Articles tagged “Health”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Formaldehyde In Your Body Wash? Yep, and 6 Other Surprising Places By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Apr 20 2011 Formaldehyde is a chemical that everyone knows exists, but does not know that they probably come into contact with it on a daily basis, if not several times a day. + READ MORE

Chocolate Milk Banned in Schools: Is it a Sugar Rush or Calcium Necessity? By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 20 2011 The pressure was intense because both parents and kids alike have special place in their hearts for chocolate milk because it's tasty and it has vitamin D and calcium. + READ MORE

8 Foods That Can Be Deadly to Your Dog By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 19 2011 Certain foods that are perfectly healthy for you are deadly to your pooch. + READ MORE

Food Addictions Scientifically Similar to Drug Addictions By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 18 2011 The root of food addictions in a nutshell. + READ MORE

USDA Proposes New School Lunch Requirements By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 17 2011 The school menu is getting a serious facelift. Soon it will be much more than just tater tots and cold pizza. + READ MORE

Chicago School Bans the Brown Bag Lunch By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 16 2011 What's your take? Should unhealthy brown baggin' it be banned? + READ MORE

New Phone App Computes Calories By Taking a Picture of Your Meal By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 15 2011 Diet obsessed much? Now we can transmit it from our smart phones. + READ MORE

Fight Cellulite with Blueberries? Yes You Can By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 14 2011 Blueberries keep you young and skinny? It seems the answer is yes. + READ MORE

9 Aromatherapy Essentials By Care2.com IN Food & Health Apr 13 2011 Aromatherapy - the use of pure essential oils as a natural therapy - can be a powerful healer when used properly. It has been proven effective for many conditions, including: PMS, depression, and fatigue. But, before starting aromatherapy, it is important to know some basic guidelines. + READ MORE

7 Ways to Avoid Food Poisoning Without Dangerous Cleaners By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 13 2011 Think you need bleach to fight food borne illnesses? Think again. + READ MORE

7 Dangerous Food Additives and Ingredients and How to Avoid Them By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 12 2011 Food additives serve a world of purposes, most of which we weren't even aware of, but they can also do us harm. You may be seriously surprised at not only what you've been ingesting, but what it could be doing to you and the planet. + READ MORE

Decreasing Sperm Counts Across the Board and You'll Never Guess Why By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 11 2011 Researchers have begun to learn many of the contributors to low sperm counts in men and I was so surprised to learn what they were. + READ MORE

Drug Resistant Salmonella Found in 55,000 Pounds of Turkey Burger By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 10 2011 This is what we've been scared of from the start. Drug resistant bacteria in the food we eat are about as bad as you can get, but the CDC says that's just what's happening. + READ MORE

Just Because It's Organic Doesn't Mean It's Healthy By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 9 2011 Just because it's organic, doesn't mean it's always good for you and here's why: + READ MORE

Finding The Cause: Frightening Disease Clusters in 13 States By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 8 2011 It's hard to believe that Erin Brockovich was a real life phenomenon but in fact, it's all true. It's frightening that environmental contaminates in your community could be contributing to widespread instances of disease. When we eat right, exercise, and generally take care of ourselves, the idea that pollutants we have little control over could come in and make us sick is unfair, but according to a study reported in USA Today's Green House this is precisely what's going on in 13 states. + READ MORE

GMO Cows Produce Mama's Milk By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 7 2011 Scientists have recently introduced 300 GMO cows that produce milk genetically similar to breast milk. When you think about it, it's quite strange that we drink cow's milk, meant for baby cows, but I can't think of anything stranger than drinking cow's milk meant to be like breast milk. You couldn't make up anything this good. + READ MORE

DIY Acupressure Relieves Headaches, Fevers, and Pain By Care2.com IN Food & Health Apr 6 2011 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) includes many points on the hands that can be massaged to support healing from common health conditions, including: headaches, fevers, neck and back pain, among others. You can massage these points on your own hands or massage the points on someone else’s hands. + READ MORE

FDA Looking Into Link Between Child Hyperactivity and Food Dyes By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 5 2011 The FDA is meeting this week to decide whether some foods with added dyes should either be banned or at least carry a warning label to let parents know ahead of time. + READ MORE

Denmark Drastically Limits Antibiotics in Livestock: Here's Why By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 4 2011 Sub therapeutic use of antibiotics is using them for any use other than sickness including fattening them up faster or to quell any sickness caused by cruel treatment or unhealthy living standards that could cause them to get sick in the future. Sub therapeutic use of antibiotics is under fire because scientists are finding that they cause the perfect breeding ground for drug resistant bacteria and the super bugs which are wreaking have started to show their frightening heads in Britain in the U.S. + READ MORE

11 Natural Treatments For Depression By Care2.com IN Food & Health Apr 3 2011 Before you dose up on side-effect laden pharmaceuticals, it’s worth considering some natural treatments that might help lift your mood. + READ MORE