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Jump Start Your Heart…And Mind
Aristotle once said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” So too it is with leading a healthy lifestyle. We just need to commit our minds and our bodies will...
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Live Longer & Healthier- With a Pet
In February 2004, National Geographic News reported on so-called “seizure alert dogs.” These animals are able to alert people with epilepsy of an oncoming attack minutes to hours before it occurs. So...
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Trouble-Maker Child: Bad Parenting or Health Issue?
Karen’s son, Jack, was having problems in school again. His third-grade teacher had sent another note home, stating that Jack was misbehaving in class, causing disruptions and failing to stay in his...
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Keep Your Kids Moving
The childhood obesity rates in the United States are abysmal. Our kids need to be moving and active—whether it’s sunny, rainy or snowy outside. The season should not dictate your child’s activity. In...
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Why Pulse Oximetry Screenings are Vital for Newborns
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is often viewed as a problem only for adults, but the reality is that CVD also takes a terrible toll on thousands of children across the country. Congenital cardiovascular...
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Keeping Your Food Safe
It seems like rarely a week goes by without new reports in the media about food contamination or recalls. In October 2012, 1,500 meat products were recalled from a processing plant in Alberta, Canada,...
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The Real Story on Carpal Tunnel
As technology advances and we continue to be more “wired in” than ever, carpal tunnel syndrome is alive and well. Most often associated with typing and computer use, carpal tunnel is caused by a number...
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Safeguarding Against Abuse of the Elderly
With an increase in the American “baby boomer” population, the tally of U.S. citizens living in nursing homes has approached 1.5 million, according to the Kaiser Family Health Foundation. With this...
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Sulfite: Are you Allergic to this Common Preservative?
Do you eat fresh foods or baked goods? Do you enjoy seafood? Drink wine? If so, you could be one among millions exposed to a potentially dangerous, but little known, allergen:–sulfite. It is estimated...
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Safeguarding Women’s Health: The Importance of Regular Pap Smears
Did you know that approximately 9,500 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year, while more than 3,500 woman die each year from the disease? Cervical cancer, a disease...
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Common Sense Matters
Let’s start with the basics: Not all birth defects can be prevented. However, if there’s even the slightest chance you could prevent your unborn child from having one wouldn’t you do everything you...
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Taking a Closer Look Into the HPV Vaccine
Since the release of the two Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, there has been plenty of controversy. The debate on whether or not parents should get their daughters vaccinated against HPV has been...
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What No One Ever Tells You About … Cancer
In the last two years, my mother and my uncle were diagnosed with cancer. My mother was diagnosed with lung cancer and my uncle was diagnosed with a melanoma tumor on his spine. It was very odd to have...
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The Magic of Olive Oil
The popularity of the Mediterranean Diet has led to a focus on olive oil as a so called super food. The reason? Olive oil, a staple of the Mediterranean Diet, is readily available, very flavorful and...
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Sugar: The Silent Killer
It wasn’t all that long ago that we were told that we should focus on reducing saturated fat consumption if we wanted to live longer and be healthier. Over the last several decades, the medical...
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Exercise – Not Just for Losing Weight
Everyone knows (or should know) that exercise has health benefits for our bodies. Regular exercise helps control weight, maintains healthy blood pressure and can reduce the risks of diabetes and heart...
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5 Steps for Keeping You Skin Healthy in Cold Weather
If cold weather hasn’t yet wreaked havoc on your skin, it most likely will; dry skin will be a battle for months. But, there are tactics you can use that can help you fight the battle and maybe even...
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Don’t Become an ER ‘BounceBack’
Every year, millions of Americans visit emergency rooms, more than any other civilized country, mostly because many patients use them as primary care facilities. In these high-demand, stressful...
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The Emergence of the Fun Run
Four or five years ago, had you ever really heard of fun runs? These days, there’s mud runs, color runs, zombie runs and even turkey trots. And that’s not a bad thing. Whether it involves running...
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Quitting Smoking
You promised yourself you would quit smoking once you found your new job, after you got married, when you turned 35, when you had your first child or when you retired. Every year, millions of people...
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