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what are dafo's?

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Foot injury recovery: The dynamic ankle foot orthosis (dafo) if a plastic assist for feet with various problems including cerebral palsy, neuromuscular damage and much more.

Question 2

is dark chocolate good for u?

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Dark chocolate: Dark chocolate contains many anti oxidants and as such it is good for the heart and it increases blood flow to the brain and other organs. It also contains minerals important to the body.

Question 3

is eating dark chocolate good?

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Great question: We welcome questions about healthful eating at healthtap. Chocolate is made with cocoa which is rich in flavanols. Flavanols are antioxidants which help to decrease blood pressure & maintain vascular health. Dark chocolate contains the most flavanols of the different chocolates. Chocolate should be 65% or higher cocoa and be limited to 85 grams per day.

Question 4

dark chocolate is it healthier?

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Cacao: Dark chocolate has higher % of cacao , the bean from which chocolate is made. It's less sweet, doesn't have the milk of milk choc which has more fat and sugar, in general. Cacao has theobromine and phenylethylamine /pea which have CNS enhancing or stimulant effects, theobromine is like caffeine. Pea ("love chemical")  probably gets deactivated in the gut. Cacao has antioxidants , too.

Question 5

are glow-in-the-dark pajama safe?

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Likely safe to wear: Glow-in-the-dark clothing is probably safe.  The material that glows is not radioactive, and does not emit any light unless it first absorbs some light.  Over time, the material fades as it emits out the light energy that it absorbed.  Since glow-in-the-dark pajamas are a novelty item, they need not be used if one has concerns about long-term or environmental effects of glow-in-the-dark materials.

Question 6

why do people bowls be dark green?

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Green foods or rapid: Transit time through the GI tract.

Question 7

why is my vision going dark slowly?

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PLEASE SEE AN EYE: Specialist as soon as possible. Many possibilities, some of them dangerous.

Question 8

how to not be so afraid of the dark?

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Cognitive behavioral: Therapy is a great approach for this.

Question 9

3 bm dark green what could cause it?

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Green Stool: The most common ingested causes of black stool would be iron supplements, licorice, and peptobismol. Bleeding in the GI tract can also lead to dark stool. Green comes most commonly from bile in the GI tract.

Question 10

what are benefits of  dark chocolate?

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New health claim: Some think chocolate can improve blood circulation. It contains flavanols which might help reduce risk for heart disease and improve blood pressure. A big chocolate manufacturer, barry callebaut, recently presented data on those positive benefits and got support from the european food safety authority http://online.Wsj.Com/article/sb10001424052702304388004577532811491380258.Html moderation is key!

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