The widespread problem of obesity has received much attention from news outlets, public health officials and medical researchers alike. Generally speaking, people who study this issue are frequently concerned about how obesity affects our physical health. The expanding waistline of ...
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Staph Infections, MRSA and Human Health
While most people view bacterial infections as a nuisance, it is generally assumed that antibiotics can take care of most harmful bacteria. To be sure, antibiotics have saved numerous lives in the since their creation in the mid-20th century, and ...
Read More »The Threat of Contaminated Water to Infant Health
Mothers-to-be have plenty on their mind during their pregnancies. Among these concerns is proper nutrition, as both the mother and her child need a steady intake of healthy foods and beverages. By the same token, expecting mothers are cautioned to ...
Read More »How Stem Cells Made Old Mice Young Again
It’s hard not to be excited by the prospect of stem cell research. With their ability to develop into various tissue and organ cells, researchers believe that stem cells could one day be used to address serious health problems. Furthermore, ...
Read More »The Four Agreements
Book Review: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) Author: don Miguel Ruiz 140, Amber-Allen Publishing, $12.95 Are you tired of second guessing your decisions, fearing other people’s judgment? It is not difficult to beat ...
Read More »Smoothie Cleanse: A Health Transformation?
Book Review: 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse Author: JJ Smith $12.35, Adiva Publishing, 167 If you are looking to lose weight, increase your energy, have mental clarity, better sleep and digestion, or less bloating, the 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse may be just ...
Read More »Hope for Aging Hearts: Is Young Blood the Key?
Most people generally assume that aging is simply an unavoidable fact of life – age forces our skin to wrinkle and sag, our joints to ache and the body to become more susceptible to injury and illness. Likewise, the aging ...
Read More »‘The Big Fat Surprise’
Book Review: The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet Author: Nina Teicholz 496, Simon & Schuster, $27.99 Does fat make you fat? Investigative journalist Nina Teicholz seeks to answer this question in her ...
Read More »Inspiring Change Through Yoga
Book Review:Warrior Pose: How Yoga (Literally) Saved My Life Author: Brad Willis a.k.a. Bhava Ram 362, Benbella Books, $14.95 Brad Willis’s Warrior Pose: How Yoga (Literally) Saved My Life is not your typical ‘how to’ book demonstrating yoga poses which are ...
Read More »A No Nonsense Approach to Change Your Physique
Book Review: Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body (The Build Healthy Muscle Series) Author: Michael Matthews 201 pages, Oculus Publishers Inc., $11.99 If you are a man looking to change your physique, whether you want ...
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