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...
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...
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...
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...
Do you ever think about what went into growing that apple or bowl of cherries you’re about to eat? Sadly, unless you are eating organic produce or grew it organically yourself, your diet may not be nearly as healthy...
Little did you know that eating cabbage and other green cruciferous vegetables would help with breast health, but a study recently presented at the American Association of Cancer Research found that women who eat large amounts of these specific...
In June of this year, new FDA rules about labeling for sunscreen and sunblock go into effect, forever changing the face of what you put on your skin when you go out into the summer sun. The new rules...
