Did You Know?

-The National Cancer Institute estimates that 38% of women will be diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. during their lifetime.

-The only son of the founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire, John Robbins, chose to walk away from the Baskin-Robbins fortune to "...pursue the deeper American Dream...the dream of a society at peace with its conscience because it respects and lives in harmony with all life forms. A dream of a society that is truly healthy, practicing a wise and compassionate stewardship of a balanced ecosystem."

-A recent study revealed the healthiest Americans live in San Jose, CA and the least healthy in New Orleans, LA.

-It takes approximately one hour on a treadmill to burn the 760 calories and 48 grams of fat found in a McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder with cheese.

-Premiere cyclist, Lance Armstrong, has a maximal oxygen uptake level at 61 liters per minute. Most athletes measure in the 50s.

-The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue.

-Research indicates intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

-Sentences containing all 26 letters of the alphabet are called pangrams and the most famous is the one typists use to test their keyboards: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

-The catechins in green tea kill the germs and sulphur compounds that cause bad breath.

-There are about 500 species of bacteria living in your mouth that form plaque on your teeth. Plaque is best removed by daily flossing.

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