In recent years, we’ve just started to see the dramatic cost effects from people who smoke. One of the latest studies suggests that businesses in the United States pay nearly $6,000 per year extra for each employee who smokes...
Well-known for an array of delicious and diverse flavors, ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry's recently announced their plan to end their use of genetically modified ingredients.
This is great news for health-conscious consumers who wish to avoid GMOs,...
What costs billions of dollars every year and makes Americans very, very sick? If you guessed the Standard American Diet, you got it right.
According to the former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, David Kessler M.D.,...
Today, over 40 million people around the world are prescribed statins to lower cholesterol and to prevent cardiovascular disease. However, more and more research is showing that statins may do much more harm than good. A new study has...
Many of us have heard time and time again that we should stay away from processed foods. However, the reasons why are not as well-known.
When reading the ingredient lists of packaged, canned and frozen foods, many unpronounceable words, chemical...
The first step to making a change in your health is to decide to do it. Positive and committed thoughts are truly empowering. Negative thoughts can interfere with weight loss efforts and lead to behaviors that are self-defeating, such...
Depression is a serious condition that can affect every aspect of life, as sufferers well know. The National Alliance on Mental Illness estimates that depression affects over 15 million American adults today, and this does not even include the...
No matter how you look at it, daily physical activity is important for optimal health. Recently, British journalist and political commentator Andrew Marr suffered a stroke that was blamed on a short, intense workout, causing some in the medical...
Journaling has been traced back to as early as the 10th century in Japan. Prominent figures in politics, education, business and the military have kept journals that have become part of our country's history in one way or another....
Studies have been revealing the dangers of antibacterial soap for years now. In 2005, research found that the antibacterial agent triclosan reacts with chlorinated water to produce chloroform, a known carcinogen. As early as 1978, the FDA even published...
