Smoking is harmful for the health. We are all aware of this, but for some it is quite difficult to break this habit. Nicotine causes rapid increase of the blood pressure and serious damage to the lungs. Moreover, even if you stop smoking, …
Joke: How do you dramatically increase sales of a new or unpopular food product to the American public? Answer: Call it a health food! This joke, while funny, is also very sad as it illustrates with humor what common sense, logic, observation, and …
By rinsing raw chicken before cooking it, you are in fact effectively distributing infection around your kitchen in the form of water droplets. According to the United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency, those droplets can travel up to three feet before landing on…well, what’s …
Sufficient daily water intake is vital for virtually every function within our bodies yet fewer than one in five of us drinks enough. Read on to see the results of this experiment. Sarah Smith is a 42 year old mother of two young …
It’s not something you might think about often, but your pee can tell you a lot about your body. This graphic from Cleveland Clinic shows what different urine hues might say about your health. In particular, pee color—which ranges from completely clear to …
As the temperature rises in the body, thousands of sweat glands begin to bead up, preparing to cool the body down. The average person possesses about 2.6 millions sweat glands — a built in thermostat. This system is made up of eccrine glands …
Her mother and grandmother both died of breast cancer at 47, and 36 years old, respectively. Her grandmother’s sisters died of cancer at early ages. Diabetes runs in her family. Annette Larkins is 70 years old and in perfect health and doesn’t take …
During the week you don’t get much down time; between work, your kids, errands, and everything in between, there isn’t a whole lot of time for 3 leisurely meals a day. I’m not trying to belittle the importance of “you” time, however I’m …
