What Is Known About Hives Healthy Steps: Hives—First Steps Healthy Steps: Hives—Full Program Prevention From Dr. Deborah’s Desk That little welt itches and you try your best not to scratch it because when you do, it grows before your very eyes! If you are a truly hive prone person, just running your fingernail over normal […]
Most of us were brought up believing that fluoride is a magic bullet guaranteed to prevent cavities. Toothpaste and water supplies containing fluoride were considered a good thing.
From 2004 to 2012, federal and state agents have conducted armed sting operations across America, raiding farms and issuing criminal warrants for farmers and shopkeepers from California to Pennsylvania. A few were even arrested. Were they after drug smugglers, perhaps? Or pursuing a threat to national intelligence?
Lucky parents have the opportunity to prepare themselves for a pregnancy, selecting the ideal time for the pregnancy and optimizing their health before conception. It is impossible to start too soon. Although the sperm and egg cells are only in production for a few months, the longer the body producing those cells has enjoyed living in a healthy manner, the healthier the baby will be.
Today I was proud of my training as a Family Physician when I read an article from the Journal of the American Board of Family Practice about melanoma. The article investigated what has been a very unpopular opinion that a minority of physicians has held for quite a few years: melanoma is not as simple as you think, nor is sunshine as dangerous as some dermatologists might tell you.
Like a building with a poor foundation, a body with poor posture is less resistant to strains and injuries. Poor posture often develops because of habitual, incorrect movements and patterns. Most of us struggle with muscle pain and limited range of motion caused by or complicated by postural misalignments such as rounded shoulders, forward protruding head or tucked pelvis. Chronic neck pain, headaches and lower back pain are also indicators of misalignment.
Unless you grew up in a home where traditional Indian cooking was the norm, you may not be totally familiar with ghee, or clarified butter. In fact, you may be thinking that clarified butter sounds awfully artery clogging, and avoid it completely.However, if you’re looking for a great butter substitute, ghee is the way to go. So what is ghee, exactly?
What Is Known About Aging Skin Healthy Steps: Aging Skin—First Steps Healthy Steps: Aging Skin—Full Program Preventing Aging Skin The signs of aging appear slowly, but once you notice a few, you become vigilant looking for new ones. You examine your face from different angles and are perhaps seduced by cosmetic anti-aging products or have […]
To some people, “homeopathy” implies the whole range of alternative health treatments, including herbs, supplements, and perhaps even acupuncture. However, if you’ve actually seen a homeopathic remedy, you most likely have seen a tiny vial of little white pills with an unusual name. Homeopathic remedies are in fact made from every sort of substance imaginable-animal, plant, and mineral.
The New York Times Sunday Review had a lovely article this past weekend about how the first step to meeting your New Year’s resolution is to make a New Year’s resolution. If you have defined goals, you’re more likely to me