealthy” foods that aren’t

Posted on March 11, 2014 by tomdwyer

Last month, we passed on a list of 7 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its Money. This month, to keep a Healthy balance, we want to pass on the other side of the coin… 7 … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- 7 drug dangers we learned about too late

Posted on February 12, 2014 by tomdwyer

7 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its Money by Martha Rosenberg on AlterNet Have you ever noticed how warnings about dangerous prescription drugs always seem to surface after the drug is no longer marketed and … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Living healthy for 2013

Posted on January 16, 2014 by tomdwyer

What’s the most important part of your vehicle? The engine? The transmission? The brakes? Nope, it’s the driver, and our “Health Notes” column is designed to keep this most important part running at its best. Diet, chemicals, exercise, and more … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Keep all your eggs in one basket

Posted on December 17, 2013 by tomdwyer

Americans- Why do you keep refrigerating your eggs? December 7, 2013, By Dr. Joseph Mercola on Mercola.com If you’re an American, you probably store eggs in the refrigerator – and wouldn’t think of doing it any other way. Yet, the … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- What not to eat if you know better

Posted on November 18, 2013 by tomdwyer

Washington Initiative 522 would have labeled products containing GMO ingredients as… well, as having GMO ingredients. It wouldn’t have banned them, restricted them, or interfered with them in any way, it just would have given you information about what you … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Don’t be a zombie

Posted on October 18, 2013 by tomdwyer

Halloween may be many things but it’s not a health festival. There are threats out there both to kids and adults, but don’t be a zombie… a little awareness and prudence can banish the ghosts back to their graves. Here … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Information-free nutrition labels

Posted on September 10, 2013 by tomdwyer

Nutrition Labels Aimed to Dupe Consumers—And How to Tell What You’re Really Eating- Jill Richardson, AlterNet, August 27, 2013 When a sugary cereal like Count Chocula appears to be a healthy choice, you know something has gone terribly wrong with … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Manufactured insanity

Posted on August 12, 2013 by tomdwyer

Why Life in America Can Literally Drive You Insane By Bruce Levine on AlterNet, July 30, 2013 In “The Epidemic of Mental Illness: Why?” (New York Review of Books, 2011), Marcia Angell, former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- The sweetener that gives monkeys tumors

Posted on July 11, 2013 by tomdwyer

Here’s a situation we’ve all been in… you’re working in a lab on an anti-ulcer drug, but you create a methyl ester of a phenylalanine/aspartic acid dipeptide. You accidently spill some of it, but instead of cleaning it up with … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Walk your way to health

Posted on June 6, 2013 by tomdwyer

Finally, finally, FINALLY it looks like the good weather is back! Come October, are you going to look back on this spring and summer as a wasted opportunity or the time you got out and enjoyed every beautiful day? Camping, … Continue reading →