Category Archives: Health Notes

Health Notes- What drinking diet soda does to your body and brain

Posted on May 21, 2024 by tomdwyer

What drinking diet soda does to your body and brain (video) (Business Insider, Jan 2021) (transcript) “…Scientists think that repeatedly tricking our body this way could explain why study after study keeps finding the same thing: that drinking diet soda … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Help for those who can’t sleep… and those who can.

Posted on April 17, 2024 by tomdwyer

For those who can… It’s okay to hit the snooze button. A new study shows it isn’t bad for you and may even help you feel more alert. (Business Insider, Oct 2023) Snoozing gets a bad rep. But a new … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Learning from Essential Oil fan fiction

Posted on March 15, 2024 by tomdwyer

In 2021 we ran across a posting from an essential oil advocate describing an event that theoretically took place in a park but almost certainly happened in their head instead. We added a few observations of our own and included … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Tai Chi lowers blood pressure more than cardio

Posted on February 16, 2024 by tomdwyer

Tai chi can help lower your blood pressure even more than intense cardio, new research suggests, Gabby Landsverk on Business Insider, Feb 2024 “A gentle, low-impact form of exercise may help keep your heart healthy and lower your blood pressure … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- What’s the root cause of obesity?

Posted on January 23, 2024 by tomdwyer

Major Study Claims to Identify The Root Cause of Obesity: Fructose, Michelle Starr in ScienceAlert: Health, Oct 2023 from the article: “A major analysis, led by medical doctor Richard Johnson of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, suggests that … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Matcha tea… have you heard?

Posted on December 26, 2023 by tomdwyer

Matcha tea… have you heard? We were listening to one of our radio faves, Thom Hartmann, when he began talking about Matcha Tea. It’s a green tea originating in China but mostly produced in Japan today. You’ll find matcha in … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Placebo Effect Revisited

Posted on October 16, 2023 by tomdwyer

Placebo Effect Revisited The New York Times and Ted Kaptchuk feed into more confusion about placebo effects. Steven Novella on Science-Based Medicine, Oct 2023 “In a recent editorial for The New York Times, researcher Ted J. Kaptchuk, who directs placebo … Continue reading →

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What do rural areas do when their doctors leave?

Posted on September 19, 2023 by tomdwyer

Health Notes Just two doctors serve this small Alabama town. What’s next when they want to retire? By Arielle Zionts in KFF Health News, Sep 2023 LaFAYETTE, Ala. — Charity Hodge had mixed feelings when she spotted a Facebook post … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Heat Singes the Mind, Not Just the Body

Posted on August 9, 2023 by tomdwyer

Heat Singes the Mind, Not Just the Body Hot weather can destabilize mood, exacerbate mental health disorders and complicate drug treatment By Apoorva Mandavilli in the New York Times, Aug, 2023 If you find that the blistering, unrelenting heat is … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- New generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form

Posted on July 14, 2023 by tomdwyer

New generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form Jocelyn Kaiser in Science magazine, Apr 2022 “Vaccines to prevent certain types of cancer already exist. They target viruses: hepatitis B virus, which can trigger liver cancer, and … Continue reading →

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