When you wake up in the middle of the night with an alarming symptom—maybe it's a high fever or splitting headache—it's hard to know whether to rush to the emergency room or not. You don't want to overact, but you definitely don't…
Working on weight loss? Then you probably want results -- fast. However, you really want to lose weight the healthy way! Remember, if a diet plan sounds too good to be true, it probably is.Fad diets and fast plans may have results but…
The United States Congress designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Month. Nearly 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, but the disease is virtually always preventable with vaccination and appropriate screening with Pap and HPV…
New Year is a time for new beginnings! Many people use the start of a New Year as a reason to commit to change, yet within a couple of weeks after New Year, they have broken or given up on…
Oh Germs… no thank you! Unless your idea of a good time is being laid up for days with headaches, diarrhea, chills, and muscle aches that are all courtesy of the cold and flu season, you really don’t want to…
The shopping and crowds. The back-to-back diet-busting parties. The interminable chats with the in-laws. Talk about stressful. The average American spends 42 hours a year on holiday activities. That's one standard work week spent shopping, wrapping and returning presents, attending…
Holiday lights and displays are part of the joy of the holiday season, and bring holiday cheer to us all! But sometimes we aren’t fully aware of the risks that holiday lights and decorations pose which can lead to a…
Getting through holidays and staying fit is not the easiest task from Thanksgiving to New Years! But it can be done! Here are a few tips to help you stay on track for a healthier holiday season! Maintain Moderation: Moderation…
Thanksgiving meals are traditionally family events where certain kinds of food are served. First and foremost, turkey is the featured item in most Thanksgiving feasts (so much so that Thanksgiving is sometimes facetiously referred to as “Turkey Day”). Stuffing, mashed…
Did you know that 1 in 11 Americans today has diabetes? Despite its prevalence, diabetes is an invisible disease. It affects men and women, people young and old, and people of all races, shapes and sizes. Often there are no…