Hypnosis

Hypnosis is often used as an alternative treatment to help the sufferer become less aware of the ringing noise. Generally, the noise itself isn’t the main reason why people suffer – it’s the negative perception and reaction to this sound that causes problems. When you use hypnosis, it will help teach your brain that the sound doesn’t matter, so it’ll eventually stop reacting to it.

Ginkgo Biloba

This is an herbal supplement available in many natural health stores. A number of studies have been carried out that look into the effect this herb can have on tinnitus, which have produced mixed results. It was concluded that the supplement didn’t help most people to clear tinnitus, but it may benefit you if you try it. As an added bonus you might also feel some enhanced brain power!

Acupuncture

This treatment is used for a number of conditions, including as a way to clear tinnitus. Studies done into the effect of acupuncture showed that there were some improvements for nearly half of all patients who took the treatment, however, the improvements did not generally last. Other studies failed to show an improvement in the condition.

Precautions

Many people try out complementary therapies assuming that they will be safe. But it’s important to realize that even natural supplements can have unwanted side effects on the body. Though most therapies are safe, it’s important to speak to medical professionals before going ahead. For example, side effects of the ginkgo biloba supplement can include headaches or upset stomachs.

On top of this, it’s also important to rule out any underlying conditions before starting any course of treatment. If your tinnitus has a treatable reason behind it, it’s important that you know what it is and that it’s treated accordingly.

Don’t get discouraged if these complementary treatments for tinnitus fail to clear up the condition. The nature of the condition means that it’s different for everyone: what worked for someone you know isn’t necessarily going to work for you. In general, looking for ways to manage the condition, and getting rid of the negative associations you may have with it, are helpful in getting your life back to normal.

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There are two critical things you must do to give yourself shiny, healthy hair.

• You will need to avoid products containing toxic chemicals such as petrochemicals, alcohol, artificial fragrances as they suffocate the scalp and damage your hair even more and as a result you will experience hair loss or at least thinning hair.
• You need to nourish your hair on a cellular level.

First, take a look at the hair products you use every day.  Have you ever read the label and if you have are you aware what those ingredients mean?  Are there lots of hard to pronounce ingredients on the label?  Most of these ingredients are synthetics and chemicals with the biggest offenders being Sodium Lauryl or Sodium Sulfate.

These ingredients are actually just cheap detergent that was originally produced to clean garage floors and degrease engines!  The bad news is that it is also absorbed through your skin and gets into your bloodstream.  The ironic thing is that they are classified as skin irritants and they have been proven to affect the nervous system and as well they are hormone disruptors! And the really bad news is that they alter the skin structure which allows for other chemicals to penetrate your skin and get into your bloodstream.  The result, over time, these chemicals lead to more toxic load in the body stealing your health and energy.  Remember your skin is your largest organ.  One thing to remember if you wouldn’t eat it, why would you put in on your skin?

If you think that you can’t absorb these chemicals through your skin, try this test.  Chop up some garlic very fine, stand on it in your bare feet and see if you can taste the garlic in your mouth.  It should only take a few minutes for you to taste the garlic!

So why not start today to read the labels on your hair care products and look for ones that are natural and won’t harm your health and in the long run you will end up with a beautiful head of healthy hair!

Now, since your hair is made up of 97% protein, it is important that you eat protein to give you plenty of blood, oxygen and nutrients.  There are also some key nutrients you should consider to help improve your hair.

Vitamin C
Make sure it is Calcium Ascorbate with citrus bioflavanoids and not ascorbic acid which is a cheap type of Vitamin C.  You will need to take 1,000 mg a day.  This will help improve your hair and will even help your skin.

Vitamin B
We all have busy and stressful lifestyles and the B vitamins can help.  Taking Vitamin B will not only improve your hair, but will help with memory loss and may even prevent Alzheimers.

Vitamin A and E
These two vitamins are also important for hair health.  You should take a minimum of 10,000 IU a day of a natural Vitamin A.  As well, Vitmin E from d-alpha-tocopherol is another important vitamin.  Take at least 800 IU a day.  Not only will your hair improve but so will your skin and nails.

