Success is Not Always Doing What You Love By blog Often the way to reach a treasured goal is to do what is difficult for you. ItΓÇÖs not enough to […]
Should You Worry About Ebola Virus? By Jane Farrell article The Ebola virus made its first appearance in 1976. If you fast-forward 38 years, March 2014 was the start … Read More→
Pets Dogs and Our Health: The Benefits of our Furry Friends By Jane Farrell article For thousands of years, dogs have been domesticated and bred to have qualities humans deemed suitableΓÇôa literal transformation from wild … Read More→
_ Skin Skin Health Psoriasis-Hypertension Link By Jane Farrell article Patients with more severe psoriasis are also more likely to have uncontrolled hypertension, according to research done at the Perelman … Read More→
MenopauseΓÇöA Trigger to Forget What You Were Just Thinking About By blog Right up there with hot flashes, insomnia, grumpiness and weight gain, forgetting what you were going to say, when only […]
CDC: The Facts About Ebola By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: Americans have become increasingly concerned about the possibility of an outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in this country … Read More→
_ Senior Health The Best Ways to Avoid Falls By Jane Farrell article Many things can cause a fall. Your eyesight, hearing, and reflexes might not be as sharp as they were when … Read More→
Healthy Diet & Nutrition Dairy is Good for Your Metabolic Health By Jane Farrell article Research done at CHU de Qu├⌐bec Research Center and Laval University in Canada found that dairy consumption may also have … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition ΓÇ£SpiceΓÇ¥ Up Your Health By Jane Farrell article Did you know that one of the easiest things you can do to improve your health is to use a … Read More→
_ Heart Health Drinking Tea Reduces Non-CV Mortality By Sondra Forsyth article Drinking tea reduces non-cardiovascular mortality by 24% according to a study of 131,000 people presented at European Society for Cardiology Congress in Barcelna on August 31st 2014 by Professor Nicolas Danchin from France.
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition ΓÇ£SpiceΓÇ¥ Up Your Health By Sondra Forsyth article By Diane Blum Did you know that one of the easiest things you can do to improve your health is to use a handful of spices each day? Simply adding the right spices increases nutrients in your diet, allows you to use less salt and sugar for taste, and also has important health side benefits. Here are a few of the healthiest: 1) Cinnamon
_ Preventing Falls and Fractures By Jane Farrell article A simple thing can change your lifeΓÇölike tripping on a rug or slipping on a wet floor. If you fall, you could break a bone, like thousands of older men and women do each year. A broken bone might not sound awful. But, for older people, a break can be the start of more serious problems.
Brain Health Elasticity of Brain Arteries & Aging Well By Sondra Forsyth article In an effort to identify how the elasticity of the arteries in the brain correlates with aging well, researchers at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign used optical methods developed in their lab to map out the pulse pressure of the entire brainΓÇÖs cortex.
_ Sex The Foods of Love By Jane Farrell article By Eve Marx Aphrodisiacs are aromatic foods, recipes and potions believed to be sexual and sensual enhancers found in nature. Many of these potent love tools and libido lifters have been in use for centuries. There are dozens of known aphrodisiacs in the world. Is it time for you to learn about some of them? Essential oils that do more than smooth
_ Sex Restarting Your Sex Life By Jane Farrell article Normal aging brings physical changes in both men and women. These changes sometimes affect the ability to have and enjoy sex. A woman may notice changes in her vagina. As a woman ages, her vagina can shorten and narrow. Her vaginal walls can become thinner and also a little stiffer. Most women will have less vaginal lubrication. These changes could affect sexual function and/or pleasure.
_ Weight Loss Stress Could Equal 11 Extra Pounds Per Year By Jane Farrell article One or more stressful events on any given day can actually slow the bodyΓÇÖs metabolism and potentially lead to weight gain, a new study has found. Researchers from the Ohio State University said that a single high-fat meal eaten the day after a stressor such as an argument or work-related pressure can make unhealthy weight gain easier.
Aging Well Senior Health WhatΓÇÖs Really Keeping You From Aging Well? By Sondra Forsyth article By Dr. Kevin J. McLaughlin During my experience as a health care provider, I have realized that, when it comes to aging well, many older women are worried about developing cancer, especially breast cancer, more than any other age-related diseases.
_ Caregiving Professional Post-Stroke Care From Head to Toe By Sondra Forsyth article By Marki Flannery At the end of nurse Lorraine Williams' recent home care visit to Professor Samuel Kaplan, he walked her to the apartment's front door. "I was so surprised," she marvels. Only a year earlier, the 70-something professor had a stroke and couldn't walk.