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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 to Look Younger? Have Older Friends

How to Look Younger? Have Older Friends
Scientists have confirmed a rather simple tip for looking younger that doesn’t require plastic surgery, Botox or expensive anti-wrinkle creams: Hang out with old people. We underestimate the ...
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Work Stress Causes 10 Percent of Strokes

Work Stress Causes 10 Percent of Strokes
Mental stress at work may increase the risk of stroke, a new study says. The results show that among men in middle and high social classes, those who ...
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What Can You Do to Prevent Heart Failure?

What Can You Do to Prevent Heart Failure?
“The Healthy Geezer” answers questions about health and aging in his weekly column.  Question. What can you do to prevent heart failure? Answer: There are a number of ...
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Chronic Kidney Disease: Symptoms and Treatment

Chronic Kidney Disease: Symptoms and Treatment
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the gradual and permanent loss of kidney function over time, usually over months to years. The most common causes of chronic kidney failure ...
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Detecting Down Syndrome: New Test Diagnoses Disease in Utero

Detecting Down Syndrome: New Test Diagnoses Disease in Utero
Moms-to-be may soon have a method of detecting Down syndrome before birth, thanks to a new genetic test that could be safer, faster and more cost-effective than existing ...
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Miscarriage, Birth Defects Linked with Cell Division Problem

Miscarriage, Birth Defects Linked with Cell Division Problem
Researchers have pinpointed a feature in the egg cell division process that plays a part in the chromosomal defects that cause miscarriage and birth defects, a new study ...
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Newborn Genetic Test Catches Rare Diseases Earlier

Newborn Genetic Test Catches Rare Diseases Earlier
A new technology can diagnose rare genetic disorders in critically ill newborns within a few days, rather than the weeks that are needed with current methods, researchers say. ...
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Tooth Resins May Expose Kids to BPA

Tooth Resins May Expose Kids to BPA
Plastic water bottles and canned foods aren’t the only items that might expose kids to bisphenol A (BPA). Certain resins applied to children’s teeth to protect them from ...
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The Healthy Geezer: Will I Get a Staph Infection If I Have Surgery?

The Healthy Geezer: Will I Get a Staph Infection If I Have Surgery?
This Week’s Question: I have to go into the hospital for surgery soon and I’m more afraid of a staph infection than I am about the operation. Should ...
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Fish Oil Won’t Slow Alzheimer’s, Study Finds

Fish Oil Won’t Slow Alzheimer’s, Study Finds
An ingredient in fish oil doesn’t slow cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new clinical trial. Alzheimer’s disease patients who took docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ...
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