Minerals
Did you know that your vitamins will work better if you include minerals?  They help transport the vitamins into your cells. One of the more important minerals to include is zinc.

Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids
You need these essential oils otherwise your hair will be dry and dull.  Omega-3 also helps prevent depression and heart disease.

MSM
This versatile nutrient is important not only for hair health but will help ease inflamed joints and give you a more youthful skin tone.  Take 200 mg a day for hair health.

Here a couple of other tips to keep in mind:

• Read your hair care product labels and buy all natural ones
• Get the best nutrition you can for your overall health
• Blow dry your hair when it’s partially dry to help protect the hair
• Use a styling brush that has a ceramic rather than metal base
• Use a water purifier on your shower head to reduce chemicals

We all live in a stressful and chemical filled world and as a result our health can suffer.  Changing the way we eat to a more natural diet, getting plenty of fresh water, exercising and making sure our hair care products are natural and chemical free will go a long way to improving our health.  Following these tips you should see a marked different in a little over a month.

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In order to help the hair follicle become healthier you should first get rid of any of the toxic hair shampoos and conditioners you might be using.  Most of these products contain a chemical called sodium laurel sulfate, which is a kerosene based chemical.  Another chemical found in most hair care products is propylene blycol, a base used in antifreeze.  These two chemicals can actually impair the hair’s ability to grow and as a result your hair will either become thinner or it will fall out.  Start using all-natural hair care products taking care to stay away from any fake “organic” products.  Make sure you read the labels and do some research to find out what is actually in the shampoo or conditioner before you make a purchase.

In addition to eating a more natural, organic diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, drinking lots of water to flush toxins out of the body is a good thing to do for your hair.  While your hair is recovering you might want to get a short, trendy hair cut that will look more natural.  Getting a short pixie cut if you are a woman will give you a great look.  Men, shaving off most of your hair is a perfectly natural solution and is a far better option that the “comb over” or other devices to disguise thinning hair.

Also, stay away from styling products that contain toxic ingredients that also might block pores.  Hair dyes too are very toxic.  There are many new natural products on the market for coloring hair including henna or lemon juice if you are a blond.  Just make sure you read the labels as there are some hennas that contain metallic compounds.

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Among the lifestyle changes that you should make are changing to an appropriate diet plan and getting a moderate amount of exercise each day. Here are some specific lifestyle changes that you can make immediately to lower your blood pressure:

Reduce Salt and Sodium – Sodium is a major factor that could significantly raise your blood pressure, and it’s virtually hidden in many of the foods we eat today, such as soups and frozen dinners. Be sure to read the labels of canned or frozen products you purchase and limit your sodium intake to 1500 mg per day.

DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet – This diet was formulated specifically for people who suffer from high blood pressure and includes a diet of vegetables, fruits, low-fat dairy products and whole grains. You should also get plenty of potassium and reduce your intake of saturated fats.

Smoking and Alcohol – Tobacco causes hardening of the arteries and alcohol may raise your blood pressure. If you smoke, consult your doctor about a plan to quit, and limit your alcohol intake to one or two drinks per day.

Lose Weight – Even if you’re slightly overweight, losing unwanted pounds may help to lower your blood pressure.

Stress – Too much stress in your life is a major concern if you have high blood pressure. Exercise sometimes help reduce stress as does relaxation and deep breathing techniques, so strive for at least a half hour of physical activity per day and get plenty of sleep.

Lifestyle changes can certainly help to keep your blood pressure under control, but it may not be enough. If your blood pressure remains higher than your doctor thinks it should be, he or she may prescribe a medication to control it.

Diuretics, or water pills, are among the medications that are usually prescribed for high blood pressure. They help your kidneys flush out the sodium and water in your system and reduce blood volume. Diuretics may also reduce your chances of having a stroke or heart failure – especially if you’re 80 or older.

Beta blockers are also effective in reducing blood pressure. They serve to open blood vessels so that your heart doesn’t have to work as hard. There are other medications such as enzyme inhibitors, receptor blockers and channel blockers that may also help to lower blood pressure.

