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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.
All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.