Bottled Water vs City Water: What’s The Difference?
What do you think? Is city water (or tap water) better for you than bottled water? Here are some interesting results from a 4-year study by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Read moreHealth Benefits Of Drinking Wine
Studies show that drinking wine can be beneficial to your health. Experts have gone back and forth over how beneficial wine is, as too much wine of course has negative effects. In moderation however, the health benefits of drinking wine are all good. Here is a summary.
Read more19 Common Health Myths Debunked
There are literally hundreds of health-related myths and old wives tales. Fortunately, technology is catching up with most of these now, and their validity is being questioned. Here are some of the more common health myths debunked.
Read more5 Easy And All-Natural Cures For The Common Cold
Check out these 5 natural remedies for the common cold: onions, zinc, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and garlic. Here's how and why each works to prevent colds and heal your body faster after you have a cold.
Read moreBlack Widow Spider Bites: What To Look For & How To Treat The Bite
Here's how to tell if you've been bitten by a black widow spider and how to treat the spider bite if you have. Be sure to look for the classic red hourglass shape on the spider's body.
Read moreTry A Neti Pot: It’s Better Than Nasal Decongestants!
I really prefer using a Neti Pot over using nasal decongestants and sprays such as Afrin. The Neti Pot helps with allergies and sinus problems, as well as cold and flu symptoms. It's all around good for you! Here's how to use a Neti Pot using salt and water... that's all you need.
Read more7 Healthy Junk Food Snacks
What constitutes healthy junk food you ask? Well, there are many foods that get a bad rap, like pork rinds and pizza. But it's a fact -- there are lots of great healthy junk foods and healthy fast food options out there for you. It's a fact! Here are 7 of my favorites, plus links to many many more!
Read moreIce And Heat For Sore Muscles: Is It Heat, Then Ice? Or Ice, Then Heat?
Whenever I get injured, I always forget whether I'm supposed to use ice therapy or heat therapy. Is it ice on sore muscles and heat to relax pinched nerves? Or vice versa? If you're anything like me you will love this information so you'll know once and for all how and when to use these therapies. Here's the scoop...
Read moreWhat I’ve Learned About How To Treat Lyme Disease Based On My Own Lyme Treatment Regime
After being diagnosed with Lyme Disease, my symptoms went away for 1 year and then returned with a vengeance. See the meds my doctor prescribed right away, what my first official round of Lyme Disease treatment was like, and how my Lyme Disease symptoms changed after beginning treatment for Lyme Disease.
Read moreWhat It’s Like To Be Gluten Intolerant & Why I Only Eat Gluten-Free Foods
I am gluten intolerant. Here is a little about my personal experience, how I discovered I have gluten intolerance, and why I only eat gluten-free foods now...
Read moreCheck Your Plastic Bottles… Some Could Be Harmful To Your Health
There is a new government report regarding the safety of plastic bottles. Supposedly, if there's a 3, 6, or 7 inside that little triangle on the bottom of the bottle, then it's not the best kind of plastic that you'd want to be eating or drinking from. Here's the inside scoop about all of those numbers on the bottom of plastic bottles...
Read moreAutism Specials, News Reports & Findings That May Help Autistic Children And Their Families
As much as I wish I could speak for my Autistic niece Shelby... I can't. And as much I wish I could scream and shout for all of the injustices that she and her parents have had to deal with on a daily basis... that wouldn't do any good either. So, from my faraway corner of the world, I find peace and satisfaction when I can share some of the specific things that have helped to clarify things for me a bit. Or have helped me find an even greater sense of hope for Shelby's future.
Read moreGot Allergies? Try Local Honey As A Home Remedy For Hay Fever Or A Pollen Allergy
I'm thinking of trying local honey to lessen the effects of my allergies and hay fever this year. I've heard that local honey is the key to building up antibodies in your body -- thanks to the local bees who produce the local honey.
Read moreWhich Vitamins & Supplements Do Men & Women REALLY Need To Take?
It's so confusing. How much of each vitamin? Which vitamin supplements should you take? And why are vitamins so important? Jim and I are beginning to feel the effects of 40-something coming down on us. So I figured, one of the better things we could do for our bodies is to get healthy from the inside out. Here's what I've learned about multivitamins and the ones we ultimately chose...
Read moreUgh!… Do You Drink Out Of The Glasses In Hotel Rooms?
This video will make you think twice before you drink out of the glass in your hotel room next time!
Read moreRandy Pausch Is Dying… Here Is Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture
You've probably seen Randy Pausch a lot on the news lately. He's the Carnegie Mellon Professor who is dying from pancreatic cancer. What makes him -- and his message -- so memorable are the amazing details of his life -- and OUR lives in general -- that Randy shared in his 'Last Lecture' on September 18, 2007. Watch the video below...
Read moreHow To Clean Up The Mercury Mess If A Compact Fluorescent Bulb Breaks In Your Home
Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs are growing in popularity. That means more and more people might be using them without truly knowing how they work and what to do if one breaks. Here are the 5 steps you should take when cleaning up a broken CFL bulb...
Read moreFad Diets & Unusual Weight Loss Methods
Regardless of how outlandish some of these might seem, we all know that there is no ONE diet plan that works for everyone. So whatever works for you in terms of dieting... I say, go for it! And you never know what will work for you until you try something new.
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