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Fact or Myth: Can Lucid Dreaming Help You Heal?

This is FACT. Our bodies are finely tuned machines that operate with precision and purpose, and the process of dreaming is no exception. Dreams are...

Fact or Myth: Do Public Hot Tubs Spread Germs?

This is a FACT. Who doesn’t like to soak in a relaxing whirlpool with jets that massage aching limbs? But once you know the germy...
nitrates in food

Fact or Myth: Do Nitrites/ Nitrates in Food Cause Cancer?

This is a MYTH. For the most part. The controversy over sodium nitrites and sodium nitrates in food is ongoing. Documents issued by the...

Fact or Myth: Are “Sell By” Dates Really an Indicator of Food Safety?

This is MYTH. As industrialization and urbanization spread, people moved away from their farms and into cities. They began purchasing foods from grocery stores, but...
Can you lose weight drinking apple cider vinegar?

Fact or Myth: Can You Lose Weight by Drinking Apple Cider Vinegar?

This is a MYTH. Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is one of those products that seem to do it all.  It has been a favorite “home...
nightshade foods

Fact or Myth: Do Nightshade Foods Increase Arthritis Pain?

This is a MYTH. Arthritis is inflammation of the joints that causes pain, swelling and stiffness. In the United States, more than 50 million people...

Fact or Myth: Do Green Tea and Iron Cancel Each Other Out?

This is FACT. A new study in the American Journal of Pathology suggests that drinking green tea with an iron-rich meal (or iron supplement) negates...
pheromones and attraction

Fact or Myth: Do Pheromones And Attraction Go Hand In Hand?

This is a Fact. Before any naysayers chime in with, “pheromones are load of nonsense,” consider the amount of time we spend making sure we...
are bananas fattening

Fact or Myth: Bananas are Fattening Fruits?

Bananas are fattening fruits. This is a MYTH. First, there no such thing as an inherently “fattening” food -- that is, no food can provide more...

Fact or Myth: Is Natural Egg Shell Membrane an Effective Therapy for Joint or...

This is a FACT. An estimated 140 million American adults battle with some type of joint or connective tissue disorder such as arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia,...