January 24, 2011 
(Trying to dig out of my work pile and grab a few blog ideas I’ve had on my desk.)
This article in Spirit Magazine (Jan 2011) mentioned 5 different studies that I thought were interesting:
- Too much ice-tea can wreak havoc on your kidneys according to researchers at Loyola University. Add a splash of lemon to inhibit the growth of kidney stones due to the oxalates in iced tea.
- Resveratrol, the anti-aging compound found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, and peanuts, stops out-of-control blood vessel growth in your eyes according to a study by Washington University in St. Louis.
- Women who regularly wear high heels over a 2-year span showed 13% shorter muscle fiberts in their calves BUT a simple calf stretch at the end of the day will keep the muscles in balance according to Manchester Metropolitan University.
- Fast-paced video cames like Call of Duty help players make decisions in other areas of life faster according to researchers from the University of Rochester.
- Researchers at Virginia Tech found that people who drank two glasses of water before a meal lost (on average) 5 pounds more than the non-drinkers during a 12-week study.
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