One of the biggest mistakes people make with respect to their health is to assume that the absence of symptoms is indicative of good health. Not necessarily so. You see, sickness and disease don’t just suddenly pop up out of nowhere. Instead it is more of a gradual process that you might not even pick up on for a while. Here’s what I mean—it all starts with irritation which progresses to inflammation.  You irritate...

  15% off storewide sale continues! Throughout the last 61 years, I have been grateful to NOT be among the one out of four Americans that suffers from seasonal allergies.  Well, guess what? That’s all changed.  Because apparently my Upstate NY immune system does not get along well with Florida pollen.  Although I moved to Florida from New York in September 2021, I didn’t notice any issues…until now.  It’s funny because I thought I just...

  In theory, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is responsible for providing current, accurate information about health-related issues for Americans.   Too bad a lot of what we’re seeing from them is neither current nor accurate.  First of all, when searching “Leading causes of death in the US,” the CDC is still showing data from 2021 (three years ago).  That’s current?  Heart disease continues to top the list with about 695,000 deaths, and...

  According to the CDC, longstanding or frequent pain affects over 70 million Americans!  Out of that total, 50 million reported having “chronic pain” defined as pain that has lasted at least three months, and the other 20 million suffer from “high-impact chronic pain” which frequently limits their life or work activities.  With all that pain going on, people are naturally desperate for relief…so they typically turn to their local pharmacy.  The most popular types...

  What if I told you that aging, heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Type II diabetes, cataracts and arthritis are all caused or worsened by the same health-wrecking "monster?"  This creature is inside all of us, and it isn't always a bad guy...but when it's allowed to get out of control for a long enough period of time it will unleash its wrath.  Then your health can begin to crumble and/or you start...

  Back in my health insurance days in the early 80s, I used to have a boss (Paul) that smoked cigars pretty much nonstop.  As you may recall (if you are as old as me LOL), smoking used to be allowed in public places, including business offices.  So we would witness Paul lighting up throughout the day.    Besides the stench of what I assumed were cheap cigars, I was very aware of Paul’s breathing, which...