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Hate Insomnia? 5 Foods That Sabotage Sleep

Hate Insomnia? 5 Foods That Sabotage Sleep

By Melanie Haiken on September 21, 2009

A few weeks ago I stumbled on some interesting research about foods that sabotage sleep and wrote it up in a short article for Caring.com, a website for Baby Boomers caring for aging family members. Last week the Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s health blogger picked up my story, and it’s been an interesting ride ever since. On [...]

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Posted in Anti-Aging, Health & Beauty | Tagged Food, health, nutrition, sleep | 1 Response

How to Save $$Thousands in Health Care Costs with Medical Tourism

How to Save $$Thousands in Health Care Costs with Medical Tourism

By Melanie Haiken on June 5, 2009

When I was in Costa Rica a few weeks ago, I continually found myself running into Americans who were in the country for a combination of R&R and medical tourism. I met a couple in the San Jose airport who planned to stay in the city for a few days to have dental work done [...]

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Posted in Health & Beauty | Tagged Costa Rica, health, medical tourism | Leave a response

Yikes — No Ice Cream in Mexico?!

Yikes — No Ice Cream in Mexico?!

By Melanie Haiken on April 1, 2009

More than 95 percent of the desserts sampled from restaurants in Mexico tested positive for coliform bacteria, according to research to be published in the April issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The researchers from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, selected a random sample of desserts from restaurants in [...]

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Posted in Health & Beauty | Tagged Food, health, Mexico | 4 Responses

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