Quotes of the Day

Sticky or highly processed foods, especially soft cereals and crackers, are particularly dangerous for teeth. The quantity of sugar you consume is not as important for mouth health as the frequency and duration of time during which sugar is in your mouth. This is why a more successful approach is to plan healthy meals, and then end every meal with a tooth-protective food or xylitol, which will negate any drop in your mouth's pH level generated by the sugary foods and/or beverages in question. [2025] - Ellie Phillips

It’s always important to be aware of what’s going on in other financial markets. But it’s also essential to view each market in its own perspective and to trade each market individually. [2007] - Mark Galant

People who volunteer live longer, have stronger immune systems, have higher self-esteem, and have a deeper sense of meaning and purpose than those who don't volunteer. Volunteering is a powerful way of networking and often leads to business and career opportunities. Volunteering is also a way to develop important success skills. [2005] - Jack Canfield

Having a test called the high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) can help you determine whether you have chronic inflammation and need to take aggressive measures. Any prolonged elevation of your CRP, as well as any prolonged elevation of oxidative stress indicators (such as oxidized LDL), is a perfectly good reason to clean up your act. [2006] - Elizabeth Motyka

Adding 3-5 g of creatine a day and 2-3 days of resistance training a week led to an additional 3 pounds of lean mass over an average duration of about 4 months. Some of this lean mass may be water weight, but creatine combined with resistance exercise increases muscle strength as well. The standard dose to achieve muscle saturation is 3 g a day. For older adults, it takes at least 12 weeks of creatine-supplement resistance training to see a significant additive effect. One third-party supplement testing outfit that checked for impurities chose as its top pick the BulkSupplements brand, which also happened to be the cheapest at about 10 cents per daily 3-g serving, which is about a level teaspoonful. [2023] - Michael Greger