Archive for January, 2010

Safer fish

Below is a list of the safer, and more dangerous, fish you can consume (taken from Oceans Alive, part of the Environmental Defense Network).  Unsafe fish are often high in mercury and PCBs and should be completely avoided by pregnant women, young children, and those trying to conceive.  Fish is the primary means of exposure [...]

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How exercise affects the brain

Here is an interesting article from the New York Times entitled “Phys Ed: Why Exercise Makes you Less Anxious.”  A few interesting tid-bits to motivate you to work out more in 2010: Exercise stimulates the formation of new brain cells. New brain cells may not express the same genes in response to stress as older [...]

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