Milk May Do a Body More Harm Than Good
A new study has found that, contrary to popular belief, drinking large amounts of milk each day does not lower a person’s risk of bone fractures and instead may be associated with a higher rate of death.
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Maine prepared to enforce 'voluntary' quarantine
FORT KENT, Maine (AP) — Maine health officials say they’re prepared to legally enforce the state’s “voluntary” quarantine on health care workers who’ve treated Ebola patients.
Why Boosting My Son's Immune System Is the Most Important Thing in the World
Our story started in 2005 when my beautiful son was born. When he was four weeks old we knew something was not right, and we rushed him to hospital. This is when our nightmare with liver disease started. My son was born with a rare disease called Billary Atresia. His bile ducts were not formed and his gall bladder was blocked. After a failed…
10 Must-Have Healthy Foods to Keep in Your Fridge
Here are 10 great foods—from hummus to chocolate bars—to keep around for a healthy lifestyle. A Light Salad Dressing I use Litehouse OPA dressing—it’s made with Greek yogurt for a lighter take on blue cheese and ranch flavors. Dairy-Free Chocolate Bars For a healthier sweet, try Enjoy Life dairy-free, gluten-free, soy-free chocolate bars. Enjoy alone, or try the crunchy chocolate bar crumbled on top of Greek yogurt for dessert! Related: Fall’s
The Max Amount of Weight You Could Realistically Gain in One Day
We asked Samantha Cassetty, R.D., M.S., nutrition director at Luvo, just how much weight you can realistically gain in one terrible, horrible, no good, very bad (eating) day.
Massachusetts town's plan to ban tobacco sales riles store owners
By Ted Siefer LOWELL Mass. (Reuters) – Store owners in a Massachusetts town proposing to bar the sale of all tobacco products objected to the proposal on Tuesday, a day after local officials announced the planned ban. Health officials in Westminster, about 60 miles (97 km)northwest of Boston, released a plan on Monday to bar the sale of cigarettes, chewing tobacco and cigars, as well as electronic cigarettes, citing health
Weak muscles can put diabetics at risk on stairs
By Janice Neumann (Reuters Health) – When nerves in the legs and feet are damaged from diabetes, people often have trouble on stairs, but a new report suggests exercise might help lower their risk of falling. People with so-called diabetic peripheral neuropathy go up and down stairs more slowly and clumsily than healthy people because of weak muscles, sensory damage (loss of feeling) and poor coordination, say the authors of
CDC now admits Ebola can spread through the air up to 3 feet away
(NaturalNews) When it comes to trusting the Obama Administration and, increasingly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, no one is making it harder for Americans to do so than the White House and the bumbling gaggle of bureaucrats and political hacks that it employs.For…
Oregon ignored complaints for six years while timber company sprays residents with deadly herbicides
(NaturalNews) Drift events are one of the most dangerous incidences regarding chemical exposure for people, occurring when the wind carries harmful toxicants long distances through the air, putting those caught in its path at risk.For decades, residents living alongside the Rogue…
How Hard Is Moderate Exercise? Not As Hard As You Might Think
No pain, no problem: A brisk walk is enough to qualify as moderate exercise for most people. A study published by the Canadian team last year found that 80 percent of inactive older adults couldn’t tell when a workout qualified as moderate intensity activity. The experts asked each person to run or walk on a treadmill at an effort level that the subjects felt was a moderate intensity. The participants