What You Need to Know about the Sunshine Vitamin
We get many vitamins from foods we eat, but none is quite like vitamin D. Nicknamed the “sunshine vitamin,” we obtain it best through exposure to sunlight. With between 80 to 90 percent of our vitamin D intake coming from the sun, knowing just how much sunlight we need to expose ourselves to — and how much sunlight is...
Yelp May Be the Future for Tracking Food Poisoning
The Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers imported from Mexico has accumulated 767 cases, killed four people and hospitalized 157, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is possibly the worst Salmonella outbreak to date, and it’s not over yet. What can you do to protect yourself and your family? How do you know where to...
Marijuana Use Doubles in America as Pot Taboo Goes Up in Smoke
A study published this month in JAMA Psychiatry found that marijuana use is up considerably from data collected between 2001 and 2002. The study conducted by the Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Columbia University found that the number of people having a toke has doubled in 10 years. The research was sponsored by the National Institute...
30 Ways to Start Loving Your Body
For those of us who strive to be mindful of our health, nourishing our bodies with healthy foods and getting plenty of exercise tend to be our focus. We may forget that giving our body the love it needs is a very important part of our health as well, and the stress of constantly criticizing ourselves can have negative...
California’s New Law Means Fewer Drugs in Our Meat
There’s some great news coming out of California for meat eaters. After the Food and Drug Administration’s 2012 voluntary rules to restrict the use of antibiotics on farm animals have gone largely ignored, the state of California has adopted the toughest anti-antibiotic legislation in the country. Combatting drug-resistant superbugs Deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of...
Got Body Acne? Natural Ways to Fix It
Most of us have experienced the occasional pimple on our back or chest. Those nasty little guys can break loose from the face and affect skin elsewhere, too. However, if you have a recurrent problem with body acne, a solution needs to be found. Those pimples are embarrassing and unattractive, not to mention the cysts, which can be extremely painful. A...
5 Ingredient ACV/Honey Elixir That Makes You Kick Serious Ass
Consuming turmeric juice is an exceptional, all-natural way to fight inflammation and keep you energized and focused. Turmeric is a bright orange-yellow spice that is widely used in Indian cuisine. It has also been used in alternative medicine for centuries. The dried spice comes from the root of the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa), which is an herbaceous plant of...
4 Dead from Suspected Bacterial Infection at Pennsylvania Hospital
On Monday, October 26, Wellspan York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, issued a statement detailing that approximately 1,300 patients may have been exposed to a bacterial infection during open-heart surgery. Nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) has been found in eight of those patients and NTM may be linked to four deaths. When NTM is inhaled, an infection may occur if the individual...
12 Guilt-Free Homemade Potato Chip Alternatives
There’s no denying it: potato chips are a delicious guilty pleasure. Unfortunately, they are starchy, high-glycemic snacks that are high in sodium and full of hydrogenated, genetically-modified oils. Although there are healthier baked versions, they still fall high on the glycemic index. Fortunately, you can enjoy crisp, pop-in-your-mouth treats that will satisfy your need for chips without worrying about...
Nutritional Quality Remains in Shadows as Non-Grocery Packaged Food Increases
Nutritional quality continues to slide as Americans continue to purchase food from warehouse shopping clubs, convenience stores and big lot, non-grocery merchandisers. People are buying processed food in bulk and not making the health-conscious choices they should, according to a recent study. Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill examined the data behind what consumers are really buying...
