Category: Health

Simple Oral Care for Patients Can Save Lives

Simple Oral Care for Patients Can Save Lives

It is so amazing that something as simple as basic oral care (I think they are just talking about brushing teeth and rinsing with a good antiseptic rinse), could have this kind of an impact on hospital contracted pneumonia and… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Home, Hospitals & Surgery, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Personal Care
How Lifestyle Changes Your Genes for Better Heart Health

How Lifestyle Changes Your Genes for Better Heart Health

Amazing new research shows how your lifestyle changes your genes to improve your cardiovascular health. We have seen many studies documenting that healthy changes to your diet, exercise and stress management improve your heart health. However, this research shows us… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Lifestyle, News, Nutrition
Ask the Expert: Omega-3 Fatty Acid

Ask the Expert: Omega-3 Fatty Acid

Dr. Frank Sacks Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health 1. What are omega-3 fatty acids, and why should I make sure to include them in my diet? Omega-3 fatty acids (also known as… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Health, Medicine
Found At Last: The Most Incredible Dark Chocolate Ever

Found At Last: The Most Incredible Dark Chocolate Ever

My quest to find the best of the best dark chocolate started long, long ago. Being vegan and adverse to GMOs I was hard pressed to find something I could eat and relish. I thought my quest had been answered… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
L-Proline – Keeps Your Skin, Heart and Joints Young!

L-Proline – Keeps Your Skin, Heart and Joints Young!

Proline is an amino acid, one of the twenty DNA-encoded amino acids.  They are essential amino acids, meaning that they are components which cannot be produced by the body and, therefore, must be obtained from a diet or through supplementation.… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health, Medicine
IBS – No Cure or No Big Pharma Cure?

IBS – No Cure or No Big Pharma Cure?

IMAGINE HAVING A CONDITION with symptoms so severe that you can’t leave the house, yet your doctor calls it a “functional,” or “psychosomatic,” disease — meaning that it’s all in your head. But it’s a very real problem for the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
Cancer and the “Trinity of Suffering” and Opting Out of Conventional Treatment To Die With Dignity

Cancer and the “Trinity of Suffering” and Opting Out of Conventional Treatment To Die With Dignity

When the number of people that are being diagnosed with Cancer and opting out of treatment continues to rise, then we need to take note. They are not opting out because of some “magic bullet cure”. For the majority has… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
Baby Body Image

Baby Body Image

I want to talk a little about having a positive body image during pregnancy. As a woman, loving your body when it’s just your own is hard enough. Continuing to love it as it becomes a vessel for someone else… 0 Shares | | Posted in Lifestyle, Mental Health, Personal Care
Use the Pomodoro Technique and Standing for Better Health and Productivity

Use the Pomodoro Technique and Standing for Better Health and Productivity

The Pomodoro Technique developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s is a time management method .  The technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. These intervals are… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Health, Health, Lifestyle, News, Personal Care
Chipotle Warns It Might Stop Serving Guacamole If Climate Change Gets Worse

Chipotle Warns It Might Stop Serving Guacamole If Climate Change Gets Worse

It’s your choice, America. Fix the climate, or the guac gets it. Chipotle Inc. is warning investors that extreme weather events “associated with global climate change” might eventually affect the availability of some of its ingredients. If availability is limited,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health