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May 2013
		May 18 — Bacterial Transplant for Ulcerative Colitis
		May 16 — Binkies and Spit
		May 14 — Probiotics: The Good Bugs
		May 12 — The Bottom Line on Bugs
		May 9 — Super Bugs
		May 7 — Bugs
		May 4 — Magnesium Stearate vs. Stearic Acid
		May 2 — Magnesium Stearate Fears
April 2013
		April 30 — Why Magnesium Stearate?
		April 27 — Research Review: Ginkgo Safety, Part 2
		April 25 — Research Review: Ginkgo Safety, Part 1
		April 23 — Research Review: Beet Juice and Blood Pressure
		April 20 — Three on One
		April 18 — The Bone and Leverage
		April 16 — The Bone Battles
		April 13 — The Long-Term Benefits of Quitting Smoking
		April 11 — Happy Birthday, Mom
		April 9 — A Smoker’s Memories
		April 6 — Got Gallstones?
		April 4 — How to Make Gallstones
		April 2 — The Mysterious Gallbladder
March 2013
		March 30 — Who Needs Soy Protein?
		March 28 — Foods with Phytoestrogens
		March 26 — Soy Protein and Estrogen
		March 23 — Driving Reaction Time
		March 21 — Small Changes, Big Impact
		March 19 — The Efficacy of Ignoring the Problem
		March 16 — The Bottom Line on Wheat Belly
		March 14 — Wheat-Free Responses
		March 12 — Wheat-Free Living
		March 9 — C’mon, People! Chicory and the Myth Starters
		March 7 — Health Myth: Cyanocobalamin and Vitamin B12
		March 5 — Dr. Chet’s No-Wheat Challenge
		March 2 — Health Myths: Shrimp and Vitamin C
February 2013
		February 28 — More Support for the Mediterranean Diet
		February 26 — High Heels and Your Health
		February 23 — Broken-Heart Syndrome
		February 21 — First Symptom of a Heart Attack
		February 19 — Homocysteine: Cause or Coincidence?
		February 14 — Happy Valentine’s Day
		February 12 — Take Care of Yourself
		February 9 — The Bottom Line on Super Juices
		February 7 — The Natural Effects of Super Juices
		February 5 — Evaluating Super Juices
		February 2 — Weight Train Your Brain
January 2013
		January 31 — No Age Limit on Weight Training, Part 2
		January 29 — No Age Limit on Weight Training
		January 26 — C’mon, People! Performance Enhancing Drugs
		January 24 — Motor Learning
		January 22 — Muscle Memory
		January 19 — Type 2 Diabetes and Exercise
		January 17 — Drinks for Kids: Sugar-Free vs. Sugary
		January 15 — Vitamin B12 and Prickly Pain
		January 12 — Healthy Habit Helpers: Lowering the Fat
		January 10 — Healthy Habit Helpers: Modifying Foods
		January 8 — Healthy Habit Helpers: Drinking More Water
		January 5 — Caffeine and Mortality
		January 3 — C’mon, People! The Most Overblown Health Story of 2012
2012
December 2012
		December 29 — Outlast
		December 28 — Outplay
		December 27 — Outwit
		December 22 — Goals for 2013
		December 20 — Handling Failure
		December 18 — Tips for Success
		December 15 — Today
		December 13 — Your Best?
		December 11 — Stop Saying You’re Sorry
		December 8 — Common Sense
		December 6 — Men and Fitness: A Little More
		December 4 — Men and Their Fitness
		December 1 — The Natural Way
November 2012
		November 29 — When Nature’s Not on Your Side
		November 27 — Naturally
		November 23 — Still Thankful
		November 16 — Hitting Home
		November 15 — Warning Signs
		November 14 — Super Storm
		November 10 — You Didn’t Ask—Yet
		November 8 — Eat Less
		November 6 — A 90th Birthday and Voting
		November 3 — Statin Solutions
		November 1 — Statins: The Bad
October 2012
		October 30 — Statins: The Good
		October 27 — What to Do About Back Pain
		October 25 — What Your Spine Does
		October 23 — Back Pain
		October 20 — The Effect of Sugary Drinks on BMI
		October 18 — C’mon, People! The Bears and Sugary Drinks
		October 16 — Attack on Sugary Drinks
		October 13 — How to Exercise for Weight Loss
		October 11 — How to Exercise for Fitness
		October 9 — Exercise: Fitness Versus Weight Loss
		October 6 — Plastic Brains
		October 4 — This is Your Brain on Exercise
		October 2 — Your Nervous System’s Tone
September 2012
		September 30 — The Truth About Scary Health News
		September 27 — The Truth About Supplements
		September 25 — What Is the Truth?
