Sleeping-pills Skyrocket Emergency Room Visits
Question: I'm having a hard time sleeping and I was wondering if there were sleeping aids out there that you recommend? - Dorothy O., Wichita, Kan. Answer: No - and yes. We don't advocate sleeping pills, for many reasons. Sleeping-pill-related emergency room visits skyrocketed from 6,111 in 2005 to 19,487 in 2010. Seems zolpidem (found in four brand-name sleeping aids)...
Study: Incidence of Stroke Increasing in Younger People, Diet Can Help
A study conducted by the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine last fall found that strokes are becoming more common in younger people. After noting this disturbing trend during at the patients he cared for in the hospital, lead researcher Dr. Brett Kissela and his colleagues embarked on the study. The results showed that stroke rates among people under 55...
Healthy, Clean Diets Give You the Best Chance: When Will We Learn?
How many time have you sat glued to your television weeping over the loss of a major tragic event? The media flashes pictures of men, women and children on the screen, all lives lost. While these events are massive tragedies that severely break our hearts, so are the over 250,000 lives that are lost each year in North America...
Juice Bars: Why Making Your Own Juice at Home is Better
Juice bars are America’s new health craze.  There are now multiple competing locations in malls and busy street-sides across the country, all promising a nutritious and refreshing pick-me-up.  However, while fresh, organic smoothies and juices are excellent for your health, many juice bars and establishments add an overload of sugar, as well as processed additives, to their concoctions. The evils...
Do You Cook Anymore? 12 Benefits of Not Going Out to Eat
According to a survey conducted by Gallup-Healthways, most Americans are eating at home now but are still too busy to cook from scratch. This is sad news in light of the fact that the overall eating habits of Americans are not improving, and may even be getting worse. Fewer Americans are eating fruits and vegetables even though the trend has been...
Could Lemons Help Slow Cancer Growth?
Sometimes the greatest assets to your health are also the simplest. Lemons, as well as other citrus fruits, provide a diverse and plentiful array of benefits to the body. Eating organic citrus fruits and drinking fresh-squeezed citrus juices can give your skin a healthy glow, boost your immune system, and, according to some studies, could even help fight a...
Eat These 8 Veggies to Accelerate Fat Loss
Of course, it goes without saying that you should get your carbohydrates from whole foods, not refined sugar, high fructose corn syrup or processed food. Obviously, if you have to choose between a carrot and a bag of chips, the carrot should always win out. Vegetables are nutrient-dense, meaning they provide a big bang for their 'buck.' They are...
Your Hot Body Detox! Clean Out Toxins With a Trip to the Sauna
Toxins take a toll on our bodies and on our livers, which were not designed to handle a full load of assaults day in and day out. These foreign invaders sneak into our bloodstreams where they get dumped all around the body and in both connective tissue and fat. This literally turns us into walking toxic bombs. Why Toxins are...
Why We Need Organic Farming to Save Our Earth
The natural system works well, supremely well, when left untampered with. A delicate thread holds that which is alive and that which is dead together on this planet we call home. Matter rots and returns to the earth. In the process, it nourishes it and prepares the ground for new planting. The rich soil teems with life, microorganisms and...
Is Your Yard Toxic?
With temperatures warming in most parts of the country, it is time for those pesky little fleas and ticks to start biting and re-populating. There is nothing pleasant about being bitten. Fleas and ticks can be dangerous, causing problems for both pets and their owners. Determined not to let the fleas and ticks ruin your party or hitch a ride...
