There have been hundreds of news reports about the importance of getting a full night’s sleep. For adults, it has been recommended that regular sleep runs no less than 7 hours and no more than 9 hours. For teenagers the recommendation, at least from many reports, runs about 1-2 hours more than adults. A number
Perhaps your primary care doctor has recommended you exercise more, or you’ve had a recent health scare. Maybe your family’s been nagging you to get off the couch or you’ve decided yourself that it’s time to lose some weight. How do you find the motivation, time and resources to get fit, particularly if you haven’t
Sunscreen is the most important step in your skincare routine, believe it or not. Products with SPF+ protects our sensitive skin against the sun’s harmful ultaviolet rays, UVA and UVB. Only UVB rays are actually responsible for sunburn, so if you’re someone that doesn’t burn easy, don’t swear off sunscreen just yet. UVA rays are the
MANY kids living with asthma think that they’re using their inhalers correctly – when they’re not, experts have warned. Because of that, they’re putting themselves at risk from a potentially deadly asthma attack. Lots of children are at risk from asthma attacks due to incorrect inhaler technique. A new study published in the American College
Kerry Wright didn’t feel hungry. Not in the way you might expect. Her tummy grumbled, yes, she could hear it. She just couldn’t feel it. She called it “starvation mode”. Wright, a mother of three living in Aberdeen, had hit a low point. But she needed to provide for her children, who then were just
A lot of physical things change as we get older. We lose muscle mass and tone. Our skin loses some of its elasticity and the outer layers thin. For many of us, men and women, our hair gets thinner in diameter and thinner in covering our head and other areas. Many tend to see their
Vaginal yeast infections are the second most common form of vaginal infection that plague women of any age, ethnicity or socioeconomic status. Caused by a type of fungus known as Candida, infections are referred to as yeast infections, candidal vaginitis and candidiasis. According to the CDC: “Vaginal candidiasis is common. In the United States, it
In high school, my brother Dan* was the big man on campus. Kids idolized him; teachers loved him. He was an athlete, super handsome, and smart. He graduated with honors and had tons of friends. I’m a few years older than Dan, but even my friends would call dibs on who would get to marry
The ability to communicate is one of the most important functions in society. Think about it – television, radio, phones, computers, newspapers, billboards, magazines, signs and mail. Walk into any office and even with their computers, you are bound to find files filled with paper containing all sorts of information. Without communication, a person
A month ago, I wrote about how some medications used to treat ADHD have been found to increase the risk of developing a psychosis: If your kids or young adult children have been diagnosed with ADHD and have been prescribed medications to control the disorder, then pay attention to this new study: “Certain medications used