		September 22 — Classic Study: The Effect of Diet on Heart Disease
		September 20 — Classic Study: Diet and Atherosclerosis
		September 18 — Classic Study: Diet, Cholesterol, and Heart Disease
		September 15 — Dr. Oz and His Green Coffee Bean Experiment
		September 13 — Green Coffee Bean Extract
		September 11 — C’mon, People! Fucoidans: Hype or Hope
		September 8 — Green Powerhouse: Watercress
		September 6 — C’mon, People! Stick to What You Know
		September 4 — Mother’s Milk Matters
		September 2 — Sleep
August 2012
		August 30 — Don’t Think: Do
		August 28 — Know Thyself
		August 26 — Disease and Veganism
		August 23 — Vegetarian: One Reason
		August 21 — One Question
		August 18 — Creatine
		August 16 — Chill
		August 14 — The Timing of Vitamin C
		August 11 — Fasting’s Effect on Performance
		August 9 — C’mon, People! Fat Olympians?
		August 7 — Protein: Soy or Whey?
		August 5 — Protein and Training for Fitness
		August 2 — C’mon, People! Tanking
July 2012
		July 31 — Protein and Training
		July 28 — Optimal Performance
		July 26 — C’mon, People! Genetically Modified Organisms
		July 24 — Tough Tomatoes
		July 22 — Understanding Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load
		July 19 — Tomato Taste Test
		July 17 — Tomatoes Have Shoulders
		July 14 — C’mon, People! A Calorie IS a Calorie
		July 12 — The Study: Are All Calories Equal?
		July 10 — Are All Calories Equal?
		July 7 — Tweeting a Health Study
		July 5 — C’mon, People! Tweeting Health
		July 3 — Health Tweets
June 2012
		June 30 — The Bottom Line on the Dirty Dozen
		June 28 — C’mon, People! An Apple a Day
		June 26 — An Apple a Day? Maybe Not
		June 23 — I Wonder
		June 21 — C’mon, People! The Steroid Debate
		June 19 — Diabetes: Your Choice
		June 16 — The Vitamin D Debacle
		June 12 — Zombies
		June 9 — Creatine and Type 2 Diabetes
		June 7 — C’mon, People! Is Exercise Hazardous?
		June 5 — Simple Is Better
		June 2 — C’mon, People! Calcium Supplements
May 2012
		May 31 — Calcium—The Real Numbers
		May 29 — Calcium—Take It or Leave It?
		May 26 — Respecting Nature
		May 24 — C’mon, People! Lifestyle First
		May 22 — Maca and ED
		May 19 — Massage and Tissue Damage
		May 17 — C’mon, People! Coconut Oil and Babies
		May 15 — Coconut Oil and HDL
		May 13 — Coffee and ADHD
		May 10 — C’mon, People! Swimming with the Rats
		May 8 — A Study a Day: Rhodiola
		May 6 — Omega-3 Update
		May 2 — C’mon, People! Statistics and Lies
April 2012
		April 30 — The Unasked Question
		April 25 — C’mon, People! Science by Headline
		April 23 — Fine Tuning
		April 21 — BMI and Body Fat
		April 18 — C’mon, People! Quercetin and Exercise
		April 16 — Right Turn
		April 14 — PPIs and Bones
		April 11 — C’mon, People! Raspberries and Weight Loss
		April 9 — Healthier Skin Tone
		April 7 — The Link Between Sitting and Dying
		April 4 — C’mon, People! Chocolate
		April 2 — Chocolate and Your Lower BMI
March 2012
		March 31 — Ready, Set, ...
