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Archive for October 6th, 2008

Study: Runners live longer, stay healthier

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Study: Runners live longer, stay healthier
Middle-aged members of a runner’s club were half as likely to die over a 20-year period as people who did not run, according to a new study.
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Coffee habit may be good for your heart

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Coffee habit may be good for your heart
Long-term coffee drinking does not appear to increase a person’s risk of early death and may cut a person’s chances of dying from heart disease, according to a study published on Monday.
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those with low vitamin D levels twice as likely to die

Monday, October 6th, 2008

A recent study suggests that vitamin D may be one of our most crucial nutrients to health and long life continues to mount:
CHICAGO – New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the “sunshine” vitamin’s role in good health.
Patients with the lowest blood levels [...]

Those with low vitamin D twice as likely to die

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Those with low vitamin D twice as likely to die
New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the “sunshine” vitamin’s role in good health.
Read Full Article at MSNBC.com: Heart health