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Correcting Misconceptions About The Atkins Diet by Dana Carpender

First of all, the Atkins Diet is far, far from impossible, as thousands, if not millions, of happy long-term Atkins dieters can attest. Your problem apparently is that you haven't read Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, but rather are sort of making up a version of what you think Atkins is - all meat and eggs - from anecdotal reports and popular press articles. The Atkins Diet does not, does not, DOES NOT ban fruits and vegetables. Am I clear here? Really, it doesn't. Never did.

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Lemonburst Spry Xylitol-Sweetened Mints 240-Piece Tub by Xlear

Spry Lemonburst Mints by Xlear provide a fresh burst of citrus in a tiny, flavorful mint. Spry dental mints are sugar-free and sweetened with 100% xylitol! Clinical studies have repeatedly shown that xylitol may reduce the risk of dental caries in people who consistently use products sweetened with 100% xylitol. Enjoy great flavor and a cleaner mouth with Spry Lemonburst Dental Mints!

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Wheat Belly Book Review by Dana Carpender

I have read a big ol' pile of nutrition books in the past 33 years. I generally learn at least a little something from each one, or at the very least am reminded of a point I may have forgotten. But in his new book Wheat Belly, Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist from Milwaukee, and author of Track Your Plaque, and the Heart Scan Blog has written a book in which the majority of the information is new to me. I am agog. And excited - I am a big nutrition geek, after all; it's thrilling to have this sort of stuff presented to me, and presented in such a readable form.

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