		March 28 — C’mon, People! Customer Non-service
		March 26 — Saving Heartbeats
		March 24 — Blood Pressure
		March 21 — C’mon, People! Time to Prune
		March 19 — Get Physical
		March 17 — Serum Insulin
		March 14 — C’mon, People! Clean Sweep: The Fridge
		March 12 — Two for the Road
		March 10 — C-Reactive Protein
		March 7 — C’mon, People! Clean Sweep
		March 5 — Prepare for Spring
		March 3 — Coconut Oil
February 2012
		February 29 — C’mon, People! Get Up Offa That Thing
		February 27 — Heartbeats: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
		February 25 — The Cholesterol Myth
		February 22 — Muscle Pump
		February 20 — Strengthening Your Heart
		February 18 — Forks Over Knives
		February 13 — One Heart Cell to Another
		February 11 — Soy: Why There’s No Conspiracy
		February 8 — C’mon, People! Detailitis
		February 6 — Too Much of a Good Thing?
		February 4 — Soy Update
		February 1 — C’mon, People! Acesulfame Potassium
January 2012
		January 28 — Stats on Heart Disease and Stroke
		January 25 — C’mon, People! Militant Vegans
		January 23 — The Big Waste
		January 21 — Celebrity Diabetes
		January 18 — C’mon, People! Detox on TV
		January 16 — Protecting Your Rotator Cuff
		January 14 — What Causes Weight Gain
		January 11 — C’mon, People!
		January 9 — iPhones and Droids and More
		January 4 — How It Began
2011
December 2011
		December 31 — Health Goals for 2012
		December 28 — Debate: A Physician’s Answer
		December 26 — Debate: Your Answers
		December 24 — My Christmas Wish
		December 23 — Debate Answers: Overview
		December 19 — Debate: My Answer
		December 17 — STRESS!
		December 14 — Debate: The Origin
		December 12 — Debate: The Question
		December 10 — The Shortest Path
		December 7 — More Muscle Damage
		December 5 — Muscle Damage
		December 3 — No Substitute
November 2011
		November 30 — Spinning—Initial Results
		November 28 — Spinning—The Beginning
		November 26 — Valsalva
		November 23 — Doing the Right Thing
		November 21 — A Moral Dilemma
		November 20 — Cholesterol and Kids
		November 16 — No More Deductions
		November 14 — No New Taxes
		November 12 — Delayed Speech and Folic Acid
		November 9 — Fear, Part 2
		November 7 — Fear, Part 1
		November 5 — Prostate Cancer and Vitamin E
		November 2 — Halloween Candy
October 2011
		October 31 — Halloween
		October 29 — How Complementary Medicine Can Improve Your Life
		October 26 — The Right Bounce, Part 2
		October 24 — The Right Bounce, Part 1
		October 22 — Supplements and Mortality
		October 21 — What I Learned in South Carolina
		October 17 — Plants
		October 15 — Good Bugs
		October 12 — Good Food, Bad Food
		October 10 — The Flying Pretzel Boy
		October 8 — Why You Should Make Time to Stretch
		October 5 — Handling Prosperity
		October 3 — Handling Adversity
		October 1 — Green Tea and Catechins
September 2011
		September 28 — Don’t Quit
		September 26 — 95 Percent
		September 24 — UTIs: Which Path to Prevention?
		September 21 — Defense, Part 2
		September 19 — Defense, Part 1
		September 17 — Mind Matters
		September 14 — The Final Element
		September 12 — The Right Stuff
		September 10 — How Many Calories to Cut, Part 2
		September 6 — The Missing Ingredient
		September 3 — How Many Calories to Cut, Part 1
August 2011
		August 31 — New Uniforms
		August 29 — 68 and Counting
		August 27 — Twenty Years
		August 24 — Prepare to Choose
		August 22 — Your Choice
		August 20 — Finding Your Path to Health
		August 17 — Tandem, Part 2
		August 15 — Tandem, Part 1
		August 13 — Girls and Their Bones
		August 10 — Mmmmmmammogram
		August 8 — Defy Gravity
		August 6 — Check Your Numbers
		August 3 — Mother of Perpetual Motion
		August 1 — Perpetual Motion
July 2011
		July 30 — Stress Test
		July 27 — The Hands Have It
		July 25 — Don’t Delay
		July 24 — Wheat: Friend or Fiend?
