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We choose our subjects according to two criteria:
First, each must be a high priority health or life style issue likely to affect a significant number of people and second, there must be enough high quality science to reference a valid discussion of it.

Our general categories are Health, Safety, Life Quality, Relationships, Behavior, Living Standards, and The Environment. Although we will probably add new sub categories as we grow, and are sure to stray from these areas occasionally in our live discussion web casts, our main concern will always be to provide valid information on these seven vital areas.

A more complete list of our topics is as follows:

1) HEALTH

       A) Nutrition
General and in depth information on the physiological effects of all known nutrients, foods, diets, and deficiencies. One of the highest priority areas in Health, and the one most studied by science.

       B) Remedies
In depth information on all known and studied remedies including herbal, medicinal, homeopathic, nutritional, traditional and folk. Constantly updated with the most recent test results.

       C) Activities
General and in depth information on the effects of all studied forms of activities including exercise, sleep, sex, work, play, communicating, socializing, dreaming, sports, creating, mating, making friends and enemies, conflict, abuse, and forgiveness.

       D) Emotions
General and in depth information on the physiological and health effects of the emotional states. Contemporary psychology in the laboratory setting.

       E) Beliefs
Information on the physiological effects of beliefs and philosophies.

       F) Disease
General and in depth information on the causes, the nature, and the effects of general and specific disease states. Includes epidemiological statistics and analysis of physical, emotional, and mental disease.

       G) Therapies
General and in depth information on all the therapies used in the amelioration of diseases and disease states, both physical and emotional. Therapies will include medicinal, surgical, radiological, chiropractic, dental, homeopathic, naturopathic, herbal, folk, faith oriented, hypno and psychotherapies. Includes statistical analysis and success rates where available.

       H) Wellness
An in depth study of all recent proactive health programs and modalities aimed at optimizing health. Includes national health imperatives such as those currently underway in Israel and Japan as well as individual and group movements such as Clinical Nutrition, Macrobiotics, Vegetarianism, Detoxification, Health Spas, Mind - Body philosophies, Yoga, Tai-chi, Hygienical Nutritionism, Transcendental Meditation, Life Extension, Ayurveda, and others. Includes statistical analysis where available.

       I) Hygiene
Studies on the effects of personal hygiene upon health, the immune system and the incidence of disease.

       J) Pregnancy and Childbirth
General and in depth information on the numerous physiological and psychological changes related to pregnancy and childbirth, including risks to both mother and child, birth complications, and birthing methods. Statistical analysis of all factors relating to and resulting from childbirth.

       K) Drugs
Studies of the drugs, both legal and illegal, that are in use as intoxicants or stimulants in the U.S. and the world. From caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol to amphetamines, narcotics, and the so called "designer" drugs. The health effects associated with all.

       L) Aging
General and in depth information on the physiological and psychological causes and effects of aging. Includes statistical analysis and study of efforts to retard or reverse the aging process.

       M) Death and dying
General and in depth information on the causes and implications of mortality through the analysis of scientific studies and statistics.

2) SAFETY

       A) Home
In depth study of all known chemical compounds found in the home environment including cleansers, home care products, building materials, surface finishes, cosmetics, hygiene products, insect and animal debris, molds, mildew, pesticides and fuel residues. Studies on air and water quality. Study of the effects of electromagnetic fields from power source infrastructure, wiring and electrical appliances. Study of the effects of Radon gas buildup. Includes statistical analysis.

       B) Workplace
In depth study of all tested chemical compounds commonly found in business and industrial environments. Information on air and water quality. Study of the effects of job related stress and intra personal conflict on health and safety. Study on the correlation between health and job status. Information regarding accidents and physical trauma on the job. Includes statistical analysis.

       C) School
In depth study of all known and tested chemical compounds found in public school buildings including building materials, cleaning products, art and craft supplies, books, magazines, paper, and other environmental sources. Survey of air and water quality. Information regarding the health effects of maintaining group populations indoors. Information regarding the health effects of extremes in academic performance. Statistical analysis of personal safety relative to grade level, academic standing, socioeconomic level and geography.

