Why do we need to sleep?
Routinely sleeping less than six or seven hours a night has a significant impact on your immune system. This can double your risk of cancer and is a key lifestyle factor determining whether or not Read More
Health Tips
How Heat can take a Toll on Your Health
Summer has started off with a bang, as major heat waves have already hit much of the country. People in states across the Midwest and Northeast are especially at risk, because many people might not have Read More
Be prepared for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases this summer
It’s that time again! The ticks are out in large numbers and are here to stay until late in the fall. Preventing tick bites continues to be the best way to avoid all tick borne Read More
Should we Swat Mosquitoes
Your grandmother’s insistence that you receive more bug bites because you’re ‘sweeter’ may not be that far-fetched after all, according to pioneering research from Virginia Tech scientists. A recent study shows that mosquitoes can rapidly learn Read More
Why Do I Have Brain Fog?
Those memory lapses many women notice around menopause are real, and they can begin at a relatively young age, researchers report. It’s common for women going through menopause to complain of what researchers sometimes call “brain Read More
Alternative Methods Of Treating Obesity
Obesity poses as a significant health hazard which makes people all the more vulnerable in succumbing to heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer. Characterized by having a body mass index exceeding 30, obesity receives Read More
Meditation May Reduce Anxiety and Improve Cardiovascular Health
It sounds like a late-night commercial: In just one hour you can reduce your anxiety levels and some heart health risk factors. But a recent study with 14 participants shows preliminary data that even a Read More
The Importance of Zinc
Zinc is an essential trace element that is for essential plants and animals. A lack of zinc can make a person more susceptible to disease and illness impacting their immune system and assist in healing Read More
Ask The Doctor: Type 2 Diabetes
My 42-year-old brother, Gregg, just found out he has type 2 diabetes, and I’d like to help him get healthy. What can he do to avoid taking prescription drugs? Your brother is among more than Read More
Heal Thyself—Beating the Sugar Blues
Across the nation, an estimated 20 million people—7 percent of the US population—have diabetes. As many as 40 million more teeter on the edge of the illness and are classified as pre-diabetic—meaning they have insulin Read More