A combination of drugs may be in order to more effectively reduce your blood pressure, and after the high blood pressure is under control, your health care provider may suggest that you take an aspirin on a daily basis to lessen the risk of cardiovascular problems.

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Pollution comes in the form of carbon monoxide which lowers the ability for our blood to carry oxygen in our bodies. And the result of all this pollution is our health suffers. Our water is not only polluted too but there is chlorine and other chemicals in the water we drink. We also eat too many processed foods which mean we are ingesting foods with little oxygen. This food is dead and lifeless unlike food that has been packaged by nature. Along with a lack of vitamins and minerals we are also depriving ourselves of the very life force we need; oxygen.

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Disease doesn’t discriminate and it isn’t bigoted. Cancer, for instance, strikes anyone of any age, and of any race or social background. Cancer will find you whether you lead a healthy or unhealthy lifestyle; whether you’re physically fit or out of shape; whether you exercise regularly or are a couch potato; whether you’re rich or poor, male or female; whether you’re a vegetarian, pescetarian or meat lover; and whether you’re an adult, adolescent or child.

Did you know that one out of every three adults in America already has cancer? But most of them don’t know it yet because the cancer is undiagnosed and undetected. According to the American Cancer Society, there’s a 41% probability that an individual, male or female, will develop cancer in his or her lifetime (or die from it). Additionally, every human being has cancer cells existing in the body which are just seeking a low-oxygen environment where they can multiply into the full-blown disease.

What if you could reduce your chance of getting cancer from 41% to zero? What if you completely removed all probability that you’ll ever get ANY disease, for that matter? And what if you had a way of curing any disease that you might already have?

But you can’t do it simply by eating a healthy diet, or even by becoming a vegetarian. Linda McCartney, the late wife of Paul McCartney was a life-long vegetarian, who not only campaigned for vegetarianism, but also wrote a book on vegetarian cooking and produced a line of frozen vegetarian meals. Yet, despite her healthy eating, she died of breast cancer at the age of 56. That’s 20 years ahead of the average life expectancy of American women.

And you can’t become immune from disease simply by exercising or becoming physically fit. Some of the greatest athletes of our time, including 7-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, Olympic ice skating champions Scott Hamilton and Peggy Fleming, and basketball star Magic Johnson, have all been victims of cancer or HIV.

And no, neither can you prevent or cure disease by popping a variety of nutrients, super nutraceuticals, vitamins and minerals either.

The absolute best way to eradicate disease from your life is by supplying the cells and tissues of your body with its most essential element – and that’s oxygen.

Even though your body may need an array of different elements and nutrients such as CoQ10, magnesium, Omega-3 fatty acids and the like, only oxygen is in such critical demand that an insufficient supply makes the body develop diseases and it absence causes the body to die within minutes.

The important key to remember is that sufficient amounts of oxygen need to be supplied at the cellular level. Unless oxygen is delivered to the cells and tissues of the body, it cannot do a good job at creating an environment in the body that is uninhabitable by disease.

Your healthy cells are aerobic, which means that they not only thrive but become rejuvenated and revitalized in the presence of oxygen, thereby promoting vibrant health.

Take control of your health today by giving yourself the gift of The One-Minute Cure: The Secret to Healing Virtually All Diseases. Check out the video below for more information.

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Here is a list of common foods you might want to start eating more regularly.

Peanut Butter. Yes, peanut butter. The food we have loved since we were kids contains healthy fats and is associated with decreasing total cholesterol and lowering LDL and triglyceride levels. And the good news, it satisfies which means you don’t have to eat the whole jar!

Cabbage. Did you know that Europeans and Asians eat more cabbage that we do in North America? Cabbage is low in calories and high in nutrition. It even contains some cancer fighting enzymes.

Quinoa. This tiny grain which isn’t a grain, is actually related to spinach, beets and Swiss chard. It is full of good nutritional value with protein, minerals, vitamins and fiber.

Spelt. This is a grain. If you are gluten intolerant this grain is for you. Spelt bread and cookies can be found in most bakeries.