       D) Hospitals
Specific and statistical anaysis of the relative safety of the hospital environment, including known chemical compounds, acquired infections, injury and death. Statistical survey of the comparative death rates and recovery periods of various hospitals.

       E) Therapies
The relative safety of all synthetic and natural remedies and all therapeutic disciplines as determined by statistical evidence of side effects, injuries and mortality.

       F) Diets
The relative safety of all recently published weight loss, weight gain and muscle building diets as determined by scientific study and statistical evidence.

       G) Food Additives
An in depth study of all currently approved food additives including flavorings, flavor enhancers, colorings, preservatives and nutritional enhancers. Includes statistical analysis.

       H) Food Sources and Farming Methods
General and in septh studies of the safety and health ramifications of the most common food sources, farming methods, processing methods and methods of food production including organic farming, factory farming, agro business, feed lots, bio engineering and genetic modification. Studies on the safety of the use of fertilizers, growth hormones, antibiotics and pesticides.

3) LIFE QUALITY

A) Personal
General study on the nature of life quality surveys including the methods used to survey and qualify human lives. In depth studies on the links between geography, occupation, living standard, family participation, social status, hierarchical status, self image, gender, age, health, spirituality, creativity, work load, community service and life quality.

B) Group
Statistical surveys on the relative life quality ratings of all studied mega groups including age and gender, socioeconomic, ethnic, racial, geographical, religious and professional.

4) RELATIONSHIPS

       A) Family
In depth studies of all familial relationships and their effects on the physical and emotional health as revealed by scientific studies and statistical surveys.

       C) Romantic and Sexual Relationships
In depth studies of the physiological, psychological and health effects of sexual relationships both romantic and casual. Information on the health and emotional effects of monogamy, polygamy and profligacy.

       D) Social Isolation
In depth information on the health effects of lonliness, cultural and social isolation, incarceration and asceticism.

5) BEHAVIOR

       A) Instincts
General and in depth studies of the instinctive components of human behavior including aggression, affection, self preservation, mating, grouping, protection of offspring and protection of group members. Cross referenced to Emotions.

       B) Emotions
A general and in depth study of the emotions, their relation to the thought process and their effects upon behavior. Information on the physiological effects of the emotions and the health effects of sustained emotional states including the hormonal changes, incidence of disease and mortality rates associated with long term experience of fear, anxiety, grief and hate.

       C) Higher Brain Functions
General and in depth studies of the behavioral effects of the "higher" brain functions of the cerebral cortex such as learning, logic, language, creativity, problem solving, humor and philosophy.

       D) Social Behavior
A general and in depth study of human social behavior within the family, the community and in hierarchies such as fraternal and religious organizations, police forces, the military, organized criminal groups, corporations and governments. Information on mating behavior, sexual behavior, competition, bonding and dominance. Studies on the phenomena of antisocial behavior, sub cultures and crime. Studies on the need for privacy and intimacy. Includes statistical analysis.

6) LIVING STANDARD

A) Personal and Family Finances
General and detailed studies on the emotional and physical effects of differing standards of living. from extreme poverty to extreme wealth. Statistical studies on the links between living standard, educational standard, family size, saving habits, spending habits and social mobility. A study on the inverse relationship between standard of living and spirituality. Studies on the links between standard of living and health. Statistical success ratings of the various methods for raising living standards.

B) Socioeconomic Grouping
Studies on the links between between ethnic origin, race, religion, educational level, political affiliation and living standard. Studies concerning the correlation between geography and economic status, and studies comparing the social mobility of urban and rural poor. Statistical analysis of the recent changes in the economic strat of the U.S. population and world population.

7) ENVIRONMENT

A) Local
General and detailed studies of the physical micro environment including indoor air quality, tap water quality, garden chemicals, agro chemicals, urban pollutants, overcrowding and noise pollution. Information on the health effects of living in proximity to highways, farms, industrial areas, waste facilities, power plants, power lines and military bases. Information about recycling, water purification, air filtration and acoustic dampening. Includes statistical analysis.

B) Global
General and in depth studies of the physical macro environment including air quality, water quality, bio mass, carbon dioxide levels, global warming trends and polar magnetic changes. Information on the efforts to track and ameliorate global environmental deterioration. Includes statistical analysis.