As I attended one of my children’s soccer games last Saturday and absorbed the fields full of children running and playing, one thing that jumped out to me was the amount of plastic water bottles at the park. They...
This year, seasonal allergies seem to be worse than usual. If you have heard your family or colleagues sneezing a lot lately, count it up to the unseasonably warm winter this year and an abundance of pollen earlier than...
When you go to the dentist, you hope that it is as sanitary as any medical office should be. However, there are many hidden dangerous areas of potential contamination that may be present in your dentist’s office that you...
It’s that time of year again when we all start thinking about bathing suits and sunshine filled days at the beach. Along with our urge to run into the welcoming sunshine, come thoughts on the best way to do...
There are so many different and varied diets floating around today that it can be a daunting task to make a decision on which one is right for you when you feel it’s time to lose weight. Some diets...
Probiotics seem to be the latest health craze, but you may be wondering what they are and how they could possibly help improve your health. Yes, probiotics are real things, not some marketing scheme thought up to increase yogurt...
Many of us have heard for years that monosodium glutamate, also known as MSG, is a bad additive chemical in Chinese and other kinds of foods. For decades now, restaurants have advertised that they do not add MSG to...
The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies has become fairly routine for brain imaging in the 20 years since the technology was introduced. It is used for a wide range of health issues, from identifying the reasons for...
The Buddha once said, “Life is suffering; suffering is just part of life.” No doubt that if we live long enough, sooner or later tragedy will strike. The negative experiences that come our way are just part of life....
Going through fertility treatments can be stressful and exhausting. Women often report that they feel awfully temperamental overall, with raging hormones and the emotional upheaval of trying to have a baby when their body will not cooperate. However, more...
