Is Acupuncture a Placebo?

Is Acupuncture a Placebo?

One of the major misconceptions that I come across is that acupuncture is synonymous with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and that anyone who uses acupuncture does so based on 'qi' or 'meridians'.

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Fact Check: is it bad for your health to eat food fried in olive oil?

Fact Check: is it bad for your health to eat food fried in olive oil?

"It recently has been suggested that using vegetable oils to fry food may be bad for your health due to the production of toxic chemicals called aldehydes during the heating process. Aldehydes are simple organic structures – compounds which contain a carbon-oxygen double bond – and are abundant in nature. They are formed in the human body in small amounts as by-products of normal fructose and alcohol metabolism. Consumption of dietary aldehydes is thought to contribute to human diseases including diabetes and heart disease. But what about olive oil? Is it classed as a vegetable oil, and is it safe to fry food with it?"

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Massage Therapy in Petrolia Ontario

Massage Therapy in Petrolia Ontario

Richard has been a Registered Massage Therapist since 2009, he currently works at both Archway Health and Sport Services and The Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic at Western University. Richard has a wide patient base from elite athletes to the everyday active person, his primary professional interest is in sports injuries and concussions.

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