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Mark Schweizer

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Mark is 44 years old and passionate nourishing advisor as well as expert in the range health, Fitness and medicine. His area of expertise includes the testing and evaluation of dietary supplements. With great care he publishes his self-tested experience reports, with which he would like to provide for a better clearing-up.

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Your Brain on Nicotine: Smoking May Thin Its Outer Layer

Your Brain on Nicotine: Smoking May Thin Its Outer Layer
Smoking may thin the outer layer of the brain — the cerebral cortex — according to a new study. The researchers scanned the brains of 22 smokers and ...
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105 Million Americans Have Diabetes or Prediabetes, CDC Now Says

105 Million Americans Have Diabetes or Prediabetes, CDC Now Says
Close to 26 million Americans have diabetes, and 79 million have prediabetes, or abnormally high blood sugar levels, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control ...
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Polluted Freeway Air Causes Brain Damage in Mice

Polluted Freeway Air Causes Brain Damage in Mice
The air around highways — full of tiny particles of burned-up fossil fuel, car parts and pavement — causes damage and inflammation in the brains of mice, a ...
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Q & A: Why do Scientists Perform Experiments on Monkeys?

Q & A: Why do Scientists Perform Experiments on Monkeys?
The way that the spinal cord sprouts new nerve fibers after a spinal cord injury was further illuminated today by new research conducted in Rhesus monkeys. We spoke ...
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Obesity Increases Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer

Obesity Increases Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity seems to have a complex relationship with prostate cancer — it increases men’s risk of developing an aggressive form of the disease, but may lower the risk ...
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Gene Therapy May Ease Tremors in Parkinson’s Patients

Gene Therapy May Ease Tremors in Parkinson’s Patients
Inserting a particular gene into the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease could reduce symptoms of the disease, including tremors, and also improve patients’ ability to move, according ...
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Should the HPV Vaccine Be Mandatory? Health Experts Weigh In

Should the HPV Vaccine Be Mandatory? Health Experts Weigh In
In last night’s GOP presidential candidates debate, Rep. Michele Bachmann attacked Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his 2007 legislation mandating, through an executive order, that the human papillomavirus ...
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Regular Ibuprofen Use May Protect Against Parkinson’s

Regular Ibuprofen Use May Protect Against Parkinson’s
Weekly use of ibuprofen may decrease your risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. People who took ibuprofen at least twice a week were 38 percent ...
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Young, Wealthy Women Lead Surge in Melanoma

Young, Wealthy Women Lead Surge in Melanoma
Wealthy young women are more likely than their poorer counterparts to develop a certain type of skin cancer, according to a new study. The study looked at young ...
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Common Painkillers May Increase Risk of Irregular Heart Rhythm

Common Painkillers May Increase Risk of Irregular Heart Rhythm
Painkillers commonly used to treat inflammation may increase the risk of irregular heart rhythm, according to a new Danish study. The drugs include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as ...
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