Can Herbal Remedies Keep You From Experiencing Seasonal Misery? 'Tis the season to be merry, especially if you've managed to avoid catching a cold or the flu while those around you have been laid low by the winter crud. Is making it through the cold season unscathed just a matter of good luck, or can […]
Allergy-Fighting Alternatives To Wheat And Rice Offer Many Nutritional Advantages Ann Foster, an avid camper and hiker originally from Arkansas, dreamed for years of moving to the mountains of Colorado. But when that dream finally came true, Foster found herself sidelined with joint pain so severe that it was sometimes a challenge to walk across […]
10 Plant Remedies You Can’t Do Without.
Those white mustaches on the smiling faces of celebrities may be a clever way to promote the “milk does a body good” idea. But there’s nothing amusing about increasing evidence of much higher rates of breast and prostate cancers in people who have elevated levels of Insulin-Like Growth-Factor 1 (IGF-1), the hormone that increases milk […]
Imagine stretching out on the couch, a World Series game on the tube and a large bowl of chips sitting invitingly on the cushion next to you. It doesn’t get any better than that, right? Well, what if those chips tasted just like the real thing but were low in calories and had no fat?
Over the past several years, a series of highly publicized recalls have sent panicky consumers running to the fridge to check for tainted meat. In 1998, Sara Lee recalled millions of pounds of hot dogs and deli meat after 21 people died in a Listeria outbreak from a Michigan processing plant. In 2000, a three-year-old […]
The electric & magnetic fields (EMFs) emitted from power lines and electrical appliances may cause health problems such as miscarriage, cancer & ALS.
Antibiotic-Pumped Livestock May Be Breeding Superbugs Lisa Blackshear Slowly, but surely, bacteria are winning. Though they replicate as often as dozens of times a day, bacteria face only about 150 types of antibiotics approved for human use in the past 60 years. Misuse of antibiotics in treating human infections has clearly contributed to the rise […]
Can We Trust Alternatives to Milk-Based Formulas? While most American women realize that breastfeeding is best for their baby, lifestyle choices and job realities can dictate the use of formula instead. When your baby is allergic to cow’s milk formula (or you’re a dairy-eschewing vegetarian) , it can be a relief to find there’s a […]
Aromatic Products May Pollute Indoor Air and Your Health The same health-conscious homeowner who would never dream of allowing cigarette smoke inside the house might be burning aromatherapy candles with the idea that they promote a healthy, relaxing atmosphere. But burning candles could actually have the opposite effect: Scientific testing has shown that candles can […]
