Afraid To Show Some Skin During The Summer? Don’t Worry I Was Too
With summer approaching I often wondered growing up, "What’s the deal with Summer Fashion?" Is it the sun or the sandy beaches that make us want to run out and buy a skimpy outfit? Before I started my journey to losing over 100 lbs, I sure didn’t want to show any extra skin. During the cold months it was easy...
Plastic Water Bottles: Marketing Bonanza And Environmental Boondoggle
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 were everywhere; on benches, under benches, in people’s hands, on the ground, in trunks and back seats of cars, and...
Allergies May Actually Be Helpful
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 normal. While sneezing and all the symptoms of allergies can be quite annoying, they may actually be serving a purpose. Allergy...
Hidden Dangers in Your Dentist Office
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 may not know about. Bacterial Agents Many people assume that any medical office uses equipment that does not carry the potential for...
3 Reasons You Should Stop Counting Calories
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 a little “spring-cleaning” for our bodies, and lose the extra pounds we might be carrying over from the winter. Amidst...
3 Questions You Need To Ask Yourself Before Starting A Diet
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 say low fat while others insist low calories are the way to go. Still yet, other diet gurus are adamant that...
Yes, You Do Need Probiotics
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 sales. Not only are they real, but they can provide you with health benefits that might surprise you. What are Probiotics? Probiotics...
MSG: As Bad as You Believe?
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 their foods and, for the most part, consumers have consistently bought into this advertising ploy. However, recently food scientists have...
Have MRI’s Only Been Half Right?
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 chronic headaches to tracking the progression of tumor growth. However, recent research indicates that the reading of functional MRIs may...
Put An End To Your Suffering And Start Living Today
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. I’m sure that in the span of human civilization there’s been at least one person who was born happy, lived a...
