
The dark side of coffee drinks
For all you fancy coffee fanatics, I have an important message for you.
Those sweet coffee drinks that you love so much have a very dark side—and I’m not referring to how dark the roast is.
Here’s what you must know about these brews that may taste good, but that’s where their “goodness” ends.
- Tags: General Health, Healthy Eating, Sugar

A sneaky cause of osteoporosis and kidney stones
When someone says “osteoporosis,” most people think, “Eat more dairy products!”
But when kidney stones are brought up, the opposite is true— “You’re eating too much dairy!”
Well, there’s a lot more to it than that.
- Tags: Healthy Bones, Healthy Kidneys, Vitamin D

Is this sly illness lurking in you?
Digestive issues have become so commonplace in our society today that it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t have gut issues. Although the most common problems are acid reflux, constipation, gas, bloating and IBS, there’s another digestive monster that can quietly sneak up on you and you might not even know you have it.
- Tags: hiatal hernia

Is this the perfect solution for acid reflux?
I just saw an advertisement for a special pillow for acid reflux sufferers.
Apparently, this pillow keeps your upper half slightly elevated while you sleep so that gravity can work its magic and keep your stomach contents where they belong during your slumber.
Although this pillow has gotten rave reviews and it sure is a much safer answer than crippling your stomach acid with drugs, I still have a question:

Good & bad news about colorectal cancer
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. So there will be a lot of “awareness” being trumpeted to the masses—mostly telling people to get their colonoscopies, watch for changes in bowel habits and basically hope your number doesn’t come up in the colorectal cancer lottery. Well, I have a lot more to say than that. Here’s what people should really be “aware” of:
- Tags: Cancer, Healthy Colon, Healthy Eating

The hidden dangers of tattoos
If you are among the one out of five people in the US that currently has at least one tattoo, there is much more going on behind the scenes than your body’s “pretty artwork.”
Here’s what I mean:
- Tags: Healthy Living