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“Laughter is the best medicine”. It’s a very common catch phrase that even I’ve used upon occasion. Little did I know that there’s ample scientific evidence to back this up.
Take, for example, the research done at the University of Maryland where researchers looked at a group of 20 volunteers who were shown segments of a funny [...]
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There’s something immensely satisfying about eating pistachios. I think it’s all in the shell – cracking open the outer casing to get to that tiny delicious nut – it’s a bit akin to uncorking a fine bottle of wine or working your way to the center of a pomegranate. Now it seems that these nuts [...]
As the temperatures rise so may the temptation to indulge in an icy cold soda – but you may want to resist that impulse. New research released from the UK shows that sodium benzoate, the common preservative found in these fizzy drinks, switches off essential parts of our DNA leading to premature aging and age-related [...]
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Our feet are complex structures composed of 52 bones and numerous ligaments, tendons, nerves and muscles. All neatly packaged in a small and often fashionably accessorized appendage. I willingly admit to being a shoe addict and I particularly love wearing heels – a fact that, in retrospect, seems questionable considering that average feet walk approximately [...]
