Eating Disorders: When Food Becomes Foe
Eating disorders are dangerous, but treatable, mental and physical illnesses. They change the ways that a person thinks and behaves in relation to food, eating,...
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Pump It Up! Strength Training is for Everyone
Building muscle mass is about more than just looking buff or opening jars. Whether you refer to this process as strength training, resistance training or...
Food Allergy, Intolerance and Sensitivity
If you’re lucky, you can gobble up any food you like without concern about allergies, sensitivities, or intolerances. For some people, consuming the wrong foods...
Car Seat Safety
In the U.S., the leading cause of death for children ages 3-14 is motor vehicle crashes. The right car seat, used in the right way,...
Zombie Infections: They’re Never Really Gone
Actually called latent infections, zombies infections lie dormant in a person’s body, hiding from the immune system, and often cause no symptoms until they come...
Birth Control and Menopause
Steps on Life’s Path According to Benjamin Franklin, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Sorry, Ben, but we...
Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
More than 1-in-10 Americans have diabetes, and 1-in-3 adults in the U.S. have metabolic syndrome. While these conditions are common and related to each other,...
Hidden Home Health Hazards
If we are fortunate, our homes are safe places to which we can retreat, rest, recharge and share that comfort with the people we care...