Not exercising worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease, study reveals
- Headlines & Highlights, Health & Healing
- October 22, 2018
“Cardiorespiratory fitness is a modifiable indicator of long term mortality and healthcare professionals should encourage patients to achieve and maintain high levels of fitness.”
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The Uphill Fight Against Fake Prescription Drugs
- Headlines & Highlights, Health & Healing
- October 10, 2018
“Millennials and those younger rely heavily on social media. Criminal organizations recognize that trend and we’re starting to see advertisements and sales of counterfeit or substandard prescription drugs on social media.”
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Women who drink more water get fewer UTIs
- Headlines & Highlights, Health & Healing
- October 10, 2018
“If a woman has recurrent UTI, she should consider her daily fluid intake and try to increase it to at least two to three liters a day.”
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Here’s how much fast food Americans are eating
- Headlines & Highlights, Health & Healing
- October 3, 2018
“It is funny, when we see news clips of a shark swimming near a beach, it scares us into not going near that beach. However, what we should be scared of is double cheeseburgers, French fries and large amounts of sugary beverages.”
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9/11 hero’s daughter wants to raise awareness for linked cancer deaths
- Headlines & Highlights, Health & Healing
- September 10, 2018
“We thought we were so lucky because nobody died. Now we have to wait until they’re picked off by cancer.”
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An 80-Year Harvard Study Says This 1 Thing Will Make You Happier and Healthier
- Headlines & Highlights, Health & Healing
- August 27, 2018
What does it take to be healthy & happy? Harvard University began a comprehensive study on emotional well-being back in 1938 that included John F. Kennedy, who went on to become President of the United States, and 723 other men.
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Nearly 10K people have gotten cancer from toxic 9/11 dust
- Headlines & Highlights, Health & Healing
- August 23, 2018
“9/11 is still killing. Sadly this fragile community of heroes & survivors is shrinking by the day.” John Feal, advocate for World Trade Center (WTC) responders.
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Weed-killing chemical linked to cancer found in some children’s breakfast foods
- Headlines & Highlights, Health & Healing
- August 15, 2018
“I was shocked. We don’t know a lot about the effect of glyphosate on children. And essentially we’re just throwing it at them.”
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Surgery centers don’t have to report deaths in 17 states
- Headlines & Highlights, Health & Healing
- August 14, 2018
“A Kaiser Health News & USA Today investigation found that surgery centers operate under such an uneven mix of rules across U.S. states that fatalities & serious injuries can result in no warning to gov’t officials, much less to potential patients.”
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Why ‘beauty sleep’ is real, according to doctors
- Headlines & Highlights, Health & Healing
- August 2, 2018
“Sleep is incredibly important for physical appearance. Sleep is a regenerative process where we heal and where our neurons build strong connections. It’s like a fountain of youth that we dive in to every night.”
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As Workouts Intensify, a Harmful Side Effect Grows More Common
- Health & Healing
- July 19, 2017
“I would never discourage exercise, ever. Spin class is great exercise. But it’s not an activity where you start off at full speed. And it’s important for the public to realize this and for trainers to realize this.”
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‘Healthy’ foods have most of us confused, survey finds
- Health & Healing
- June 12, 2017
“Dietary factors were estimated to be associated with a substantial portion of deaths from heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.”
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Food for thought: Your diet and cancer
- Health & Healing
- March 23, 2017
“So the relationship of food to health is massive. I didn’t get it.” That’s what chef Eric Levin told CBS correspondent Martha Teichner. It took five times facing cancer before he came to what he called this “Eureka” realization.
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Good for You Cranberry Sauce: No White Sugar Added
- Health & Healing
- November 23, 2016
An easy Good for You cranberry sauce, no white sugar added! It’s healthy and tasty too!
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Stopped flossing? Teeth still vital to overall health
- Headlines & Highlights, Health & Healing
- August 3, 2016
“I’m a periodontist so I deal with gum disease every day, and there are lots of studies showing that plaque building up between the teeth does cause gum disease.”
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