New research by Dr Richard Stahlhut at the Environmental Health
Sciences Center of Rochester University in New York refutes the safety
claims on Bisphenol A made by the U.S. Federal Drug Agency last year.
Bisphenol A known as BPA is the chemical used to harden plastics in a
huge array of consumer products including plastic food containers,
water bottles [...]

 
If we look at the body and compare it to a simple machine, we can see that it has many similarities:  it has moving parts that are designed for locomotion (ie. joints, muscles and ligaments), a fuel-distribution system providing energy to the system (circulation and digestion), an on-board computer to regulate all these systems (brain), [...]

Winter officially starts today, and to celebrate it in a weird kind of way,  I thought why not post a story about summer. Some people love winter, the cold, snow, ice, fires, skiing etc… and other people get the blues. Do not worry, summer is right around the corner… and if you love winter, your [...]

I thought I had beaten the flu bug, but it somehow got me! I decided to a do a few things right away in hopes that it will leave quickly!
First I went to my GP and got a throat swab. I just wanted to make sure it is a viral bug, and not a bacteria [...]

I have been stumbling across articles lately around the issue of safety concerns of CT scans. This health debate makes me nervous, because last march when I was in the hospital for 12 days, for a transverse diverticulitis attack, I had 2 CT scans in less then 2 weeks.
First, the doctors in emergency decided to [...]

There are different factors that can impede your sleep. Light is one area. Make sure that your room is dark.  If it is lighter than you like, buy night goggles. My companion wears one every night unlike myself who only uses them when I travel. Make sure you do not watch television in the room, as [...]

The Journal of the American Medical Association researched back in 2006, the issue of a possible conflict of interest between the pharmaceutical industry and doctors. I found the results to be quite startling. They found that doctor’s who took free samples, accepted research grants, and or honorariums, all significantly increased their prescriptions of the [...]

My mom came to visit me this week on her way back to the Prairies.  She just finished a 3 week stay in a  health retreat. The main emphasis of the retreat was to cleanse the body of toxins by juicing and exercise. For some reason she got constipated during her stay, and it was [...]

Folic acid deficencies are associated with an increase in DNA damage, which may lead to the development of tumors. sourse Cancer Research vol. 66
Folic acid cuts breast cancer. When there was a diatry increase of folate, 64% of females studied,reduced their chance of invasive breast cancer, compared with those who had a low folate intake…. sourse [...]

I have had different personal trainers state what is needed to keep off the weight. This week, a published article in the Archives of Internal Medicine, noted to keep off weight of obese and over weight females they needed to exercise more than the standard recommendation of 30minutes 5x a week.
There was a 2 year study at [...]