Wellness Quiz
There’s a debate over whether annual health exams are necessary, but according to the CDC they most definitely are! If you don’t get that exam, then it’s even more important that you know the state of your health through blood tests. But what should you be checking for? We put together this short video quiz […]
How To Get Back On Track With Wellness
When summer arrives, it’s easy to forget all of the wellness resolutions you made on New Year’s Eve. In the first few weeks of January, meeting your wellness goals was easy. You hit the gym, cut out red meat, cut back on that glass of wine every evening and really committed to your wellness resolution. […]
10 Preconditions At Risk For No Coverage
We don’t necessarily know what’s in the new health care bill yet, but the following is a list of diseases that are reported to be considered a pre-existing condition, which means it will no longer be covered, that require multiple blood tests to manage the disease. You’ll need to make other plans to getting your […]
STDs Past 50 – Everything You Need To Know
STDs past 50 have become a common reality for modern adults. People live longer, healthier, lives; divorce later in life and now use online dating. All of this contributes to more sex after 50. Additionally, sex after 60 and sex after 70 is taking place at a higher rate in retirement homes, nursing homes and […]
Prostate Cancer Quiz
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men, other than skin cancer according to the American Cancer Society. But outside a certain dread of annual digital examinations as we get older, there’s still a lot of questions surrounding this cancer. We put together this quick video quiz to test your knowledge. Prostate Cancer […]
Anti-Inflammatory Foods You Should Be Eating
Your body is pretty well equipped to fight inflammation. When you’re sick or get hurt, your body sends white blood cells to the rescue to fight whatever inflammation you are experiencing. But sometimes the body’s natural healing stops working because your immune system becomes damaged by stress, poor diet, and weight gain. When the immune […]
Some OTC Products Could Damage Your Kidneys
The habit is so ingrained in us now that we barely even think about it – if you’re feeling under the weather, you go to the pharmacy, get some medicine, and hope you feel better. But is this as safe as we’ve been led to believe? Does this habit of taking over the counter medications […]
Can Vitamin D Cure Headaches?
In today’s fast paced world, headaches almost seem like an unavoidable byproduct – we’ve all experienced a bad headache or two in our lives, if not more frequently. Some individuals even suffer from a more severe form called migraines. There are numerous kinds of headaches and all can be linked to various reasons or a […]
Can You Die Of A Broken Heart?
You’ve heard the stories about couples who die within weeks, days or even hours of each other. The idea that someone could die just from experiencing grief or loss has become somewhat of a myth. It’s also become culturally acceptable to say someone died of a broken heart after a major loss. But what if […]
10 Celebrities With Thyroid Problems
An estimated 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease. But what’s really shocking is that percent of those who have thyroid disease know they have it. Below are ten stories of women celebrities with thyroid problems because women are more prone to be affected, 5 to 8 times more likely. Read these and […]