05th March 2006
When the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion compiled their Healthy Eating Index for 1999-2000, they found only a slight reason to smile. Ten percent of the population had a good diet. This was based on 10 asp...
05th March 2006
Adding herbs to your favorite dishes adds flavor, variety and color. Antimicrobial herbs provide all of that - PLUS they give your health a major boost. Antimicrobial herbs have a unique ability to destroy and inhibit the growth of disease-causing microor...
05th March 2006
Most Americans (82 percent) feel optimistic when it comes to their financial futures, according to the Family Financial Forecast study commissioned by State Farm Life Insurance Companies. Most Americans also have similar goals in mind when it comes to mon...
22nd February 2006
Sodium is essential to the human body, helping to carry nutrients into cells, regulate body functions such as blood pressure and fluid volume, and keep the pressure balance normal on the lining of blood vessels. "You cannot exist without sodium," says Ali...
22nd February 2006
The United States is home to more than 253,000 railroad crossings. Over 154,000 of these intersect public roads. Trains have the right of way at crossings -- they can take over 1 mile to stop -- which means motorists, pedestrians and bikers all must pay a...
22nd February 2006
When it comes to seeing a fair and trustworthy person harmed, we all feel a sense of empathy. But if that person is perceived as deserving of the harm, men may get a sense of satisfaction, and actually enjoy the person's misfortune. This is according to a...
22nd February 2006
Hormones play a major role in how well your body functions and how you feel from day to day. If your hormones are in balance, you likely sleep well and have lots of energy, a strong sex drive, and well-functioning immune and digestive systems. "The health...
22nd February 2006
All couples argue from time to time, and, in a general sense, turns out we're all arguing about the same things. According to relationship psychotherapist Paula Hall, the top five things that couples argue about are (and roughly in this order): Money ...
16th February 2006
A California Bill intended to ban certain toys, pacifiers, baby bottles and teethers for children under 3 was recently proposed (and defeated). The Bill sought to eliminate the products because they can contain a chemical called bisphenol-A (BPA) (along w...
16th February 2006
You're used to seeing them, those squirrels, deer, rabbits, armadillos and other "typical" creatures that live in your neighborhood. But what you may not have realized is that those cute (and sometimes not-so-cute) inhabitants can at times be dangerous to...
16th February 2006
It has been considered common knowledge for eons upon eons: oysters make great aphrodisiacs. But do these sea creatures truly hold the power to, well, titillate in that way? Where did the notion come from? And should you be eating oysters at all? What Exa...
16th February 2006
Americans are prescribed millions of doses of prescription drugs every year. Livestock are given millions more. But after the pill has been swallowed or the injection taken, the active components of the drugs do not become inert or completely absorbed by ...
16th February 2006
A major public health concern is occurring in a place you'd least expect it: our homes. Between 1992 and 1999, an average of 18,048 people died each year from unintentional home injuries, according to research from the University of North Carolina (UNC) I...
08th February 2006
Salicylates occur naturally in many plant foods, acting as a plant hormone. The compounds are also manufactured synthetically and used to make painkilling drugs (aspirin and ibuprofen are the most well-known), flavoring, solvents, certain skin care produc...
08th February 2006
Breast cancer rates in the United States have been on the rise since the 1940s. Today, one in seven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime -- a rate triple the number in the 1960s. What is behind this significant rising trend that ...
