Weight Control and Portion Size
People who are overweight and inactive are at greater risk for cancer and other chronic diseases. Researchers believe that overweight and inactivity cause the...
Could you have High Blood pressure?
About 25% of adults have hypertension (high BP). A third don?t know it. Be watchful of your blood pressure if you are: Over 55. BP...
On the Shy Side: When Social fears become disabling..
Ever felt shy before giving a speech or entering a roomful of strangers? Most of us have experienced shyness ? a temporary fear of...
Does Exercise Prevent Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong disease that develops when the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin or when the body tissues become resistant to...
Colon Health:
The colon is the final staging area for digestion ? and the third most common site of cancer for Americans. Yet we could...
Shedding Light On Sleep Disorders
When the quality of sleep suffers, the quality of life suffers, too. We spend about a third of our life, 20-25 years, sleeping. Many...
Do You Have These Safety Items at Home?
1. Fire extinguishers: of the BC or ABC type should be handy in the kitchen, garage and other key areas.
2. Smoke alarms: are life...
How to Stay Young!
Research has found that people who generally live longer do so partly because good habits. Here, Dr. Vernon Coleman and others provide some of...
Exercise and Menopause: A change for the better.
The American College of Sports Medicine recommends this treatment to reduce the effects and symptoms of menopause:
Most women enter menopause in their early 50s...
Watch What You Heat: Prevent Home Fires!
Cooking is the number one cause of home fires. The leading cause of home cooking fires and injuries is unattended cooking.
Cooking Safely Prevents Fires...
