Antidepressants and your arteries

The financial argument for continuing to work has been front and center recently. Successful people have seldom chosen retirement when they turn 65. Continuing to work keeps people engaged and requires learning new skills. Changing the “65-and-out” way of thinking is helped by greater social acceptance of an extended working role for older people. Here…

We are living in a world that is filled with non-stop entertainment. With all there is to stimulate our minds nowadays, doesn’t it seem surprising that any of us are ever bored? Between the internet, Facebook, cable or satellite TV with hundreds of channels, 24-hour shopping, smart phones, email, multiplex movie theaters, video games, and texting,…

A medical study entitled “Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate in Older Women,” was recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. This has caused some concern among the public about the safety of vitamin supplements. This study seemingly brought into question the very use of supplements in enhancing health, and even questioned whether supplements increased…

A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that twice the fatalities occur from not getting enough exercise as from being obese. In other words, the death rate was found to be double for those who did not engage in regular exercise as compared to those struggling with obesity. This is…

The United States is a monster when it comes to its appetite for prescription drugs! And while we are beginning to see their devastating effects on our health, too often we don’t consider their effects on the environment, especially since drug companies have been dumping their pharmaceuticals into the sewer systems across our country for years….

Having a bad cold is the most common condition for which people visit their doctor. Many people believe that colds are caused by bacteria, when in fact they’re caused by viruses. If a doctor prescribes an antibiotic for a cold, it is useless. To get rid of a cold, get plenty of sleep, avoid processed…