Spring and Summer are here and millions of Americans are venturing outdoors from their winter hibernation indoors. Likewise, insects, spiders and all kinds of flying, creeping and crawling critters are also coming out and invading the great outdoors that so many of us enjoy. By outdoors, I mean everything from mountains, woods, deserts, lakes, streams
Have you ever wondered why sometimes it takes so long for a medication to work or why some medications may not appear to work at all? Would you believe me if I told you that the reason just might be your gut, or more specifically, what’s in your gut? Check out this report: Medications have
Millions of Americans are currently on some kind of diet. I believe there are as many different diet plans as there are makes of cars and probably more than the 200 plus Democrats who have expressed an interest in running for the White House in 2020. If your family or friends know that you are
Are you like me in that for most of your life, the only time you saw a doctor was if you were sick, hurt or required to have a physical? In fact, for most of my life, I was my own doctor. I’ve set some of my own broken bones, removed stitches, given myself a
Over the past few years, I’ve written a number of posts talking about different cancers and new cancer treatments. Fifty years ago, nearly any diagnosis of cancer would have been a death sentence, but today, surviving many cancers has drastically increased. According to the American Cancer Society: Lung cancer death rates declined 48% from 1990
A month ago, I had my regular blood work done to monitor my diabetes and general health conditions. Yes, I am still overweight and look like someone with high cholesterol and high triglyceride, but those readings were well within the healthy limits, much to the surprise of many. Being the detail nerd I am, I
Years ago, researchers discovered that a lot of heart disease was due to high levels of cholesterol. Millions of Americans began to have their blood tested to see if they had high levels of cholesterol and therefore susceptible to heart disease. So, what is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a combination of ancient Greek words meaning bile
I’m not a game show fan, but I am a trivia fan and have watched Jeopardy when the occasion arises. The host of the show is Canadian born Alex Trebek, who has been hosting Jeopardy since 1984. I was shocked when I learned that Trebek is 78-year-old and only hope I look has a good
Theresa May is to announce that all teachers in England and Wales will be trained to spot the early signs of mental health issues in children as part of a package of measures aimed at prioritising prevention. With her premiership entering its final weeks, May is keen to salvage a domestic legacy from her three
Some years ago, I was talking to someone about a malaria outbreak in a region of Africa and the person stated that at least we don’t have malaria here in the United States. I asked if they, or anyone they knew, ever traveled to Africa, South America, southern Asia or the Pacific and they said