		July 20 — Gotta Have a Goal, Part 2
		July 18 — Gotta Have a Goal, Part 1
		July 16 — Determination and Patience
		July 13 — Checklist
		July 11 — Choreography
		July 9 — And Now, Otto Warburg
		July 6 — Legit or Not, Part 3
		July 4 — Independence Day
		July 2 — Diet Soft Drinks
June 2011
		June 29 — Legit or Not, Part 2
		June 27 — Legit or Not, Part 1
		June 25 — Small Changes
		June 22 — Perspective
		June 20 — Percentages IRL
		June 18 — Nutrients in Organic Food
		June 15 — Cold Therapy
		June 13 — Cold Water
		June 11 — Calories Out
		June 8 — Naptime
		June 6 — On June 6th
		June 4 — Your Plate
		June 1 — Enough
May 2011
		May 30 — Memorial Day
		May 29 — Joint Surgery
		May 25 — Cause and Effect?
		May 23 — Extra Seating
		May 21 — Wrong Fit
		May 18 — The Source
		May 16 — You Can
		May 14 — Change is Possible
		May 11 — There's Always Hope
		May 9 — You Decide
		May 7 — Allergy Testing
		May 4 — More Results from Mixed Meals
		May 2 — Results: Mixed Meals
April 2011
		April 30 — Gluten Problems
		April 27 — Mixed Meals
		April 25 — Decree: Mixed Meal Day
		April 20 — Furious
		April 18 — Payment Due
		April 16 — Whole Grains
		April 13 — Tempting Fate
		April 11 — Quit
		April 9 — Refined Carbs
		April 6 — Calorie Questions
		April 4 — Menu Changes
		April 2 — Eat Your Carrots
March 2011
		March 30 — Protecting Your Stomach from NSAIDs
		March 28 — NSAIDs
		March 26 — Exercise, Sex, and Death
		March 23 — How to Get to 90
		March 21 — A Day for Thinking
		March 19 — Life Expectancy
		March 16 — Think Before You Man Up
		March 14 — Man Up
		March 12 — FDA Approved, Revisited
		March 9 — Tracking
		March 7 — Repetition
		March 5 — FDA Approved
		March 2 — Who Benefits?
February 2011
		February 28 — Five Plus One
		February 26 — Fiber and CVD
		February 23 — Blood
		February 21 — Valves
		February 19 — Collateralization
		February 16 — The Widowmaker
		February 14 — Why Are Hearts Red?
		February 12 — Arrhythmia
		February 9 — Nerve
		February 7— Muscle
		February 5 — Heart of a Couch Potato
		February 2 — The Great Wall
January 2011
		January 31 — Straight Line
		January 29 — PMS and PUFAs
		January 26 — Advice
		January 24 — Reality
		January 22 — Probiotics and Ulcers
		January 19 — No Shortcuts
		January 17 — Never Quit
		January 15 — Hesperidin
		January 12 — Million Stepper
		January 10 — The Century Mark
		January 8 — Omega-3s in Diabetes
		January 5 — Goal Setting
		January 3 — Another Chance
		January 1 — Happy New Year
2010
December 2010
		December 29 — Top Five Health Goals, Part 2
		December 27 — Top Five Health Goals
		December 25 — Merry Christmas
		December 22 — Prepare
		December 20 — Stop the Damage
		December 18 — Sugar
		December 15 — Straighten Up
		December 13 — Slow and Easy
		December 11 — Food Allergies
		December 8 — Ubiqui-what?
		December 6 — Vitamin D Caution
		December 4 — Vitamin D: The New RDA
		December 1 — Undecided?
November 2010
		November 29 — Anything
		November 27 — Multivitamins, Part 4
		November 24 — The Solution
		November 22 — Nowhere
		November 20 — Multivitamins, Part 3
		November 17 — Closer-to-Nature Diet
		November 15 — Meat-Sweet Diet
		November 13 — Multivitamins, Part 2
		November 10 — Inflammation
		November 8 — Diet or Exercise?
		November 6 — Multivitamins, Part 1
		November 3 — Why 1,000,000
		November 1 — 1,000,000
October 2010
		October 30 — Breast Health
		October 27 — To Do What?
