Should You Get The Shingles or Pneumonia Vaccine?

What about all those adult vaccines that we are all supposed to get like the shingles or the pneumonia vaccines? Are they really a good idea? I have never had any of these vaccines. And I don’t intend to get one. Besides the fact that they don’t work very...

Do Artificial Sweeteners Cause Diabetes?!

You thought you were doing the right thing when you put saccharin in your coffee instead of sugar right? Wrong! One of my favorite sayings has always been; “flush the zero-calorie, low calorie, zero-cholesterol foods or additives and anything recommended by the...

Get Better Results From Exercise In Half The Time

If you love to exercise, raise your hand. I’m talking about real heart pumping, profuse sweating exercise, not a round of golf or game of bowling. I don’t see many hands. I realize that there are a few of you out there that really enjoy the act of...

Importance of Hydration… For All Ages

Hydration For All A new study suggests that people who aren’t well-hydrated when they have a stroke are about four times more likely to have a worse outcome than people who’ve had more fluids. Researchers found that the effects of a stroke got worse or...

Too Much Fruit?

Most everyone agrees that good health starts with eating a diet high in whole fruits and vegetables, right? At least that’s what most of us learn from school and the news. There have been studies that show a connection between a diet full of fruits and veggies...

Drugs That Cause Diabetes

Big Pharma has done a great job. If you were to ask the majority of Americans what is the worst health danger out there, they would probably say high cholesterol levels. They have been well indoctrinated. And if they didn’t say high cholesterol levels, the odds...

How Is Your Balance?

One of the very real fears many people have as they get older is falling. So I want to know, is there a good way for older folks with balance issues to improve their balance? Some studies have suggested that a Chinese low-level, balance oriented form of exercise...

6 Signs You Could Be Dehydrated

Your breath, skin, and muscles may be telling you that your body is running low on water. Here are six surprising indicators that you might be dehydrated. 1. Bad breath. Saliva has antibacterial properties in it, but dehydration can prevent your body from making...

Feeling Tired? What Is Your Body Telling You?

Are you suffering from fatigue and / or neuropathy? One problem you might have is something that doctors and patients alike are often unaware of, it’s a vitamin B12 deficiency. A B12 deficiency can easily give you the symptoms of fatigue and neuropathy. But if...