Category Archives: Research

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  March of Dimes – March For Babies

  Posted on March 19, 2008 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Research

  Some of my long time readers may remember that last year my sister and I participated together in the March of Dimes Walk America Campaign. It’s an amazing cause that has touched so many lives. As you will remember from this post, my daughter was born with heart problems and it was research, funded by [...]

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  Links Of Interest

  Posted on February 15, 2008 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Low-Carb, Research

  Today I want to share with you a few links that I found to be informative. Avoid Trans FatsOn the Victorville Daily Press website I found an interesting article about how to avoid trans fats. While most of us understand that trans fats are unhealthy, not everyone knows what to look for. I think the [...]

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  Junk Science Runs Amok

  Posted on January 17, 2008 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Junk Science, Research

  I’ve seen so many stupid headlines this morning that I’m not even sure where to start. So I guess I’ll just pick one and go with it. How about this article on a website called ThirdAge. Initially I was just going ignore this piece of propaganda. It’s just the same old thing we always hear. [...]

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  Bet the media hasn’t told you this….

  Posted on December 10, 2007 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Junk Science, Research

  I’m currently in chapter 4 of Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes. This has so far been an amazing book. Some of my suspicions have been confirmed, as well as some of my worst fears. Then there are other things I didn’t dare dream could have taken place, yet they have. It’s just wild [...]

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  High-fat diets and Cancer

  Posted on October 2, 2007 by Amy_Dungan in blog, Low-Carb, Research

  I promise this isn’t one of those posts that start linking red-meat as the cause of cancer. :0) It’s actually quite the opposite! I just read this exciting article titled Can a High-Fat Diet Beat Cancer? From the article: Since early 2007, Dr. Melanie Schmidt and biologist Ulrike Kämmerer, both at the Würzburg hospital, have [...]

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