February Heart Health Month

February is American Heart Month — a time set aside each year to encourage Americans to pay better attention to their lifestyle choices and how they affect heart health.  This awareness campaign is important because heart disease is the number one killer of both...

Cell Phone Radiation

It is widely known that cell phones emit electro-magnetic radio frequency radiation (RF) and the human being operating it absorbs it.  RF is a different type of radiation than that emitted in X-ray technology, and while X-rays have a proven link to increased cancer...

Why You Need Sleep

In a recent article, Dr. Mercola explains a multitude of reasons why it is crucial to get enough sleep every night. The article states that an estimated 40% of  Americans are sleep deprived and many of them get 5 hours of sleep or less nightly. According to recent...

Dress Up Your Water

We all know we should drink more water — and there are a variety of reasons for this, not the least of which is it can help you lose weight (or maintain a healthy one!)  That’s because many times when we think we’re hungry, we are, in fact, simply thirsty. ...