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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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Kids Boost Activity Level When Around Active Friends

Kids Boost Activity Level When Around Active Friends
Children with more-active friends tend to raise their own levels of physical activity, according to a new study. Experts say the finding could help create interventions to curb ...
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Skinny on Obese Teens: It may be Brain Size, Not Lack of Willpower

Skinny on Obese Teens: It may be Brain Size, Not Lack of Willpower
A brain region in charge of controlling impulsively is smaller in obese teens than in lean ones, according to a new study. The results suggest the bad eating ...
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Nearly 60,000 lbs of Raw Yellowfin Tuna Recalled by Moon Marine USA Corp.

Nearly 60,000 lbs of Raw Yellowfin Tuna Recalled by Moon Marine USA Corp.
Moon Marine USA Corporation (also known as MMI) of Cupertino, Calif., in cooperation with the FDA, is voluntarily recalling 58,828 pounds of a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product, ...
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Is Laughter the Best Medicine?

Is Laughter the Best Medicine?
In a laugh study conducted at Loma Linda University in 2001, researchers enlisted a group of 16 healthy male volunteers. The participants watched a humorous video or a ...
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Why Rubbing an Owwie Works

Why Rubbing an Owwie Works
Rubbing a boo-boo to make it feel better now has a scientific explanation behind it. New findings show that the way the mind pictures the body plays a ...
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Placebos Work Even When Patients Know They’re ‘Dummy Pills’

Placebos Work Even When Patients Know They’re ‘Dummy Pills’
For years, placebos have been valued for their supposed ability to do nothing — unlike medications with active ingredients, placebos derive their healing ability psychologically, by fooling patients ...
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Gloomy Outlook Works Against Medication’s Effects

Gloomy Outlook Works Against Medication’s Effects
Just as a placebo can fool the mind and bring about real positive effects on the body, expecting that a drug will not work, or that you’re not ...
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Most in US Don’t Need Selenium Supplements, Study Says

Most in US Don’t Need Selenium Supplements, Study Says
Selenium supplements may be harmful for people who already get enough of the mineral in their diets — which is most people in the U.S. — and could ...
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UV Exposure May Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk, Study Finds

UV Exposure May Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk, Study Finds
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a new study from Australia. Researchers looked at 1,400 people and found that those ...
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Pancreatic Cancer: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments

Pancreatic Cancer: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Pancreatic cancer is diagnosed in over 43,000 Americans each year, according to the National Cancer Institute. It is the number-four cause of cancer deaths and most often affects ...
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