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Does intermittent fasting raise the risk of heart disease?

Does intermittent fasting raise the risk of heart disease?

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Does intermittent fasting raise the risk of heart disease?

News Staff
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read a recent headline that said people who fast intermittently have an increased risk of heart disease. Is there merit to this story? -- K.O.S.ANSWER: Intermittent fasting is an increasingly common weight-loss strategy.

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EDITOR’S INBOX

News Staff
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
To the Editor:This is my personal thank you to the Gladwin County Chamber of Commerce for going above and beyond the call to duty.

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Have you heard of the League?

News Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
To the Editor:This is great news for those who are tired of the status quote, and want to change things, with your vote! Many Americans, are confused by the televised rhetoric – done intentionally to/for you – so that you don’t know who said what, and what they intend to do!
Trooper David Versin parks his patrol car in Crandell Park in Charlotte, which he said is a nighttime hangout where local teenagers sometimes go drinking.

Trooper David Versin parks his patrol car in Crandell Park in Charlotte, which he said is a nighttime hangout where local teenagers sometimes go drinking.

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On patrol with a State Police trooper

Owen Mccarthy
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
EATON RAPIDSState Trooper David Versin, 27, was parked at noon on a recent day on the median of Michigan Road, positioned to see cars coming over the gentle slope ahead, and around the bend behind him using his rearview mirror.

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Concerned citizen

News Staff
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
To the Editor:Those who avoid studying history tend to be the ones who try to justify being less successful or influential than others by “unfair” competition for opportunities or jobs.

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New rules after a dishonorable discharge

News Staff
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Not all of us left the service unscathed and with an honorable discharge (and all the benefits that would give us) clutched in our fist. Some of us, for one reason or another, did not make it out with an honorable or general discharge, or we even had a bad conduct discharge and/or a court martial.
View from the comfy chair

View from the comfy chair

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View from the comfy chair

News Staff
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Iwoke up this morning in my “Comfy Chair.” One of those nights, I fell asleep watching the news at 10 p.m. and nodded off, sleeping all night in my marvelous “Comfy Chair.” It does not happen often, just a couple of times a week.
Diabetics receive great results from a plant-based diet

Diabetics receive great results from a plant-based diet

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Diabetics receive great results from a plant-based diet

News Staff
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
DEAR DR. ROACH: Your recent column about treating diabetes left me wondering. Diabetes, as I understand it, is usually a result of too much sugar being consumed. But consuming carbohydrates is not that different because they are quickly converted to sugar through the human chemical processes.
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