http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com October is Breast Cancer Month Four years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The cancerous tumor could not be felt by me or my gynecologist or the surgeon who performed my mastectomy. My film mammogram and my ultra sound were inconclusive, but I... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1178780_28.html 16th October 2009 By Sandy Powers In 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a bill making Hawaii the 50th state in the Union. That same year, James Michener’s historical epic, Hawaii, was published after seven years of research. Extraordinary timing. Fifte... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1051445_29.html 26th August 2009 James Michener Didn’t Have One, Either The year is 1986. The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 30 seconds after lift off. Chernobyl’s nuclear reactor blows up in the U.S.S.R creating the world’s worst nuclear accident. C... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1023305_29.html 08th August 2009 Can Food Cure? by Sandy Powers Otiz the Iceman froze in the Alps 5,300 years ago. The well preserved mummy was discovered in 1991 by hikers in the remote Alpine border between Austria and Italy. Along with Otiz were found a copper ax, a flint-... http://www.articlealley.com/article_1015128_24.html 03rd August 2009 Can You Protect Yourself From The Swine Flu? By Sandy Powers Every day our bodies are attacked by viruses and bacteria that weaken our immune system and make us more vulnerable to diseases like the Swine Flu. Swin... http://www.articlealley.com/article_877515_23.html 05th May 2009 Get A New Lease On Life By Sandy Powers No problem or tragedy is insurmountable. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer and liver problems in 2005, I was devastated. I had surgery for the cancer but I could not undergo additional traditional c... http://www.articlealley.com/article_874925_24.html 01st May 2009 Beware of Salmonella in Those Easter Eggs, Mom! Eggs are a common source of salmonella poisoning. At one time it was believed the intact shell of an egg protected it from salmonella contamination but not so. The inside of the egg is vulnerable as wel... http://www.articlealley.com/article_852033_26.html 09th April 2009 A Vegetable Garden on My Back Porch Recently, I was a guest on Cory Farley’s radio show on KBZZ in Reno, Nevada, to talk about my vegetable garden growing on my back porch. It’s called “square foot gardening.” Not as ambitious as our First La... http://www.articlealley.com/article_851018_27.html 09th April 2009 We Live In an Era Of Vita-Mania That Is Increasing Our Risk Of Death Vita-Mania is an obsession Americans have with vitamin and mineral supplements. Current estimates in a National Health Survey conducted by the CDC (Center Of Disease Control and Pr... http://www.articlealley.com/article_843834_23.html 01st April 2009 Searching For Health By Sandy Powers Health: a state of physical and mental well-being-- a desired goal we all seek, but not one we all attain. Common sense tells us we begin by eating healthy, yet, what is eating healthy? There are a... http://www.articlealley.com/article_743348_23.html 08th January 2009 The All American Nut By Sandy Powers The Native Americans used them to make an intoxicating drink called “Powcohicora.” George Washington was frequently seen munching them. He filled his pockets with them to continue munching thr... http://www.articlealley.com/article_718233_26.html 13th December 2008 My Husband Was An Army Cook By Sandy Powers My husband was an Army cook. That was one too many cooks in my kitchen. Every Thanksgiving as I was placing the turkey, breast side up, into the roaster, he’d say, “We didn’t coo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_713229_26.html 05th December 2008 Award Winning Guide to Health Organic for Health by Sandy Powers Review by Dan Fantin, M.L.I.S., Librarian Picking up and reading Organic for Health by Sandy Powers was certainly an eye opening experience. Sandy tells the reader after be... http://www.articlealley.com/article_694498_23.html 26th November 2008 Another Gift From The Kitchen By Sandy Powers Keeping with our theme of gifts from the kitchen for the holidays during these difficult economic times, I’ve included a special cookie with history called the Anzac cookie. Rem... http://www.articlealley.com/article_692582_26.html 24th November 2008 A Return to More Simple Gifts for the Holidays By Sandy Powers These are difficult economic times without any sight of change in the foreseeable future. We will return to pleasures in our lives that are unconnec... http://www.articlealley.com/article_674079_26.html 23rd October 2008 How I’m Fighting Breast Cancer By Sandy Powers It was the summer of 2005 when my diagnostic mammogram revealed a growth in the back of my breast. The biopsy confirmed it was cancer. My best option was to have a mastectomy. Th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_655506_23.html 06th October 2008 Food, Disease, and You By Sandy Powers The scenario for fighting diseases and building healthier immune systems with certain foods exists in all cultures. This is not to say we cast aside the marvelous strides in medicines that have been... http://www.articlealley.com/article_634169_23.html 10th September 2008 Long Before The Jolly Green Giant, There Were Green Beans By Sandy Powers Seeds of cultivated green beans from Peru were carbon dated 7680 BP (i.e. Before the Present). Along the East Coast of America, Pre-Columbian