Brian Vaszily

Health Information Reliability: How do You Really Know Which Health Information to Trust?

Searching for reliable health information can easily take on the feeling of a full-time job. Between searching online, sorting through various health books, and paying attention to the latest health news headlines, it is quite possible to find a pro and a... Read >

25 Ways to Enjoy Your Life More While Spending Less

We hate to say it, but life is expensive. The once thrifty road trip is now subject to nearly $3.00/gallon gas prices (or if you're in a lucky area of the country, even more). A trip to a baseball game with the kids will easily cost you $100 or more by th... Read >

Check Out All the Violence Here! <i>or</i> How I Jolt You into Submission to Get Your Mo

I will now transform back into the irresponsible and rabid but successful mainstream marketer I once was in order to convey this to you most effectively. Shazam. As a big marketer, one of the most effective techniques I use to divert you away from what re... Read >

Flaxseed: The Incredible Health Benefits (and One Drawback) of Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil

Tiny seeds known as flaxseeds have been sprouting up on health food store shelves and in cupboards of health-minded people for years now, but they're still relatively unknown to most Americans. Flax, the plant, dates back to the Stone Ages and was used in... Read >

Chemical Signals: How You are Subconsciously Influenced by Other People's Sweat and Other Chemica

Chemical signals that we humans cannot see, smell, taste or hear are constantly at play in our environment, but researchers are just beginning to skim the edges of this oceanic topic. In animals, the topic is much more clear-cut. It's known that animals s... Read >

Over-Analyzing Versus Fully Inhabiting Your Intimate Relationship

"The unexamined life is not worth living," Socrates famously said. But when it comes to your love life, there are times when even a good thing like examining and analyzing the overall health of your relationship can actually be taken to an unhealthy extre... Read >

Lutein: Are You Getting Enough of This Anti-Aging Antioxidant Powerhouse?

Lutein, a yellow-hued carotenoid (that's also found in non-yellow foods), has been receiving much well-deserved attention as of late. This powerful antioxidant may help fight everything from cancer to aging, and it's available in so many foods that there'... Read >

Why Returning to College After Age 30 (Age 40, 50, Etc.) Might Be Just The Right Choice For You

If you are over the age of thirty and thinking about returning to college, you should know that you are not alone. Far from it! Not that long ago, college students who were older than twenty-five were frequently described by educators and college admissio... Read >

Are Genetically Modified (GM) Foods Dangerous? The Essentials on Both Sides of the Debate

BIO 2006, the annual international convention sponsored by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), has just wrapped up in Chicago. At the four-day conference, representatives from 24 countries gave presentations on biotechnology and its increasing ... Read >

Why We're Living (Far) Shorter Lives Than Ever, and What to Do About It </font>

It's very sad. We're living shorter lives than ever. You are on a path to live a much shorter life than the generations that came before you. Your children and their children are on a path to live a much shorter life than you. Perhaps that contradicts w... Read >

Adverse Drug Reactions On the Rise: What You Can Do to Shield Yourself from the Dangers of ADRs

Adverse reactions to prescription drugs are occurring at alarming rates in U.S. hospitals and elsewhere. It was known back in 1994 that over 2.2 million hospital patients had serious adverse drug reactions (ADRs). That same year, 106,000 patients died fro... Read >

Three Simple Strategies for Rekindling the Romance in Your Relationship

These days it seems that we are busier than ever. We seem to be in a constant state of motion, always racing off to work, or zipping out to run errands, or to take the kids to their various activities. Inevitably, something is bound to get lost in the shu... Read >

The Surprising 9 Jobs With the Highest Germ Exposure -- and What You Can do About It

When it comes to germs in the workplace, certain workers may be exposed to 20 times more bacteria at their jobs than others ... and some of the germiest jobs may surprise you. The findings come as part of a series of studies called "Germs in the Workplace... Read >

The Health (and Beauty) Dangers of Common Soap & A Top-Recommended Alternative</font></

If you are like most people, you believe that bar soap -- the oldest cleanser around - is harmless. So you may be quite surprised to learn that today's popular commercial soaps contain synthetic compounds that are loaded with health risks. These are some ... Read >

What NOT to Do When Shopping for a Car: 11 Key Steps

Some people cringe at the thought of having to haggle over the price of a new car, while others are excited by the thrill of the "hunt." No matter which category you fall into (or if you're somewhere in between), it's easy to get taken for a ride when you... Read >