From the time we are little one’s on our mothers’ lap, we are told to drink lots of water. Many sources over the years have recommended drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day. NOT coffee, tea, juice, milk or soda, but WATER. That’s because our body needs just water without having to process
According to recent national surveys, Americans can hold their own when it comes to smoking and drinking. And that ain’t bragging. Personal finance website WalletHub last week released its report on The Real Cost of Smoking by state. According to WalletHub, “economic and societal costs of smoking total more than $300 billion a year and
Early reports last fall gave the impression that this year’s flu season would not be as bad or deadly as last year’s flu season was. That was because this year’s season seemed to get off at a slower start than the previous year. However, once this year’s flu season began, it picked up at a
According to Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, over 30 million Americans, about 9.4% of the population, have some form of diabetes. Another 23.1 million Americans, about 7.2% of the population, have been diagnosed with diabetes at some point and another 7.2 million have diabetes but have never been tested. In 2015, there were 1.5 million NEW
I’ve written a number of posts in the past on various ways to live longer. As the number of senior citizens in the United States continues to increase every year, living longer has become a greater concern to a greater number of Americans. There are many supplements on the market designed to help extend one’s
Over the years, there have been many health beliefs that turned out to be nothing more than wishful thinking or all out myths. Remember when you were a kid, your parents would tell you to dress warm outside or you’ll catch a cold? That was proven false as colds are caused by viruses, not being
A few years ago, I talked to a health professional about the increased trend in a number of health conditions and how they appear to coincide with the technological developments of the past few decades. When I was younger, yes, there was heart disease, diabetes and cancer, but they weren’t as prevalent as they are
Over the past couple of decades, we’ve all heard many reports about the dangers of using too many anti-biotics. The warning is usually associated with the antibiotics becoming less effective due to the so-called evolution of what the antibiotics are designed to treat. I say so-called evolution because it’s NOT evolution at all. It’s more
When I was a teenager back in the 1960s, I saved up enough money to get contact lenses as I hated wearing glasses. I was outdoors and active a lot in the Arizona heat and when I sweat, it was near impossible to keep my glasses on or from sweating onto the lenses, making it
I’ve written many times about the importance and dangers of breast cancer and how devastating it is to so many women. A one time death sentence, breast cancer is becoming more survivable every year. For years, breast cancer resulted in disfiguring surgeries to remove the breast(s). Not only was this surgery so difficult to undergo,