Walnuts. This is the king of the nut family. It has been used in Chinese medicine for hundreds of years. Did you know that eating walnuts after a meal containing bad fat will reduce the damaging effects of the meal?

Avocado. My favorite. This little green fruit is high in cancer fighting antioxidants and phytonutrients that may also help the absorption of the nutrients from other foods sources.

Mushrooms. Speaking of phytonutrients, mushrooms are loaded with antioxidants and are thought to boost the immune system, help ward off some cancers and are high in potassium.

Tea. This beverage, which has been around for centuries, is healthier than coffee because it doesn’t contain as much caffeine. Tea is high in antioxidants, more so than coffee. Here’s a little bit of information: a study found that elderly women who drank tea had 2.8 percent more bone mineral density at the hip than non-tea drinkers.

Cinnamon. Considered little more than a spice, cinnamon has been long prized and offers a host of benefits. People with type 2 diabetes who consumed one gram a day for six weeks, significantly reduced their blood sugar, triglycerides and LDL cholesterol.

Natto. Never heard of it, right? Natto is fermented soybeans and is enjoyed in Japan. Nearly all soybeans offered in North American are non-fermented, but there are many healthy benefits to fermented soybeans including having antibiotic properties. It has been associated with reducing the risk of cancer, minimizing the risk of blood clotting, aids digestion, increases blood circulation, improves the immune system and bone density and lessons the risk of heart attacks. Natto can even help create better skin and reduce the chance of balding.

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Fortunately, the realization that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was causing breast cancer, and the subsequent decrease in use of artificial hormones, has led to a 37 percent reduction in death rates among women.

That’s impressive, and a testament to just how devastating an incorrect pharmaceutical intervention can be. Just imagine what might happen to mortality rates if we stopped swallowing a number of dangerous drugs that are currently taken by millions of people, day in and day out!

How Drug Companies Fooled Me and Most Doctors

As little as ten years ago, conventional medicine touted HRT as THE answer to women’s post-menopausal health.

Interestingly, shortly after I completed my residency training program in 1985, I was actually a paid lecturer for the drug company that sold Premarin, the horse-based estrogen that was sold to women in menopause.

I promoted it because after carefully reviewing the “scientific” literature for over a year, it certainly seemed that it had far more benefits than downsides. However, this was my introduction in the mind-bending manipulation that the drug companies had been using for many decades.

They had meticulously bought off the leading physicians in this area of research with huge speaking engagements and grants, and were able to facilitate their articles being published in the most respected medical journals.

By using this strategy, they were able to completely pervert the scientific process and as a result, convince nearly the entire medical community, generating billions of dollars in profits from the sale of these unnatural hormones for humans.

It took me several years to recognize how these companies manipulated the system but eventually I learned the truth and stopped prescribing and recommending HRT as conventionally recommended.

In fact the leading proponent of using estrogen in the 1960’s, Dr. Robert A. Wilson, established a sham research foundation and wrote his seminal book, “Feminine Forever”, all with secret pharmaceutical company funds. His research institute and treatment recommendations were later found to be fraudulent, but by the time this was discovered the theory of using estrogen had been well established and carried on with it’s own momentum even in the face of research to the contrary. Every medical doctor in the United States fell into this trap of misinformation and mistruth and these dangerous prescribing practices continued for almost forty years.

The Dangers of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Even powerful multi-national, billion-dollar drug firms can’t squash the truth forever. Eventually the truth came out in the form of a large government-funded study known as the Women’s Health Initiative, which exposed the real dangers of HRT. The hormone trials were stopped early when researchers discovered an increased risk of breast cancer and other side effects that greatly outweighed the benefits of the therapy.

Just ONE YEAR after millions of women quit taking HRT, incidents of breast cancer fell by seven percent!

It is hard to describe how frustrating it was to argue against arrogant and ignorant physicians back then, who claimed that this form of treatment was actually helping women.

Other studies looking at the long-term usage of synthetic estrogen have revealed many negative side effects, including:

• Heart attacks
• Strokes
• Blood clots
• High blood pressure
• Vaginal bleeding

The following hormone prescriptions now carry black box warnings:

Premarin. Premarin is an estrogen extracted from a pregnant mare’s urine and is associated with an increased risk of heart disease.

