
4 Ways to Help Prevent 2 Diseases
The month of February used to primarily be known for three things: Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day and the Super Bowl (congratulations, Philly fans!). Oh, and frigid winters in the northeast which this former New Yorker-turned-Floridian does not miss one bit. But February has stepped it up even more, because now it is both National Cancer Prevention Month AND American Heart Month! I’d say that’s pretty darn important since heart disease and cancer consistently maintain...

The Secret to Healthy Teeth and Gums
As a young girl, I lived in the small Upstate New York city of Utica, and besides enjoying some of the best Italian food in the world as well as the bakery delights called “half-moons,” I have vivid memories of my childhood dentist whom I will just call “Dr. B.” I’m shocked that as an adult, I don’t suffer from intense dentist phobia because Dr. B. was downright brutal even to a kid like...

4 Ways to BUST Through This Health Roadblock
I’ll cut right to the chase this morning — I am HURTING from head to toe today. This past weekend, I took a 3 ½ hour mixed martial arts blackbelt “pre-test,” the objective of which was to assess whether I (and eight of my fellow students) had achieved the necessary physical requirements to take the upcoming blackbelt test. As you know, I’m no stranger to working out. I’ve been a runner for 32 years...

3 Safe, Easy and Effective Strategies for IBD Help
It’s never good news to hear that any illness is on the rise, especially in children, and one that is showing alarming trends is IBD—inflammatory bowel disease. The two primary diseases under the IBD umbrella are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. These are chronic, painful, debilitating conditions whose effects go far beyond digestive issues. According to research in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, from 2007 to 2016, there was a 123 percent rise in...

Is Chocolate a Health Food?
I don’t think there’s any food in existence that is more universally loved and desired than chocolate. Now, many people hesitate to indulge in chocolate because they know it can pack the pounds on you. Well, here’s the thing—when you have a regular diet of wholesome real foods (and stay away from junk and fast foods), you CAN enjoy an occasional treat like chocolate and not pay the price! Plus strict avoidance of any...

Why There is No Such Thing as Flu "Season"
I recently stopped into a local pharmacy to get my cat some melatonin (my poor senior cat Max has dementia and the vet recommended melatonin to help him sleep instead of yowling all night!). When I entered the pharmacy, looking around to check the aisle listings for what I needed, the clerk at the front of the store asked if I as there for a flu shot and I said no. Then as I...