Who says Americans are too fat? The sooner we learn to look past the fat and to focus on health, the sooner we will be able to effectively combat all the obesity-linked ailments we fear so much. [News Source]

Choose Death explores the mind of the Necro Butcher (Slam! Sports) In what Big Vision Entertainment boasts as the Necro Butcher's "first interview ever!" on the recently released DVD, Choose Death: Inside the Mind of a Wrestling Madman , Dylan Summers said, "When I was a kid, I was a little Hulkmaniac -- trainin' sayin' my prayers and eatin' my vitamins." [News Source]

What’s cooking? Family caregivers under pressure (The Sentinel) It will be 2011 when the first wave of baby boomers hit 65. [News Source]

Some like it cold: It’s not too late to get your fall veggie garden growing (Lexington Clipper-Herald) (ARA) - If you haven't yet joined the "grow your own vegetables" craze, it's not too late to join in. You can produce a bounty of vitamin-rich veggies from plot (or pot) to plate this fall, plus you'll save a bundle by growing them yourself. [News Source]

Fighting the flu (Logan Herald-Observer & Woodbine Twiner) As we say good-bye to summer and hello to the fall colors and cool nights, we must also prepare ourselves to fight the flu this season. Clean hands, covering your nose and mouth when you sneeze or cough, a nutritious diet with plenty of immunity-building Vitamin C, getting enough sleep and exercise all play an important role in staying healthy, but as the expert in flu prevention, the Visiting ... [News Source]

African soldiers in Somalia may have died from vitamin deficiency (Deseret News) When a mystery illness swept through the African Union peacekeeping mission here, killing six soldiers and sickening dozens,... [News Source]

Antioxidant-rich fruit, veg may prevent lymph cancers (Nutraingredients.com) From a food perspective the researchers, led by Dr James Cerhan, report that yellow/ orange and cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli, were found to confer the greatest risk reductions. [News Source]

Fighting the flu (Logan Herald-Observer & Woodbine Twiner) As we say good-bye to summer and hello to the fall colors and cool nights, we must also prepare ourselves to fight the flu this season. Clean hands, covering your nose and mouth when you sneeze or cough, a nutritious diet with plenty of immunity-building Vitamin C, getting enough sleep and exercise all play an important role in staying healthy, but as the expert in flu prevention, the Visiting ... [News Source]

EPA to set strict rules for home renovation to prevent lead poisoning. The Environmental Protection Agency has settled a 2008 lawsuit brought by the Sierra Club and others, who had criticized the EPA's long-delayed rule on avoiding lead dust contamination during renovation. [News Source]

Got nutrients? (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) Studies show that thyroid function can be impaired by a nutrient deficiency of iodine, iron, vitamin A or selenium. Like other parts of the body, the small thyroid gland depends on multiple nutrients from ample amounts of a wide variety of food in the diet. [News Source]

Try natural remedies for varicose and spider veins (Tulsa World) Dear Pharmacist, I have such bad varicose veins in my legs that I hide them from my husband. I never wear shorts either. Are there vitamins that can make them disappear? - T.G. Dallas [News Source]

Some like it cold: It’s not too late to get your fall veggie garden growing (Lexington Clipper-Herald) (ARA) - If you haven't yet joined the "grow your own vegetables" craze, it's not too late to join in. You can produce a bounty of vitamin-rich veggies from plot (or pot) to plate this fall, plus you'll save a bundle by growing them yourself. [News Source]