A popular food for thousands of years, olives pack a powerful nutritional punch along with their rich flavor.
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One of the oldest cultivated trees, the olive tree, along with its branches, fruit, and oil--permeates legend, history, and palates around...
Q: I'm 70-year-old woman, and for the last two or three years my fingernails have begun to split in a lateral manner. I take calcium, so I'm wondering what's causing this. Can you help?
A: There are a number of...
The United States has the best acute care and disease management system in the world. Do you realize how bad our health is in the U.S.? We are getting ill far earlier and living far longer with compromised health.
You...
In "Super Size Me," Morgan Spurlock proved that eating nothing but fast food for a month is disheartening (he became despondent, his cholesterol rose 65 points and he had heart palpitations) and inflating (he gained 24 pounds).
What he didn't...
“The mainstay of conservative treatment for neck pain is non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication and the evidence of its effectiveness is contradictory, while side effects such as nausea and dizziness are well known.”
This is a telling and disturbing statement from a...
While we might not think about the health of our brain and mind when we are exercising, recent research reveals that regular physical activity plays a significant role in preventing dementia and other central nervous system disorders.
Working Out Pumps...
You've probably heard the saying, "You are what you eat," meaning your diet dictates how you look and feel. But what about the words you speak? Is there any possible way that the words you're constantly saying don't affect...
Q: Leaves are gone, there are no flowers, but my allergies just keep going. What is it that gets me sneezing and congested during the winter? - Penelope P., Zanesville, Ohio
A: Mold spores and dust mites are the usual...
In a study published in the online journal Environmental Health, researchers set out to outline the link between breast cancer risk and workplace exposure to carcinogens and toxic substances. Scientists found that exposure to hormone disruptive chemicals is prevalent...
As the childhood obesity epidemic continues (the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now estimates that 1/5 of American children are obese), public health officials continue to look at ways...
