According to the American Heart Association heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. High blood pressure is the cause or contributes to nearly 350,000 lives lost every year and it may be preventable or controlled. The US Dept of Health and Human Services reported that up to half of the…
In the United States up to 11% of women suffer with infertility or some form of difficulty getting pregnant. That’s over 7 million women a year seeking methods to help them have a baby. For women over 35 it is almost 25% that will have difficulty. These difficulties aren’t just emotionally taxing they can be financially…
Bed wetting is a common occurrence in children. It is defined as a child over 5 years of age that wets the bed at least 2 times per week for more than 3 months and affects roughly 10% of children at 7 years of age. There are many possible causes of bed wetting such as…
The last study I reviewed showed exposure to pesticides increased the risk of children developing autism. Now here is a study showing that organic produce not only protects you from pesticides it also protects you from heavy metals and has more vitamins and minerals than conventionally grown produce. It should come as no surprise that…
Eating healthy is one of the cornerstones to leading a healthy lifestyle. You are what you eat and making healthy dietary choices gives our bodies the proper fuel it needs to function at its optimum. Staying away from processed foods and eating a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables is a good start that many…
Bring up the topic of nutrition and dieting to anyone and there will be no shortage of opinions on the best diet to follow. From the popular named diets like South Beach, Paleo, or Atkins to the newest fad diet that restricts food to tree bark week one, adding in one plant or animal each…
As we age our bodies can undergo physical changes in posture that lead to pain and disability. There are several key areas of the spine that change with age and are directly related to long term health. We’ve all seen the elderly man or woman hunched over holding a cane or walker just struggling to…
The foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints and hundreds of muscles, tendons and ligaments. It has evolved into a complex structure ideally designed to support and balance us during upright walking. Yet most of us shove it into a rigid shoe and limit the majority of the motions it was designed to do. This is…
While combing through research journals and papers to find interesting topics to write on sometimes I come across one that I just have to share. Even though it may seem there isn’t much that applies to getting healthy, or even to people at all. I’ve reviewed papers on heart disease, outdoor play, quitting smoking, healthy…
The way cattle are raised for meat production has changed several times over the last few decades. Up until the 1940s cattle were roaming over large expanses of land grazing primarily on wild grasses. Then in the 1950s it was realized cattle could be fattened up and brought to slaughter much quicker if they were…