Estrogen Therapy. Estrogen, which is extracted from Premarin, was effective in combating some menopausal symptoms but proved to have serious, negative side effects, such as the increased risk of breast cancer and an increase in insulin levels.

Provera. This drug contains a synthetic form of progesterone called PROGESTIN, which has well-documented, negative side effects such as blood clotting. Progestin is probably even more dangerous than Premarin and is the same class of hormones that are in all birth control pills.

There’s no question that nearly all medicinal estrogen is unhealthy and can cause more problems than they prevent. Studies have found that HRT increases your breast cancer risk by at least one percent per year, and HRT with progestin increases your risk by eight percent per year, potentially going as high as 30 percent after just four years of use.

HRT was at one point also thought to protect against heart disease, bone fractures, and Alzheimer’s disease. But none of those claims turned out to be true either after more diligent investigation.

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement

There are far better and less risky alternatives to HRT, such as bioidentical hormones. For more information about bioidenticals, please to to http://tinyurl.com/cvjavr

Bioidentical hormones have never been associated with the dangers of Premarin and synthetic progestins like the ones uncovered in the Women’s Health Initiative, and it is likely that they never will be, as they are natural human hormones.

However there are many potential dangers to using bioidentical hormones and they need to be prescribed by someone who is very knowledgeable in this area. If one simply measures female hormones and then supplements with bioidentical hormones, most likely they will NOT do better.

This is because the ideal way for most women to balance their hormones is to FIRST normalize their adrenal hormones with lifestyle changes like stress reduction, exercise and diet. Once that is done it becomes MUCH easier and far more likely that a successful hormone balance will be achieved.

One of the best ways to address adrenal hormones is through a 24-hour saliva test from a reputable lab. You need to find an experienced health care clinician that has helped many other women achieve good results. It would be wise to ask for names and numbers of other women who were treated so you can confirm for yourself that their treatment worked well.

If this is a challenge for you, another option is our website. We are actually in the process of developing a program where women will be able to do this on our website later this fall, so stay tuned.

What Do Mammograms Have to Do With it?

Another reason mentioned as a cause for the decline in breast cancer deaths is simply delayed diagnosis, as many women are not getting their yearly mammogram. Said Dr. Marisa Weiss, the president and founder of advocacy group Breastcancer.org,

“Fewer women are getting mammography and that’s why fewer women are getting diagnosed with breast cancer, so eventually that will come back and bite us in the rear end.”

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends women get a mammogram every year or two after age 40.

I disagree with this recommendation, and don’t believe it is part of the overall reduction in the number of breast cancer cases. If anything, the reduction in mammograms may actually be another factor that is driving the breast cancer rate down.

The benefits of mammograms are highly controversial, while the risks are well established. A startling study published in The Lancet in 2001 concluded that previous research showing a benefit of yearly mammograms was flawed, and that widespread mammogram screening is unjustified.

Specifically, the Danish researchers argued that earlier studies in Europe and North America were improperly randomized and that they used a faulty definition of breast cancer survival.

Meanwhile, the technology carries a first-time false positive rate of up to 6 percent.

False positives can lead to expensive repeat screenings and can sometimes result in unnecessary invasive procedures including biopsies and surgeries. Just thinking you may have breast cancer, when you really do not, focuses your mind on fear and disease, and is actually enough to trigger an illness in your body. So a false positive on a mammogram, or an unnecessary biopsy, can in and of itself damage your health.

Not to mention that women have unnecessarily undergone mastectomies, radiation and chemotherapy after receiving false positives on a mammogram. And as you may already know, chemotherapy comes with the potential side effect of cancer later on!

I recommend you read my previous article detailing the shortcomings of mammograms, and the highly advanced, but much maligned, alternative detection tool for breast cancer called breast thermography. I even offer a free PDF report at http://tinyurl.com/yaskxlv on this marvelous cancer screening test.

