Tag Archives: health

Why do newborn babies get Vitamin K shots and eye drops in the hospital? Is there some way to avoid them? Babble.com’s Parental

Posted on May 3, 2012 by straydog01

Dear In the Dark, Vitamin K shots have been given to newborn babies in the U.S. since the 1960s. About one in 10,000 babies has a vitamin K deficiency, which can prevent blood clotting and cause major problems in the … Continue reading →

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Vitamin K at Birth: To Inject or Not

Posted on April 28, 2012 by straydog01

Newborn infants routinely receive a vitamin K shot after birth in order to prevent (or slow) a rare problem of bleeding into the brain weeks after birth. Vitamin K promotes blood clotting. The fetus has low levels of vitamin K … Continue reading →

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Growing Your Own Potatoes – Blogs at Chris Martenson

Posted on December 30, 2011 by straydog01

Why Grow Your Own Potatoes? We can improve resiliency, health, and quality of life by growing our own vegetables locally. Many of the vegetables commonly grown in backyard gardens, such as lettuce, tomatoes, and carrots ,are great sources of vitamins and … Continue reading →

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The 3 S’s You Must Get Right: Sleep, Stress, Sunlight

Posted on December 6, 2011 by straydog01

You hear it all the time: “It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle change!” or “Fitness is something you live!” It seems like every health guru out there with a diet and/or workout plan says something to that effect. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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The #1 Cause of Accidental Death in the US – Are You at Risk? by Joseph Mercola

Posted on November 25, 2011 by straydog01

Story at-a-glance -Modern medicine’s definition of health care is treating diseases with pills and drugs, many of which cause health problems that result in prescriptions for more medications to offset the side effects from the first ones. -Most chronic diseases, … Continue reading →

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BIKE: The Four-Letter Word That Can Save Billions

Posted on November 22, 2011 by straydog01

The bike craze has exploded in dozens of cities around the country, but in reality, nearly 9 out of 10 Americans still drive to work, and about 70 percent of car trips are less than two miles long. With the … Continue reading →

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Cholesterol Decoded

Posted on April 3, 2011 by straydog01

So, it seems like the cholesterol number and the mystery behind it gets thrown around a lot lately and is sometimes used as a scare tactic to steer you from certain foods and towards others.  Once you understand what cholesterol … Continue reading →

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Food Matters–Documentary

Posted on April 3, 2011 by straydog01

Just wanted to write a quick post about a documentary that I just watched titled “Food Matters”.  This is an amazing, eye-opening look into the food and drug industry.  It talks about the importance of nutrition and how we’ve displaced … Continue reading →

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Definitive Guide to Insulin, Blood Sugar, and Type II Diabetes–Mark’s Daily Apple.com

Posted on January 22, 2011 by straydog01

We all know by now that type 2 diabetes is an epidemic. We’re seeing words like crisis andrunaway all over the news and in the journals. Heart disease rates have been cut in half since the staggering margarine days of the 1980s, but diabetes … Continue reading →

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The Definitive Guide to Cholesterol | Mark’s Daily Apple

Posted on January 1, 2011 by straydog01

This is a great article concerning Cholesterol and many of the misconceptions floating around.  Very informative and contains links to actual studies conducted.  Click the link below for the article….. The Definitive Guide to Cholesterol | Mark’s Daily Apple.

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