		October 25 — Retirement
		October 23 — Men in Pink
		October 20 — Habit 2
		October 18 — Habit 1
		October 16 — Bacteria and Immune Health
		October 13 — Self-Sing
		October 11 — Self-Talk
		October 9 — Sports Drinks
		October 6 — Smile
		October 4 — NFL Play 60
		October 2 — Get D Tested
September 2010
		September 27 — Just Lift
		September 25 — Frontier Days
		September 22 — Negative People
		September 20 — Positive People
		September 18 — Your Brain on B Vitamins
		September 15 — Women’s Hearts
		September 13 — Men’s Hearts
		September 11 — Tone
		September 8 — Time
		September 6 — Happy Labor Day
		September 4 — From the Mouths of Babes
		September 1 — Goofy
August 2010
		August 30 — Book It
		August 28 — Home Grown
		August 25 — Salmonella
		August 23 — Let Them Play
		August 21 — Waist Size and Mortality
		August 18 — Bellies on Display
		August 16 — Parrotheads
		August 14 — Calcium and Heart Attacks
		August 11 — Fatigue, Part 2
		August 9 — Fatigue
		August 7 — Urban Legend: Cancer Part 2
		August 4 — Absorption
		August 2 — Men and Osteoporosis
July 2010
		July 31 — Urban Legend: Cancer, Part 1
		July 28 — 18 Inches
		July 26 — Seatbelt Extender
		July 24 — Supplement Safety
		July 21 — Sports Bras
		July 19 — Weight Training
		July 17 — Back Pain and Your Piriformis
		July 14 — Ready for a Famine
		July 12 — White Squirrel
		July 10 — Fish Fat and Cancer
		July 7 — Sauntering
		July 5 — Black Squirrels
		July 3 — Exercise and Your Weight
June 2010
		June 30 — Halfway
		June 28 — Not Tomorrow
		June 26 — B6 and Lung Cancer
		June 23 — One Percent
		June 21 — Candida
		June 19 — Seasonal Allergies
		June 16 — Summer Produce
		June 14 — Hydrate
		June 12 — Protect Your Skin
		June 9 — Rocks
		June 7 — Summer Sun
		June 5 — Type III Error
		June 3 — A Day Off
May 2010
		May 31 — Happy Memorial Day!
		May 29 — School Lunch
		May 26 — Stats Rule
		May 24 — Diversions
		May 22 — Give Me the Beef
		May 19 — Construction Zone
		May 17 — Prime Numbers
		May 15 — Cleanse Your Colon
		May 12 — Vitamin Dumb
		May 10 — I’m Alive V2.41
		May 8 — Adherence
		May 5 — Plan to Party
		May 3 — Procrastinate
		May 1 — Health Behaviors and Lifespan
April 2010
		April 28 — Challenge
		April 26 — Be Smart
		April 24 — Sugar and Salt
		April 21 — Be Safe Out There
		April 19 — No “Tomorrow”
		April 17 — What Should You Eat?
		April 14 — Payment
		April 12 — Why
		April 10 — Recent Research: Soy or Vitamin B6 and Cancer; Weight and Exercise
		April 7 — Veggies 101, Part 2
		April 5 — Veggies 101
		April 3 — Vitamin Scam
March 2010
		March 31 — First Quarter
		March 29 — What Would You Do?
		March 27 — Vitamins A and D
		March 24 — Medal Contention
		March 22 — Inspire
		March 20 — A License to Overeat
		March 17 — Luggage
		March 15 — Love Affair
		March 13 — Vegetarian
		March 10 — 3:27 a.m.
		March 8 — Whose Fault?
		March 6 — Balanced Diet
		March 3 — Low-Carb, High-Protein Diet
		March 1 — Low-Fat Diet
February 2010
		February 27 — Genetics and Weight Loss: Part 3
		February 24 — Energy Later
		February 22 — Energy Now
		February 20 — Genetics and Weight Loss: Part 2
		February 17 — Overcome
		February 15 — Improvise
		February 14 — Genetics and Weight Loss: Part 1
		February 10 — Innovate
		February 8 — Adapt
		February 6 — BMI and Mortality
		February 3 — Force It
		February 1 — Mindset
January 2010
		January 30 — Omega-3s
		January 27 — Write It Down
		January 25 — Disease
		January 23 — Chromium
		January 18 — Pre-Load
		January 16 — Bit Fills
		January 13 — Fast Start
		January 11 — Bits
		January 9 — When Should You Have a Mammogram?
		January 6 — Exercise
		January 4 — Partners
		January 2 — Weight Loss Month
		January 1 — Welcome, 2010!
		January 2 — A Clean Slate