2012 January

If your liver could talk…well, that would be annoying. But if your liver could speak just once and give you one piece of guidance, it might be this: “You are what you drink.” What your liver is talking about is fatty liver disease.

I’m sure you’ve heard that Paula Deen recently revealed that she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes three years ago. Why the long wait to come forward? She told People magazine she didn’t want to just make the announcement and walk away. She wanted to “come with information” and “be armed to be able to help others.” And by that she’s apparently referring to her endorsement of Victoza, a type 2 diabetes drug made by Novo Nordisk.

Maybe you know it’s good for your bones and helps calm your muscles, but no part of your body needs magnesium more than your brain.

How long does a Hostess Twinkie last?

Many years ago, meat producers realized that their healthy animals gained weight when antibiotics were put in their feed. Since then, that one simple detail has added up to vast additional profits for food producers and drug companies. Good for profits. Bad for people.