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Science is proving that some old adages you may have doubted are actually true, and that some common activities you never imagined could harm you can actually be dangerous.

Read on as Dr. Georgia Witkin, a grandmother, a psychologist, and an expert on family relationships and stress management, reports on eight recent medical discoveries that could make a difference in your life today.

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about the author

Georgia Witkin, Ph.D. is our senior editor. Dr. Witkin is a psychologist and expert on family relationships and stress management. She serves as assistant professor of psychiatry and director of stress at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Witkin is also a highly regarded national health correspondent, author of ten books, and a regular TV personality. She is known as "G.G." to her three grandchildren.

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