How to Virtually Eradicate Cancer

There is now overwhelming evidence pointing to the fact that many of the 560,000 cancer deaths expected to occur this year could have been safely prevented with one simple lifestyle change – sun exposure.

If health officials would simply recommend that you get some sensible sun exposure, or supplement with oral vitamin D3 if you can’t get out into the sun, there could be major advances made in the fight against cancer.

In fact, a standard recommendation like that could potentially cut cancer rates in half! I can’t think of ANY other intervention that could possibly come close to that.

One recent study also points out vitamin D’s potential in treating breast cancer; not just in preventing it. They found that calcitrol (the active form of vitamin D) can induce a tumor-suppressing protein that inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells specifically.

In addition to something as basic as spending time in the sun, even the American Cancer Society states that about one-third of the cancer deaths expected to occur in 2009 will be related to overweight or obesity, physical inactivity and poor nutrition.

The final nail in the coffin for most would be to have excessive iron levels. This is actually very common once women stop menstruating. The extra iron actually works as a powerful oxidant, increasing free radicals and raising your risk of cancer.

All you need to do is measure your ferritin level and if it is above 80, just donate blood, which will reduce the amount of iron that you have.

Just imagine: if the focus of cancer prevention and treatment shifted from the current allopathic view to one that embraced a healthy diet, physical exercise, and appropriate sun exposure, cancer would likely fade into the shadows and become a rarity – as it should be.

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A report in the Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention noted that consuming as little as two or more soft drinks a week may increase your risk of developing pancreatic cancer twice as much as those people who did not drink soda at all. The study followed more than 60,000 men in women in the Singapore Chinese Health Study for fourteen years. In that amount of time there were 140 pancreatic cancer cases.

Do you think that drinking the diet soda is healthier? Think again. A report done in 2005 by the University of Texas Health Science Center showed that there is a 41% increased risk of getting obese for every can of diet soda a person drinks in a day.

Concerned about ingesting BPA (bisphenol A) from your soda bottle. Although most water bottle companies stopped using bottles made with BPA the soda companies have continued to use it in their products. A study done in Canada reported that “in the vast majority” of soft drinks tests, BPA was present. “Out of 72 drinks tested, 69 were found to contain BPA at levels below what Health Canada says is the safe upper limit. However, studies in peer-reviewed science journals have indicated that even at very low doses, BPA can increase breast and ovarian cancer cell growth and the growth of some prostate cancer cells in animals.”

Unfortunately it is not just about consuming soda. The bottled-water industry which is mostly owned by the soda companies is not taking care of the planet either. They use around seventeen million barrels of oil a year and as well the aluminum industry, who make the cans, use as much electricity as the entire continent of Africa! And, the aluminum industry leaves behind toxic chemicals from the process.

What else is in your soda! How about genetically modified food, high fructose corn syrup or aspartame. There are lots of scientific studies going on regarding aspartame in our diet these days. The Center for Science in the Public Interest noted a study by the European Ramazzini Foundation in Italy found that rats who consume aspartame in large quantities are more likely to develop cancer.

Another study, this time done at the Boston University School of Medicine found that drinking diet soda increased the risk factors for both heart disease and diabetes. The study found that adults who drink one or more sodas a day had about a 50% higher risk of excessive fat around the waist, low levels of “good” cholesterol, high blood pressure and symptoms that can lead to heart disease and/or diabetes.

And if you are in to eating a natural diet, then soda is the last food you should be consuming. There isn’t anything in soda that is natural other than caffeine. Soda is made from altered water (it is injected with carbon dioxide gas), artificial flavors, artificial colour, phosphoric acid and modified corn products. There isn’t any nutritional value in drinking soda. Unfortunately, it is not the Real Thing!

Sources:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/aafc-sdc020310.php

http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/373906/cocacola_just_part_of_indias_water_freeforall.html

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/03/05/popcans.html

http://www.pacinst.org/topics/water_and_sustainability/bottled_water/bottled_water_and_energy.html, http://www.earth-policy.org/index.php?/books/eco/eech6_ss3

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=3317079&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8557195.stm

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/study-sugary-drinks-lead-early-grave/story?id=10019518

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