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This is one of the worst flu seasons in years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of mid January, there are 60,000 confirmed cases nationwide, including 74 deaths in California. The flu shot is the best protection for you and the people around you. Why is the flu shot so important? 1. You may have …
If you could save a life, would you? You can. Just sign up to become an organ donor. You could save up to 8 lives or help those who need tissue to recover from burns and other wounds. Or to regain vision or hearing. Your gift is sorely needed. Every day about 79 people receive organ transplants. But 18 people …
Last spring I impulse purchased a bottle of Braggs Organic Apple Cider Vinegar with Honey. No idea why, it was a good price and I remembered it may be good for you. Never left the shelf. A physician and wellness friend drinks ginger tea with apple cider vinegar every morning for skin and digestion. I figured if it works for …
A recent scare in my family thinking that type 2 diabetes was lurking about sent me scurrying to see how I could enhance our already good diet. Past the usual warnings of decreasing the simple and added sugars in what you consume, there is interesting research on specific foods and how adding them to your daily diet may help lower …
Treat your body with respect. Make these golden retirement years the best they can be. Start right now on a mission to change your lifestyle to benefit all your body organs from deep inside your heart to the outer reaches of your skin. Number one on the list should be to clean up your diet. Start eating “clean.” Get back …
Occasionally, a friend or family member will come to me insisting they have the ultimate cure or treatment for my particular problem. My own health plan is very personal and unique to my own needs and I don’t appreciate others causing me to doubt or second guess my health issues. They often insist their’s is the best remedy and why …
We’re all getting older and normal aging is grim. It means losing ten percent of your muscle mass every decade after age forty. It’s the same with bone mass. At age 60 it’s hard to get out of your favorite deep chair or the tub. Your joints hurt. So does your back, your hips and your knees. That’s normal aging. …
A recent news flash from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) caught my eye: US life expectancy drops for the first time. In 2015, life expectancy at birth was 78.8 years for all Americans, a decrease of 0.1 year from 78.9 years in 2014. For as long as I can remember, life expectancy has been increasing. I had always attributed …