These five unhealthy habits are killing you
- Fri Apr 20 2012
- Sarah Treleaven
We all have our dirty little secrets, and we certainly have our bad habits. From gnawing on our fingernails to being a sucker for a pretty face, our worst habits are often the toughest to break.
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Is your social status harming your health?
- Thu Apr 19 2012
- Sarah Treleaven
You might assume that the thin crust of wealthy elite are less healthy than the rest of us, what with all their foie gras-eating and chauffeur-having and let's not forget, inbreeding. (I've been watching a lot of Downton Abbey.)
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Can visiting the dentist give you cancer?
- Fri Apr 13 2012
- Sarah Treleaven
Listen, no one likes to go to the dentist. But while an appointment might feel like it takes forever, it turns out that visiting the dentist can actually take years off your life.
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How to be more loving: Advice to help you live longer
- Wed Mar 28 2012
- Sarah Treleaven
For Brody, who two years ago lost her partner of over four decades, the supreme sadness she felt over that loss prompted her to examine the very real consequences of heartbreak and loneliness. She discovered that, according to John Robbins, author of Healthy at 100, relationships are very important to overall health.
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Can an orange a day keep the doctor away?
- Wed Mar 21 2012
- Sarah Treleaven
I only have one clear citrus-related memory from when I was a kid: The consumption of orange slices during halftime at the soccer games I was coerced into playing until I finally rebelled around the age of 12 and happily retreated into the basement to watch reruns of The Cosby Show.
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Can loneliness kill you?
- Wed Mar 07 2012
- Sarah Treleaven
There are certain emotional states that feel as close to death as we might be able to get in a lifetime: intense grief and heartbreak top the list. But what about loneliness? Well, it turns out that loneliness doesn't just feel like death but can actually kill you.
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Can diet soda cut your life short?
- Wed Feb 29 2012
- Sarah Treleaven
When I was in Paris in September, I spent a considerable amount of time feeling some degree of defeat over not being able to fit my North American-bottom into European-size clothes. It's now a well-worn trope that "French women don't get fat," but contrary to the self-righteous proclamations of healthy living, what I actually observed was a fairly strict regiment of cigarettes and Diet Coke.
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