Factory farms. Best known for pollution, animal and environmental degradation and having lots of money.

Chipotle, meet factory farms. Last Sunday during the Grammys, Chipotle aired a groundbreaking commercial discussing the very issues highlighted above related to factory farming. But they didnt do it the fire and brimstone way.

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And the other day during a talk, someone in the audience asked specifically about canola oil after I gave the message of swapping solid fats with liquid ones. 

“I thought canola oil is bad” she said.  “It’s poisonous, has a toxin and is too refined.”   Canola oil certainly has gotten a bad wrap in many circles.  But for no good reason.

Here’s the truth to it.  Canola oil is a healthy oil it has the lowest saturated fat of any edible oil and is a good source of monounsaturated fat.  And there are certainly lots of data showing monounsaturated fat is healthy.   But that doesn’t answer

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Roche’s Genentech unit said Tuesday that the fake products do not contain the key ingredient in Avastin, which is used to treat cancers of the colon, lung, kidney and brain. The drug is a huge money-maker for Roche, generating about $6 billion a year.

A spokeswoman said the counterfeit drug has been distributed to health care facilities in the U.S., though it’s unclear how many vials are in circulation or where they may be concentrated.

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To showcase a quintessential American tradition, the hotel invited aspiring cooks from around the Kingdom to participate in the search for the best muffin.

Contestants had to put together recipes, a detailed list of ingredients and a method of preparation. Furthermore, they were required to produce a muffin that weighed between 70 and 90 grams.

On Feb. 1, the judges tasted five delicious muffins before they chose the winner.

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Despite evidence to the contrary, one in three US physicians who offer primary care to women believe that ovarian cancer screening is effective. These results were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Roughly 70% of ovarian cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage, highlighting the importance of developing an ovarian cancer screening strategy that accurately detects cancer at an early, more-treatable stage.

Potential ovarian cancer screening tests include the CA-125 blood test and transvaginal ultrasound. Studies have indicated, however, that routine use of these tests in average-risk women with no symptoms of ovarian cancer does not decrease ovarian cancer mortality.

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Hunger and water scarcity are perennial in many parts of Somalia, especially among communities trapped in the south’s 20-year old warfare. But in the summer of 2011, images and stories of starving Somali people gained extraordinary public attention, turning them into a focus of the international community’s humanitarian and diplomatic efforts. The hunger levels in six areas in the country’s south-central region hit the famine mark in July and August. A famine, as used in a five-level scale, is defined as a situation of acute malnutrition in more than 30 percent of children, at least two deaths per 10,000 people every day and access to less than four liters of water a day. Get more…

Ultrasound scans It is very much sought after simply because they provide a good glimpse of their baby.

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When he was diagnosed 10 years ago, Kovacic promptly informed the hospital where he worked as a nurse.

“They kept transferring me from post to post. Finally, when they wanted me to work in the hospital archives, a woman working there threatened to resign if I came,” he said.

Mama Style Finds.

I was browsing on the Francescas site last night and discovered this fabulous little chevron striped wrap! Its super similar to my beloved Ikat wrap (seen here & here & here, plus a dozen different times since!) & with the promo code: JORDAN you can get it 30% off (thru the end of January). I get asked all the time where I got mine, so I wanted to share this one!

I like to wear mine open with a solid tank underneath, jeans, and boots on the weekend or belted with black ankle length pants and funky wedges for the office.

Dear Dr. Donohue: I twisted my ankle playing basketball, and it’s still swollen and hurts three weeks later. Shouldn’t it be better by now? I didn’t use crutches. Should I have?

My brother wants me to ask a question for him. He has sprained his ankle three times in the past year and a half. He’d like to know what’s going on.

Dear P.T.: An ankle sprain is one of the most common athletic injuries. A sprain is an overstretched or torn ligament. Ligaments are straps of dense fibrous tissue that span a joint to give it stability. A grade 1 sprain is one in which the ligament has been stretched beyond its capacity to rebound or one in which a few fiber strains have been torn.

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I’ve been meaning to write on something interesting I ran across on StumbleUpon for awhile. I haven’t been able to replicate the search results below all together as search recommendations where I live (Poland) or when setting the search location to Florida or Utah (I’m from Florida; why Utah, I don’t know…). Nonetheless, I did see some of the same recommendations, and Google probably has something in place to not make essentially duplicate search recommendations.

Anyway, what am I talking about, right?

Here’s the article I ran across on StumbleUpon: Americas Obsession With Losing Weight Fast: Analyzing Google Search Data

And it’s intro:

As 2012 approaches, the number of overweight Americans is reaching staggering proportions. As many as 34

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Aloe vera: The leaves of aloe vera are succulent. For medicinal purposes aloe vera is used both as gel (for topical application) and as juice (for oral consumption). This herb is use widely for treating sliding hiatal hernias. When taken internally, aloe vera juice works by soothing the lining of the patient’s stomach and esophagus. The herb also helps in lowering the production of stomach acids. T

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Whether you’re interested in running a marathon or staving off the chronic diseases of aging, to reap the rewards of your efforts getting into the zone is essential.

Experts say knowing and staying within your heart rate training zone is an easy way to pace the intensity of your workout.

“Exercisers need to get to at least a moderate level of physical activity in order to reap the benefits,” said Dr. Adrian Hutber of the American College of Sports Medicine.

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For multiple myeloma patients who relapse after initial treatment with an autologous stem cell transplant, salvage treatment with a second autologous stem cell transplant appears to be safe and to produce response rates that are similar to other treatment options. These results were published in Cancer.

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, which are a special type of white blood cell that are part of the body’s immune system. Patients with multiple myeloma have increased numbers of abnormal plasma cells that may produce increased quantities of dysfunctional antibodies detectable in the blood and/or urine.

High-dose cancer treatment followed by a stem cell transplant may be used in the treatment of several types of hematologic cancers, including multiple myeloma. S

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