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GET “GROUNDED” FOR HEALTH

Written By David Zappasodi, December 14th, 2008
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I’ve recently been introduced to an interesting company, called Earth FX, that has some unique concepts on getting the body “rebalanced” through connection with the earth. You can check out their…

THE RISE OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Written By David Zappasodi, December 10th, 2008
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A study done in 2007 showed that more than 1/3 of adults and almost 12% of children in the U.S. are now using alternatives to traditional medicine, and millions of…

IS WEIGHT LOSS EASIER WHEN YOUR MONEY IS ON THE LINE?

Written By David Zappasodi, December 9th, 2008
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Here’s an interesting article about a weight loss study, where the findings showed that people who stood to gain or lose money, depending on if they succeeded or failed to reach…

PRESCRIPTION MEDS FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE?

Written By David Zappasodi, December 8th, 2008
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According to this article, several scientists (2 of which consult for pharmaceutical companies) claim that healthy people should now be permitted to take prescription medications that help with attention deficit and…

A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO WEIGHT-LOSS

Written By David Zappasodi, December 7th, 2008
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A few days ago I was talking with one of my weight-loss clients, and I asked her how she was doing with her program. She said she’s been under a…

ALLERGY OR CONGESTION PROBLEMS? READ ON…

Written By David Zappasodi, December 3rd, 2008
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Recently, I’ve had a lot of people complain to me about congestion and allergy problems. I am, in fact, one of those people who have had allergy/sinus/respiratory problems my whole…

A LESSON FROM BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU

Written By David Zappasodi, December 1st, 2008
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The other day I was in my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class, and our instructor, Rafael Ramos, was talking about some of the characteristics of the “black belt” level. It takes…

THANKSGIVING PREPARATIONS

Written By David Zappasodi, November 26th, 2008
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There are tons of “Thanksgiving” articles out there right now. What to eat, what not to eat, ways to prepare healthy alternatives to what you normally would eat, and so on…

CALORIE COUNTING IS MAKING A COMEBACK

Written By David Zappasodi, November 24th, 2008
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In the article “Calories Do Count” from the New York Times, the most popular diets of the last few decades were “complex formulas that promised abundant eating with just the…

GET “KLEAN” OF THE BPA SCARE

Written By David Zappasodi, November 19th, 2008
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The harmful affects of BPA’s have been getting a lot of press lately. For those of you who don’t know, BPA (bisphenol-A) is a compound that is used to make…