For better health, moderate levels of exercise may be all you need. (New York Times)
Artificial sweeteners may confuse your brain and lead you to overeat. (Science News)
Even with no UV exposure, spray-on tans may bring health risks. (ABC News)
Is it ever too late to quit smoking? (LA Times)
Feeling tired? It may have more to do with your weight and mood than with how much sleep you got last night. (PsychCentral)
A formerly obese weight-loss coach wrote an open letter to Mayor Bloomberg about NYC’s proposed ban of oversized sweetened drinks. (Huffington Post)
I have not seen any research on this topic but wanted to share with others. I used Sweet ‘N Low (sacharrin) in my morning coffee (about 4 packets a morning) for years and had terrible acid reflux. Was taking 40 mg. of Nexium daily to try an treat it. Had an endoscopy and the gastroenterologist noted a white substance in my stomach. I never made the connection. Was visiting my brother and all he had was stevia. I used the stevia for a couple of days and my acid reflux was significantly reduced. I have now switched to stevia and I have almost no acid reflux and I no longer take the Nexium. Sacharrin is derived from coal tar and I assume it was not being readily being digested in my stomach and to compensate my stomach was continuously producing acid resulting in excess stomach acid and acid reflux. Not very scientific but its real.