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What are the Major Reasons for Not Getting the H1N1 Vaccine? As of October 2, 2009, 60% of all adults are not “absolutely certain” that they will get the H1N1 vaccine, according to a survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). For a complete copy of the survey click here: Harvard School [...]

Eating whole natural foods can be healthy and affordable.  Not only are processed foods high in calories, they are also expensive.  If you look at the nutritional content of processed foods you are paying a fortune for empty calories like sugar, sodium and unhealthy fat.  If you try to spend the least amount of money [...]

I will never forget the feeling of weight lifting and playing sports when I was in my twenties. Nothing hurt; I could go all out without any concern of hurting myself. When I see these young kids in the gym training or when watching sports on TV, it’s disconcerting to me how age can take [...]

Can a Sexual Transmitted Infection Give You Prostate Cancer? A new study found a link between prostate cancer and a common sexual infection. The Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham & Women’s Hospital reported finding a connection between a sexually transmitted infection called Trichomonas Vaginalis and aggressive prostate cancer. This is a big deal [...]

Risks of Being Over Weight Research has found that being over weight is responsible for 216,000 premature deaths each year. Being over weight is one of the top three preventable causes of death in the US, right behind smoking and high blood pressure. According to a press release from the Harvard School of Public Health, [...]