Go Easy on the Vitamins
"Doctors at Dana-Farber's Cancer Institute in Boston have found that people exceeding the recommended daily allowance of vitamins and minerals can worsen the effects of cancer and reduce the effectiveness of conventional therapies."

The Lure of Staying Forever Young
"Americans spend more than $15 billion every year on anti-aging products. According to a report by the U.S. General Accounting Office, none have been subject to government testing, and a majority are considered potentially harmful by government doctors."

Bacteria Is Not All Bad
"Hackensack University Medical Center doctors found that much of the bacteria on the skin is protective. It is there to prevent harmful bacteria from flourishing and making you ill. If that bacteria is not there, it cannot do its job. Scrubbing with antibacterial soap removes the good bacteria along with the bad."

The Medicinal Benefits of Meditation
"Researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that people who meditated regularly had higher levels of disease-fighting antibodies."

The Wonder Vegetable
"Five servings of tomatoes a week in any form — canned, raw, cooked, in soups, sauce, ketchup, or juice — provides enough lycopene to cut the risk of cancer and heart disease in half and to improve the health of lungs, eyes, and the skin, report scientists at Ohio State University."

Eat Less, More Often
"A study at Oxford University found that people who ate five or six times a day had a 5 percent lower total cholesterol and were 45 percent more likely to be able to sustain their target weight than people who ate once or twice a day."

Try Forgiveness
"Doctors at the University of Washington found that holding a grudge raises the heart rate, blood pressure, and sweat production in more than nine out of ten people. Each of these symptoms indicates an activated nervous system and increased stress hormones."

This is some of the data found on the pages of David Niven's (The 100 Simple Secrets of Great Relationships) latest work. The author is a psychologist and social scientist who teaches at Florida Atlantic University. Check out the other fascinating bits of information here on drinking coffee, the toxic mold scare, medicines that work for men and not for women, bottled water, and the value of short-term stress. Niven relates stories from a wide variety of people to illustrate what the scientists have discovered.