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Why a High-Protein Diet May Make You Fatter

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. March 18, 2010.

Health expert Dean Ornish says high-protein dieters 'may lose more weight because they are losing water weight. But by the end of the year, the weight usually returns.'

Vancouver's Games Will Be the Gayest Olympics Ever

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. February 9, 2010.

With the opening of Olympic Pride Houses and more openly gay athletes, the Olympics are finally coming out of the closet.

Why the Medical Industry Is Lashing Out at Oprah Winfrey

Deepak Chopra, AlterNet. June 11, 2009.

Having squandered its public credibility, the medical establishment's attacks on Oprah's alternative medicine crusade look like pure cynicism.

Are We So Addicted to Meat That We Can't See Where the Swine Flu Came From?

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. May 5, 2009.

A virus like swine flu is a completely predictable outcome of our cruel and appallingly filthy factory farming systems.

Are Facebook Friends Really Your Friends?

Kari Henley, Huffington Post. March 30, 2009.

The ease of creating virtual friendships teaches us that what we crave aren't just cyber connections, but meaningful connections.