The U.S. Geological Service has released results of a seven-year study showing that mercury was found in every single fish tested in nearly 300 of the nation’s streams. Mercury levels in nearly a quarter of the samples were found to excede what the government considers safe for consumption. The biggest source of mercury in the […]
It’s fairly well accepted that eating less leads to longer life. An ongoing study of rhesus monkeys reinforces the idea that restricting calories means less chance of disease and extended lifespan. The results come from a study of 76 monkeys underway at the University of Wisconsin, soon to be published in Science magazine. Researchers allowed half […]
The other morning as I was walking my 9-year-old daughter to summer camp at the local recreation center she begged me to stop and buy her something to eat. She was hungry, she complained. Since she had refused the smoothie of fresh berries and homemade yogurt I’d made for her that morning, I wasn’t in […]
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