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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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How Safe Is the Nation’s Blood Supply?

How Safe Is the Nation’s Blood Supply?
Researchers announced this week that the parasite that causes babesiosis, a malarialike illness transmitted by ticks, is passing undetected through the nation’s blood supply. The study found 162 ...
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Ward Off Disease-Carrying Skeeters with… Chocolate Fragrance?

Ward Off Disease-Carrying Skeeters with… Chocolate Fragrance?
You can slather on the DEET and light citronella candles this summer, but you still divulge your location to hungry mosquitos just by breathing. Like a smoke signal, ...
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Tick-Borne Trouble: More Than 1,100 Babesiosis Cases Reported in 2011

Tick-Borne Trouble: More Than 1,100 Babesiosis Cases Reported in 2011
People who live in or travel to the Northeast or upper Midwest this summer should take precautions to avoid contracting babesiosis, a tick-born disease native to those areas, ...
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1st West Nile Case Reported in NY as Virus Hits 17 States

1st West Nile Case Reported in NY as Virus Hits 17 States
A 50-year-old Staten Island man is the first person in New York to be diagnosed with West Nile virus this year, according to a statement today (July 26) ...
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The Truth About Aspartame

The Truth About Aspartame
In 1965, James M. Schlatter, a chemist at G.D. Searle and Company, accidentally contaminated the tip of his index finger with an unassuming white powder. Later that day, ...
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Holiday Toasting: Hidden Calories Can Wreck Your Diet

Holiday Toasting: Hidden Calories Can Wreck Your Diet
Imagine arriving at a coworker’s holiday party — she greets you with a warm smile and a glass of homemade eggnog. But, did you know that just one ...
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Drinking Diet Soda Linked to Depression

Drinking Diet Soda Linked to Depression
Calorie-free drinks are not necessarily risk free. A new study has found a link between drinking diet soda or diet fruit drinks and an increased risk of depression. ...
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Soda Consumption Tied to Aggression

Soda Consumption Tied to Aggression
Drinking lots of soda may increase the risk of violent behavior in teens, a new study suggests. Teens in the study who drank more than five cans of ...
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Hypertension: Symptoms and Treatment

Hypertension: Symptoms and Treatment
Hypertension is defined as having either chronically high diastolic blood pressure — the lower number that registers the pressure in the artery when the heart relaxes between beats ...
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How to Cope with Seasonal Affective Disorder

How to Cope with Seasonal Affective Disorder
Winter, for those who live far from the equator, means cooler temperatures, fewer daylight hours and occasional pangs of “winter blues.” While these feelings of mild malaise come ...
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