Entries by Meghan Telpner
Meghan has written many articles about health subjects as a journalist and as a freelance writer. As a reporter, she often covered hospital and clinic events/news and wrote news and features about health topics relevant to people in the community.
Let’s face it: in some ways, keeping healthy nowadays – in spite of all the great new cell phone aps and newly-discovered weight loss herbs – is more difficult than ever. Part of this difficulty stems from the fact that…
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There are many reasons why people are beginning to cut down on meats, dairy and eggs in their diets. One of these reasons is for health: a plant-based diet can help someone lose weight, lower their cholesterol levels and even…
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Especially since the 1990’s, consumption of herbals teas in the United States has grown dramatically. For many people, this is because they want to avoid caffeine or simply because they like the taste. Because of this, a wider variety of…
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The pineal gland just doesn’t get the same media coverage as other parts of the endocrine system like the thyroid gland, for instance. But it is just as important to the body’s overall health and well-being. The pineal gland derives…
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Ginger seems to have been completely eclipsed by its more famous botanical cousin, turmeric, in recent years. And while turmeric certainly has health benefits that make it well worth the use, ginger, too, has some unique properties that make it…
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“Cancer” is perhaps one of the most emotionally laden words in the English dictionary – and even today, despite many advances in medical technology, cancer remains a huge challenge to diagnose and treat. The most frequent options for trying to…
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The truth is that most people just don’t think about kidney health in the same way they do about the health of their heart. Most people don’t think about their kidneys at all – until that is, something goes wrong,…
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Until just a couple of years ago, kale did not get nearly the same attention as other leafy greens like spinach or Swiss chard. Many people had not even tried kale and were not quite sure how it was prepared!…
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When most people think about toxins, what might come to mind is smokestacks spewing out pollution into the air, or perhaps industrial waste being emptied illegally into a river or lake. What most people do not think about is how…
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Modern medicine, it seems, is only just now beginning to discover what naturopaths and native practitioners from around the world long have known: namely, that garlic, lemons and the like not only are a source of food but have powerful…
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