Vinegar has recently become the poster child of the alternative health community, and for once its health claims are well founded. You’d be hard pressed to browse through the archives of a health-related website or magazine and not come...
By now, most of you are probably well aware of the mass shooting that took place at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. This is another senseless act of terrorism, which has a connection to ISIS – at least...
On December 12, 2015, Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik opened fire at a holiday party in San Bernardino, California. Fourteen people were killed and 22 seriously injured in what was the most catastrophic terrorist attack in...
Dean and Mary Osgood, along with Mary’s sister Tish Carlson and her husband Clint, care for five horses and 15 adopted children between the two couples at their farm in Sauk County, Wisconsin. The horses Even though US-based equine slaughterhouses closed...
There’s no denying it: Bread is delicious. And what could be more delicious, and indeed healthier, than whole-wheat bread? Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as just finding the nearest loaf of bread that boldly states “whole grain” or “whole...
There are more sources of air pollution across the globe than we previously thought. That’s according to a new study published this May in the scientific journal, Nature Geoscience. According to the study, researchers from Canada’s climate change and environmental...
The obesity epidemic that is running rampant in the Western world is in desperate need of a solution. Not only does obesity threaten lives, it also taxes public health finances greatly. One major aspect of obesity is the food...
Animal hoarding is a mental illness, and it’s important to recognize the difference between a true animal lover and a hoarder. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) defines an animal hoarder as “someone who...
With summer just around the corner, plenty of men and women are looking to slim down. As we work hard to lose our winter weight, we quickly remember that it's so much easier to put those extra pounds on...
An inquest into the death of a British woman in 2014 has found that she died as a result of an allergic reaction to penicillin. The penicillin was administered to cancer patient Philippa Gillespie after she was admitted to...