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Is eating raw eggs good or bad? This article is intended to put this question to rest, once and for all! Read and know about the benefits of eating raw eggs and dangers if any.

After much consideration into this blog's new name in the light of my new direction, the decision has been made. "Free the Animal" Why? First, if you read that post linked above, you know that my health and fitness approach is perfectly in harmony with my philosophical approach; and hence, my approach to politics and all that. In other words, a big part of the reason I have discovered something that truly works; and moreover, is the simplest, most natural, downright fun way of living: that gets you lean and fit; gets you feeling and sleeping great; and gets you looking years and years younger is precisely because I don't believe in the gods of heaven or earth, we evolved over millions of years and are conditioned by survival pressures that in no way include all vegetable diets, gorging on bottled water all day, eating ground grass seeds (grains and derivatives) running on a treadmill or elliptical, or involving ourselves in social schemes and cons that leave us powerless, with no influence, and at the mercy of the crowd and collective (the cannibal pot). Some have a lot of the pieces and do good work. I have all of the major pieces, though acquiring all of the specifics is a lifelong and never-ending journey of discovery. I will focus on essentials and specifics that really matter to me and others living a normal life in pursuit of survival, prosperity and happiness. I will point to other sources that provide more depth in specific areas that are of interest to only some

"For what reason I don't know, but this January 2009 editorial by William Faloon of the Life Extension Foundation is making the rounds. Perhaps it just came available on the web. It's a good read, particularly in light of the billions and trillions of dollars the thieves & thugs in DC are about to flush down the crapper on your behalf. Some notable excerpts. A large number of new vitamin D studies have appeared in the scientific literature since I wrote my plea to the federal government. These studies don't just confirm what we knew 16 months ago-they show that optimizing vitamin D intake will save even more lives than what we projected. For instance, a study published in June 2008 showed that men with low vitamin D levels suffer 2.42 times more heart attacks. Now look what this means in actual body counts. Each year, about 157,000 Americans die from coronary artery disease-related heart attacks. Based on this most recent study, if every American optimized their vitamin D status, the number of deaths prevented from this kind of heart attack would be 92,500. To put the number of lives saved in context, tens of millions of dollars are being spent to advertise that Lipitor® reduces heart attacks by 37%. This is certainly a decent number, but not when compared with how many lives could be saved by vitamin D. According to the latest study, men with the higher vitamin D levels had a 142% reduction in heart attacks."

Excerpt: Coming soon to a grocery store near you: a speed-read nutrition label on the front of food packages that provides large-type icons that list the amount of calories, fat, sodium and sugars. New labels, called Nutrition Keys by the food industry that created them, were announced Monday by the Food Marketing Institute and the Grocery Marketing Assn. The groups say they developed the labels in response to First Lady Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign that in part calls for an easier way for shoppers, especially parents, to make informed food choices. Aside from the four main icons, the industry groups may include "nutrients to encourage" -- such as icons for the amount of potassium, fiber, protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, calcium and iron. (Note, small packages will have a calorie count icon only.) The new labels don't replace the nutritional label Americans have come to rely on for product information; rather, they add to it. The labeling will be phased in on packages by the end of the year. Not everyone thinks this is a great idea. One critic, author Marion Nestle, writes on her Food Politics blog: "Forget the consumer-friendly rhetoric. There is only one explanation for this move: heading off the FDA's Front-of-Package (FOP) labeling initiatives." Here's what the FDA currently requires companies to supply on food labels.

You may have heard that oat bran lowers LDL cholesterol, but do you know how much oats you need to eat to really lower it? Anyhow, if you have high cholesterol and you are not eating oats, you may want to start eating them right away. Read this article because you are going to be surprised at the amount needed to lower LDL, the bad guy and to increase HDL, the good one.

Those who are fond of reading magazines and watching television are often curious how those models keep up their shiny white teeth. Well, there are people who are really gifted when it comes to their teeth. All they need is a little maintenance and they can have that bright smile all day long. There are also people who have teeth that are easily broken or damage.

It's indeed an open secret that quite a lot of ladies are having difficulties in getting pregnant and they're simply at loss in regards to the situation. It doesn't matter what they fight, things simply do not get better and they're fast running out of options. Nonetheless, if you happen to belong to this group of people, you should take consolation in realizing that you are not unique. Additionally, do not put the complete blame on yourself because most of the time, there are biological issues which you simply are powerless about and have no control over. Fortuitously, there are particular methods which are known solely to very few people who could assist you to in getting pregnant. Keep on reading to unearth them in case you are serious about conceiving.

All you need to know about your ideal weight and how to easily achieve this. Read here to learn how to plan your weight loss and what it takes to get results.

Are you using the best cooking oil. What makes the cooking oil healthy or unhealthy? Read here to get your answers on the best cooking oil available to you.

Counting what you eat might not be sufficient to lose weight. Since Food alone doesn't make us fat. Its your complete lifestyle. Read here to know more

Eating sugar leads to weight gain and lifestyle disorders. Read here to know the tips to control cravings and calories in common sugar sources

Do you know that snacking could be the real cause behind your weight gain? Read here to know how to manage your calorie intake with healthy snacks.

Are dried figs healthy for weight loss? Learn more about health benefits of figs and their nutritional value. Read here to know how effective are Dried Figs for weight Loss.

If you buy supplements and vitamins online or at your local brick and mortar store you need to read this post. The federal government has launched yet another assault on the industry.

If you see a diet supplement that promises you guaranteed weight loss, you'll probably buy it without reading reviews about it first.

Going green will help you reduce your risk to chronic diseases like diabetes, thyroid, cancer etc. Avoid meats and dairy in excess and keep youself in the good shape. Read more...

I have been reading a case report by Kraft, Westman, 2009 of a 70 year old obese, Caucasian female who was suffering from Schizophrenia since the age of 17. Her symptoms included paranoia, hallucinations (auditory and visual), and many hospitalizations for psychosis and suicide attempts. Her daily diet included "egg and cheese sandwich, diet soda, water, pimento cheese, barbecued pork, chicken salad, hamburger helper, macaroni and cheese, and potatoes." Instead, she was asked to follow a low carbohydrate diet of: "unlimited meats and eggs, 4 ounces of hard cheese, 2 cups of salad vegetables, and 1 cup of low carbohydrate vegetables per day. This diet restricts carbohydrate intake to fewer than 20 grams per day." The diet was also grain free.

"Fatty acids can help children in exams and improve their behaviour in class and at home, a study suggests. Overweight children who took fatty acid dietary supplements showed dramatic improvements in concentration, reading, memory and mental agility. The advances that their brains made in three months would normally take three years, researchers found."

On December 15, 2006, this editor received an email from Dr. T. Colin Campbell, author of the 'China Study' which read as follows: "Recently, I was invited to debate Professor Loren Cordain, author of the Paleo Diet, on the question of the optimum recommendation for dietary protein. We each wrote an opening piece, then we wrote a rebuttal. From my perspective it is an unfinished debate (if ever it is finished?).

"I recently received an email from the Vitamin D Council regarding recent evidence that having adequate serum Vitamin D levels could be very important to avoiding illness from the H1N1 (swine) flu that is making the rounds. That will seem intuitive to those of you who read my earlier post about D, but it's good to see some real evidence. Some of you may have seen this information already on other blogs, including Richard's, but I have some new information and some comments to add."