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Microbes and beta catotene - is it really GRAS

I came across this news item in a Medical News feed today.  I was really surprised.  Beta carotene supplements had been thought to be unsafe for some men and here they are approving them for use in DAIRY products and in fruit and vegetable juices.  I don’t like this!
Here is the link to the Medical [...]

28Jan2010 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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21 Life Lessons from Liv’in La Vida Low Carb by Jimmy Moore

Jimmy Moore is a writer, blogger and great guy.  He hails from SC and has just written his second book.  I wanted you to know about it because it will be a great reference for you if you are a health writer, a blogger, a person who wants to loose weight, or you want more [...]

8Dec2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Healthcare Reform, Headlines and Your Opinion

What is it you would like to see happen with “Healthcare Reform”?  Personally I would like to see insurance companies regulated with regard to executive pay, executive perks and who they must insure and for how much.  I would like to see the language of my policy be clear and understandable.  I would like all [...]

9Nov2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Health Information on Hormones, Pain Relief and Weight Loss

I have shared material from Bette Dowdell before. She has a news letter Too Pooped to Participate and a blog by the same name. Her recent blog post about hormones can be found here. Do you know what hormones are produced by your body and what tissues produce them?  Read Bette’s latest post to get [...]

28Oct2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Medical Marijuana - How will the marijuana debate affect you?

It was news today that the US Attorney General is not going to prosecute users of medical marijuana if if is legal in the state where the user lives.  This is a major change in precedence.
It brings law enforcement on the state and local level into opposition with this policy. According to FBI statistics, in [...]

21Oct2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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H1N1 Vaccine Information

There are currently 4 vaccines licensed for novel H1N1 or “Swine Flu”.  These are coming to the market now and are available through Health Departments. Visit the site Flu.ogv for more information linked to your local HD.
The four licensed companies are CSL Biotherapies, GSK (soon), Novartis, Sanofi Pasteur - these are the injectable type [...]

11Oct2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Physician Assisted Suicide - do you trust the Court

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7Oct2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Readers opinions wanted - tell me what is right

I am updating my content and editorial plan.  The content here has become too broad and I have branched out into other areas.  I am looking for your feed back. Take this reader poll and tell me what you like. There is an open or other category so you can include things I did not [...]

30Sep2009 | Bruce Bair | 1 comment | Continued
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Free Information and Coaching from Bruce L Bair

There are a number of ways to get good information from me. I wanted to provide you with a list of what is available to you. You can find reference to most of it on my blog.
First is this Blog   Get the Skinney You are reading it now.
Then you can read my 77 articles and [...]

26Jul2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Debra Mazda - A Fit Shapely Girl

Debra Mazda is the brains and the brawn behind the business called ShapelyGirl Fitness. If you click on the link you will visit the “about” page and see pictures of Debra at age 21 and 300 pounds.
Debra did 3 things, first she made a decision to change and stuck with her decision. Second, she [...]

23Jul2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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