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“Roosevelt was briefly inspired by Emile Coué, the French proponent of the doctrine that ‘every day in every way, I’m getting better and better.’ Coué acknowledged to a friend of Roosevelt’s who had inquired about it that there was little he could do for a polio case. When an English noblewoman of his acquaintance recommended a new elixir, Roosevelt wrote jokingly to Dr Draper about the merits of a concoction made from the ‘dried eyes of the extinct three toed rhinoceros or the distilling of the remains of King Tut-Ankh-Amen. The serum might put new life into some of our mutual friends.’ ”

Some ocular disorders have been reported to be important predictors of a decreased lifespan. In the AREDS report No 13 the authors documented that there was decreased survival of patients with age related macular degeneration and cataract. There was improved survival in individuals randomly assigned to receive zinc in this study. The authors suggest that zinc supplementation to improve visual disability as well as to prevent fatal diseases requires further study. (

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A growing body of evidence suggests that humans are not well adjusted to a diet of meat. Meat eating comes with a cost: increased risk of heart …