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If you’ve made the decision to place a loved one in a hospice, you might be stymied over the options, and the choices involved.

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If you haven’t heard the term before, the expanding obesity epidemic will soon make the phrase “metabolic syndrome” commonplace.

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We already know that fiber is good for your cholesterol levels and may be protective against colon cancer. Now University of Illinois has studied the effect of fiber, particularly soluble fiber, on its ability to strengthen the immune system.

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The term “addict” is sometimes used casually in reference to people who spend a lot of time playing video games, but recent research indicates that video game addiction may be more serious than we think. A study published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry showed that about 8% of video gamers showed a problematic gaming compulsion that led to negative effects on social and family life, and work and studying.

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If you thought that obesity was mostly related to diet and exercise, you may want to think again. New research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that for people under 40, not getting enough sleep at night can cause larger amounts of fat to accumulate around the organs, a dangerous form of fat accumulation.

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Hibiscus tea is a popular beverage that is consumed the world over, and many commercially available herbal teas contain some hibiscus in varying amounts. However, in addition to being enjoyable, researchers have found that drinking hibiscus tea actually lowered the blood pressure (BP) in pre-hypertensive and mildly hypertensive adults. The findings were the result of a study supported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Nobody can appreciate the value of sleep more than a parent, especially when it involves a newborn. Scientific research is continually shedding new light on the importance of getting enough rest, especially in light of how sleep takes a back seat to our increasingly busy lifestyles. In fact, a new study out of U.C. Berkeley has determined that something as simple as an hour of napping time during the day can have a significant impact on our brain’s performance, even making us smarter.

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It seems as if stress and anxiety are an integral part of our week as we struggle to get to our jobs at the same time every day and fulfill our duties, irregardless of whether or not we have enough to do. In the end, if we’re not worried about getting there on time, we’re stressed about finding a way to fill those interminable 8 hours.

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It may strike some of us a hard to believe, but the reality is, for some people, happiness is a state that is difficult or seemingly impossible to attain. This situation may work against them in the long run, however, as experts gain a better understanding of how being happy might help us live longer.

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Long considered the epitome of healthy eating, it turns out that wheat bread might be displaced from its lofty perch by none other than rye bread. In a finding that surprised even researchers, it appears that while whole grain bread is without question good for you because of the fiber rich outer shell (bran) used in making it, bread made with white rye flour actually leads to healthier levels of insulin and sugar in the blood.

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