A Republican-backed effort to legalize marijuana for limited medicinal purposes in Tennessee is officially dead for the year. The Senate Health and Welfare Committee decided to delay action on the proposal from Nashville GOP Sen. Steve Dickerson until 2016. The…
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Is Your Eye Twitching? It Might Be Magnesium Deficiency
Magnesium is an essential macromineral that performs a huge number of important roles in the body. It is responsible for regulating enzyme reactions (including reactions that create RDN and DNA), transporting essential ions across our cell membranes, assisting in the…
Read MoreFire Your Pshrink and Talk to a Friend Instead
Despite all those Polish jokes, Poland has its share of good scientists and critical thinkers. A superb new book illustrates that fact in spades: Psychology Gone Wrong: The Dark Side of Science and Therapy, by Tomasz Witkowski and Maciej Zatonski,…
Read MoreHow to Boost Your Energy and Fix a Bad Mood
It’s estimated nearly 40% of the American population suffers from B12 levels that are too low. [1] With low B12 levels, your brain doesn’t work quite right and more often than not you’re suffering from chronic fatigue. But vitamin B12…
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Slow News Day Results in Pitiful Story by Local Reporter
New customers of the recently opened but now mysteriously closed Fit Food Revolution restaurant say they wonder whether their initiation fees will be refunded. A sign posted on the door of the store’s Brentwood location at 18 Cadillac Drive reads,…
Read MoreSlim Down FAST
When it comes to shedding stubborn belly fat, exercise alone is not the answer. The master key really lies with what you eat, and perhaps more importantly when you eat, followed closely by the type of exercise you engage in….
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House Democrats Consider European Style Physician Assisted Suicide
“Democracy is about choice,” John Jay Hooker forcefully reminded me in one of our recent chats. “The ultimate choice is the decision to leave your life.” Always a passionate man, those who talk with Hooker these days can feel an…
Read MoreLegislature Far More Wary of Medical Marijuana than Citizens
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – A report nearly two weeks ago that Tennessee Republican legislators were about to offer up a medical marijuana bill raised hopes of a breakthrough among some activists in the state. Speculation was that the bill would be…
Read MoreSuperfoods for Your Eyes
Rubbing your eyes and feeling tired too often? We demand a lot from our eyes – staring at computer and TV screens, reading, writing, driving… You name it, your eyes are likely involved! You need to take good care of…
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