Diabetes is one of the most common chronic health conditions, and one of the most preventable ones. A healthy diet, plenty of exercise, and safely losing body weight can help to prevent and possibly even help reverse type 2 diabetes. And yet, 30.3 million American people have diabetes and the [...]
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“There is nothing we can do” is the phrase many chronically ill and disabled patients hear from their doctors. Arthur Boorman was no exception. Arthur injured his legs and knees while serving in the Gulf War; too many jumps as a paratrooper left “irreparable” damage. Not being able to walk [...]
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U.S. life expectancy fell for the first time since 1993 – from 78.9 to 78.8 years. While the decline is just one-tenth of a year, there is an alarming increase in health problems in the United States. There is a rise in many health risks across the board: heart attacks, [...]
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When we think of health epidemics in the U.S., we often think of obesity, depression, and chronic disease. But there is one critical underlying health issue in all of these epidemics that we rarely talk about. This issue is an epidemic of loneliness, one that has been highlighted more than [...]
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As the world continues to transition from toxic chemical-based production of everyday goods to more sustainable versions made from safer, renewable resources, more information is coming to light about the dangers of the old way of doing things, and the many ways that companies are wreaking havoc on the environment [...]
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The hectic life of the 21st century leaves most of us forgetting the essentials when it comes to health: we spend too many hours sitting down; we don’t drink enough water; and as each new sleep study keeps reminding us, we do not get nearly enough sleep. Research shows [...]
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Essential oils are often used as a way to relax and add a unique fragrance to home living spaces, but more and more people are discovering their transformational health qualities when used in concentrated, therapeutic forms. This switch from cosmetic to medicinal use is not surprising. The market was once [...]
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Everybody knows by now that energy drinks are not the healthiest options for beverages. Besides unnaturally high amounts of caffeine, Red Bull, Monster, and other popular drinks contain high levels of sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and artificial sweeteners, as well as too much of the amino acid taurine, along [...]
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A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council along with its allies Friends of the Earth, Consumers Union, Food Animal Concerns Trust, and Center for Food Safety came out this past September with a new report on reducing the rate of antibiotic use in meat supply used by popular [...]
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Genetically engineered food, also known as GMOs or genetically modified organisms, has practically become a household term in recent years. But most people still have no idea what foods are actually GMO and which aren’t, ahd haven’t adjusted their shopping lists accordingly. Confusing, inaccurate Internet memes and commentary from pundits [...]
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