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Bears in Our Boulder Back Yard

Bears in Our Boulder Back Yard
My wife, Betsy’s, phone range at 6:30 am this past Labor Day. Our neighbor, David, across the street called to say that he’d seen a family of bears heading into our back yard. Betsy immediately rousted me and sent me outside to find the bears. I walked out our back door and looked around. No…
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Limiting Saturated Fats to 10 Percent of Calories

Limiting Saturated Fats to 10 Percent of Calories
For some time, health authorities have recommended that Americans limit their daily intake of saturated fat to 10 percent of calories consumed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. The American Heart Association recommends a saturated fat limit of just 5 percent of daily calories. I suspect that the vast majority of Americans don’t have…
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Iron and Chronic Diseases

Iron and Chronic Diseases
We can’t live without iron in our diets but … Iron is an essential micronutrient for humans, but excess iron intake predicts problems, possibly including increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers in China conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 prospective studies that related intakes of total iron and the heme form of…
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How Might Religion and Spirituality Promote Better Health?

How Might Religion and Spirituality Promote Better Health?
Social connections Robert Putnam is an Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University. He has written or co-written a dozen books that chronicle changes in American civic and religious culture over the 20th Century and the beginning of the 21st. A new film, Join or Die, features Putnam explaining the importance of belonging to…
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