nati... http://www.articlealley.com/article_624086_26.html 08th September 2008 Why Our Food Is Dangerous To Our Health By Sandy Powers The National Marine Fisheries Service lists China as supplying 70 percent of America’s tilapia. China and Thailand are the largest suppliers of imported shri... http://www.articlealley.com/article_618493_26.html 04th September 2008 The E. coli Disaster By Sandy Powers Dead rats shoveled into sausage-grinding machines; bribed inspectors; diseased cows slaughtered for beef; filth and guts swept off the floor to be sold as “potted ham”---exposé of the Chicago’s me... http://www.articlealley.com/article_613094_27.html 01st September 2008 Fighting Fatigue by Sandy Powers My daughter was complaining how tired she is. Kay is in her middle thirties and had just started a new job in Human Resources. “I am so tired, “she sighed. “I’m dragging through the day. I’m exha... http://www.articlealley.com/article_611125_23.html 28th August 2008 Spinach Isn’t Just For Popeye By Sandy Powers How smart is Popeye? Smarter than you think. Popeye attributes his amazing strength to eating spinach but he is also protecting himself against osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cance... http://www.articlealley.com/article_608529_26.html 24th August 2008 Where Has All The Honey Gone? by Sandy Powers Louise Rossberg had nearly a thousand beehives in 2006. Today, she has 200. In February 2005, John Miller lost almost half of his 13,000 hives, which translated into the loss of 300 mi... http://www.articlealley.com/article_606470_27.html 22nd August 2008 Are Meat and Milk From Cloned Animals Really Safe To Eat? By Sandy Powers The cloning process for cattle is almost identical to human embryo cloning techniques. The process, known as somatic cell nuclear transfer,... http://www.articlealley.com/article_599618_45.html 15th August 2008 The Cumulative Effect on Our Children Hormones are injected into cattle and sheep to promote weight gains in the animals. The faster weight gains reduce the waiting time for the animals’ slaughter, speeding the meat to the dinner table. Dairy cow... http://www.articlealley.com/article_590839_23.html 26th July 2008 The Fractured Egg by Sandy Powers “The perfect food,” my Mother would say as she scrambled our eggs for breakfast. “All the elements for life,” she continued as she dished out the servings. Then she would finish with, “Eat your eggs; the... http://www.articlealley.com/article_566194_26.html 30th June 2008 America’s Life Expectancy Lags Behind Other Countries In international rankings, the life expectancy of Americans has been slipping. People in 41 countries are living longer than Americans. Where do these people live? In Europe, Australia, New Zeal... http://www.articlealley.com/article_548678_23.html 28th May 2008 Every human being is the author of his own health, An old Buddhist saying It began in August 2005, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The tumor was located toward the back of the breast close to the chest wa... http://www.articlealley.com/article_533806_23.html 08th May 2008 Dietary Supplements Can Cause Liver Damage By Sandy Powers Dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, and herbal products can cause liver damage. I learned this the hard way. When I was... http://www.articlealley.com/article_528910_23.html 02nd May 2008 DID YOU GROW THAT? By Sandy Powers You want to eat healthy so you’re thinking about organic food, but the family budget is straining at the cost. What do you do? You grow your own. Growing some of your own organic vegetables is not as... http://www.articlealley.com/article_522289_23.html 25th April 2008 I was a busy young mother with small children in Seattle during the 1970’s when I began to experience stress and sleepless nights. “You have to relax,” my doctor advised. I didn’t need him to tell me to relax, I thought. If I knew how to relax,... http://www.articlealley.com/article_492467_17.html 19th March 2008 Every day our bodies are attacked by toxins, viruses, bacteria, and carcinogens that weaken our immune system and make us more vulnerable to disease. To top it all off, this year’s flu vaccine is not protecting us against the new strain of flu virus. ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_491626_23.html 19th March 2008 (First in a series of articles about “The Dirty Dozen”, a reference to the twelve most contaminated foods by the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization comprised of scientists and engineers.) According to researchers at Iowa State U... http://www.articlealley.com/article_491611_17.html 19th March 2008 In July 2005, I had my yearly wellness check-up with my gynecologist. “Breast exam fine,” he said. “If your Pap test is normal, I’ll send a card. Otherwise, I’ll call. And here’s your order for a mammogram.” A scene repeated throughout ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_491609_28.html 19th March 2008 A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that daily vitamin supplements taken by millions of people could be increasing their risk of death. The researchers concluded that beta carotene, Vitamin A, and Vitamin E incre... http://www.articlealley.com/article_491605_23.html 19th March 2008 The Environmental Health Perspectives just released the results on children’s exposure to pesticides in conventionally grown produce and juices. School children in Seattle, Washington had their urine tested on a regular basis. Children who ate convent... http://www.articlealley.com/article_491603_17.html 19th March 2008