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• Low Carb Plant Sourced Diet Better Than Animal Sourced One

  Sep. 07, 2010

  If you want to live longer, you are better off on a low carb diet which is vegetable based, rather than one whose proteins are sourced from animals, according to a study involving 129,716 men and women published this week in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine...

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• Facts about hair transplants if you are bald or have thinning hair

  Sep. 04, 2010

  More from myOptumHealth More>> Facts about hair transplants if you are bald or have thinning hair Thinking about a hair transplant for baldness or thinning hair? Here are some things you'll need to keep in mind.

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• Why Fish Oils Work Swimmingly Against Diabetes

  Sep. 03, 2010

  Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insulin resistance. The discovery could lead to development of a simple dietary remedy for many of the more than 23 million Americans suffering from diabetes and other conditions...

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• Horse Play

  May. 01, 2010

  There will be no horsing around May 1 in Louisville, Ky., as owners, trainers and jockeys get serious about the 136th annual Kentucky Derby. Here are a few facts you may not know about the first gem in horse racing's Triple Crown:

  • Open for business. Aristides, a 3-year-old colt, won the first Derby on May 17, 1875.
  • Bet on it. The track lowered the minimum wager on a race from $5 to $2 in 1911.
  • Sounds good. New York journalist Bill Corum coined the phrase "run for the roses"; in 1925.
  • Derby dish. Burgoo, a thick stew of lamb or other meats, plus beans and veggies, is popular on race day.
  • Complimentary pass. In 1969, Richard Nixon was the first sitting president to attend the event.

• Retirement Offers Advantages—Sometimes

  May. 01, 2010

  A European study of 15,000 French workers concludes that retirement could make workers feel eight years younger. The numbers of those reporting poor health pre-retirement declined by 5 percent after retirement. Those individuals continued to show signs of improved perceived health up to seven years after retiring.

  Researchers, however, were quick to question whether a study in the United States would have the same outcome. "It may well be that, for many U.S. workers, retirement means a substantial increase in financial stress, which could counteract the positive effects of the removal of work stress,"; said Hugo Westerland, lead study author.

  He pointed out that many Americans must continue to work after formal retirement, often in more stressful jobs than they previously occupied.

  One bright spot for post- retirement workers in the U.S.: An October 2009 study in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology reports that American retirees who kept working suffered from fewer major diseases and functional limitations than those who stopped working completely, perhaps due to increased activity.

• Audrey Hepburn Secrets

  May. 01, 2010

  Audrey Hepburn is known for her Academy Award-winning role in the 1953 classic "Roman Holiday"; and the character Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's."; But did you know her given name was Audrey Kathleen Ruston? Or that her mother called her Edda while the two were hiding from Germans in Holland during World War II? Some other interesting trivia:

  • Hepburn was born May 4, 1929, in Belgium.
  • She was fluent in English, Spanish, French, Dutch and Italian.
  • She trained as a dental assistant before modeling and being discovered by a film producer.
  • Hepburn forgot her Oscar for Best Actress in the bathroom immediately after winning.
  • She broke her back while filming a horse-riding scene in 1960's "The Unforgiven.";
  • Henry Mancini wrote "Moon River"; for her.
  • During World War II, Hepburn was a volunteer nurse. She helped care for soldier Terence Young, who would later direct her in "Wait Until Dark.";
  • She is one of only 10 performers to win an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony and a Grammy.