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Monday’s Housecall
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THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES
Menopause hormone therapy: Pros and cons
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EXPERT ANSWERS
Are there any effective alternative treatments for food allergies?
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Acute hepatitis C infection: Is it serious?
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Toxic tobacco residue clings to walls, carpets, clothes, cars and other surfaces.
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HEALTHY RECIPES
Salad greens with pears, fennel and walnuts
Hummus
Swordfish with roasted lemons
Grilled salmon on sourdough bread
HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK
Top 5 foods to lower your cholesterol
A few tweaks to your diet may be enough to lower your cholesterol to a healthy level and help you stay off medications. Consider adding these cholesterol-lowering foods to your diet: 1. Oatmeal and oat bran. 2. Walnuts, almonds and other nuts. 3. Fish, especially mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna and salmon. 4. Olive oil. 5. Foods fortified with plant sterols or stanols, such as margarines, orange juice and yogurt drinks.
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