The Alternative Daily

This picture comes from a person’s house in Salem where I have my practice. She received a mold-growing kit from us. They are very similar to the ones you may have used in high school biology. The lid was...

If you're part of the 1-in-4 North Americans who's hooked on a tablet-sized digital device such as an E-reader, and you bring it to bed, you're a lot more likely to have trouble falling asleep than seeing the Cleveland...

Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have concerns about placing their children on medications to treat the condition. In a recent study published in the Journal of Pediatrics, researchers found that physical activity helped children...

As you age, you are going to deplete your vital reserves. In other words, your ‘functional’ tank is going to get low. You are going to run out of energy, get tired more easily, gain weight, lose memory, and...

When Michael J. Fox got an ovation at this year's Emmys, it highlighted how much he's done to help people understand Parkinson's disease and to demonstrate how to live with it. His latest show (on air in 2013) echoes...

If you spend any time watching television, going to a drug store, or even going to your local Target, you have probably seen advertisements for getting a flu shot. However, many people are confused about whether they should get...

In light of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, both men and women should take a moment to think about potential symptoms of the illness. Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women, but men can also...

Recent public awareness of two individuals obsessed with looking like Ken and Barbie has arisen. Valeria Lukyanova and Justin Jedlica are two people who have undergone literally hundreds of thousands of dollars of plastic surgery and multiple procedures to...

"It seems nearly all men will develop prostate cancer if they live long enough," says Karen Collins, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., nutrition advisor for the American Institute for Cancer Research. Thus, scientists have been searching for lifestyle measures that can...

The premise of the sitcom "Empty Nest" was that it's hard to keep the nest empty; Dr. Harry Weston wished his grown kids would just leave already! And although 13 percent of young adults now move back in with...