Halloween is that sweet time of year when children can collect and eat as much candy as they want. But with the obesity rate triple what it was a generation ago, and the number of cavities among children increasing for…
If you are what you eat, then why not be super? Here are five superfoods, loaded with nutritional benefits, that are in season now. These foods are easy to find in the produce aisle of your neighborhood grocery store or…
October marks breast cancer awareness month. The causes of breast cancer are not fully known. However, researchers have found a number of factors that increase your chance of getting breast cancer. These are called risk factors. Risk factors do…
If you’re concerned about your risk of prostate cancer, you may be interested in prostate cancer prevention. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men. You may have friends or family members who have been diagnosed with prostate…
I'll be the first to say it. Salt is great. Makes things taste good, it helps us store food for longer periods of time, and is stupendous on a baked potato. However… when you've had too much, salt is a…
For men, the current leading cancer diagnosis is prostate cancer. For the "half-full" folks, one way to look at that is that more men are coming in for prostate exams, so the math indicates that we would find more. Half-empty…
Cataract Awareness The eye functions similar to a camera and like the lens of a camera, if the lens of your eye is blurred, the picture produced has a lesser quality. The clouding of the lens is called a cataract…
Written by Sarah Joy Maxwell It’s almost here---Football Season!!! Woo-hoo! Whether it’s following one of our great SEC college teams, one of our local high school teams, or wonderful pee-wee football, around here we all love our…
Gone are the days when cell phones were only used for texting or calling-now there are smart phone apps for almost anything, including ways to stay healthy on the go. Check out these 10 fitness and health apps that are…