I am generally for less government interference in my life and the freedom to make informed personal choices. I have never been a smoker but have known several in my lifetime, so I struggle with the public ban on cigarette smoking. This however may be a personal choice that someone else makes that […]
If you had asked me 6 months ago what I thought about fluoride in my water, I would have told you it was a good thing. All that fluoride was great for my teeth. That was the marketing I was exposed to and accepted. I was told growing up that fluoride prevents tooth decay and […]
According to recent statistics, at least 12 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a health condition that happens when one’s breathing during sleep stops for a while, usually 10 seconds or longer. Its severity is measured by the frequency of episodes per hour, 5 to 45 times per hour. Do you think […]
Again, it can’t be stressed enough, early detection is imperative in combating prostate cancer. The challenge is that in the early stages there are no symptoms of prostate cancer. By the time symptoms appear in the form of urinary complications, the cancer has spread beyond the prostate.
Here you are lucky to be heading to college. You’ve worked hard, saved money and are now going to get to study things you are truly interested in. How can you avoid the “Freshman 15” that seems to effect 70% of college freshman? Just being aware that weight gain is a problem for most freshman […]
Before we begin to explore the remedies for getting rid of bad breath, we need to understand some of the causes of bad breath. Some of the causes that can replace normal breath are:
The average American consumes 15 pounds of salt per year. That is the equivalent of 3 five pound bags of sugar. Our bodies need salt to survive but how much salt is enough?
We have all heard of “Home Improvement” and now more and more Americans are practicing “Body Improvement” and when they do they are not ruling out elective surgery as a viable option.
The pancreas is a gland that lies crosswise deep in the abdomen between the stomach and the spine. The pancreas is an integral part of the digestive system. The pancreas has two main functions: to secrete hormones that regulate blood glucose levels and to produce enzymes that help digest foods. When the pancreas malfunctions it […]
Americans are having trouble keeping the weight off. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a naturally occurring fatty acid that’s job is to turn the fats we consume into muscle and energy. CLA is not produced in our bodies, we must obtain it through the foods we eat or supplements we take. If we are not […]
