Today Show – Mumps
Mumps is not common these days but there are still cases each year. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X7BZDkVpic[/youtube]
No, You Don’t Need An Antibiotic
There is hardly a week or in fact a day even, which does not have a health awareness message attached to it. Last week was antibiotic awareness week. To be honest, I am over “awareness”. In most of these cases we all know or are “aware” of the situation. Lack of...
Today Show – Peanut Allergy
There are new ideas on how to treat and also reduce the incidence of peanut and other nut allergies. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioh7h0iWX78[/youtube]
Relax Outdoors
There are two aspects of health that do not get much airplay. These are relaxation and time outdoors, especially in nature. For most of human history we spent considerable periods of time outside. Much work was done in fields and transportation where “open” to the air...
Pre-conception Care For Healthy Babies
Having the healthiest baby you can is largely impacted by the health of both parents and the womb leading up to conception. It should be noted here that a mans sperm starts to form approximately 76 days before ejaculation, ova development takes 100 days and the...
Beware Of Breakthroughs And Game Changers
High blood pressure (hypertension) was the first symptomless medical condition. Doctors could diagnose and treat it without any reference to how a person feels. When you think about it, typically people go to seek medical help because they have pain or some other...
Tale Of Two Marriages
My first marriage reached its expiration date and promptly came to an end. A few years later I remarried. Changing husbands does not negate frustration, in fact it can seem much more apparent sooner. You could certainly keep going through husbands until you find the...
Today Show – Blood Pressure
A new study calls for lower targets for blood pressure. Is more people taking more pills really a good idea? [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AmllLedRFE[/youtube]
3 Tips For Stressed Out Parents
Stress is a part of parenting (and life). Unfortunately though, our stress can have a profound impact on our kids. Kids are MASTERS at reading our emotional state - so, if we're stressed, it rubs off on them. Our kids might not know why we're stressed, but they tend...
Today Show – Breast Feeding
Breast feeding is great for babies. But sometimes things don't work out - and that is OK! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHXECc_qo5Y [/youtube]
The Case For Porn Ed
From an evolutionary, unchanging, standpoint, humans have sexual urges to seek gratification of pleasure for the survival of the species. Aptly put by Hull (2008), “... the truth is that individuals around the world pursue pleasure with a vehemence. Sexuality is...
Top 5 Factors Contributing To Bone Loss
Taking care of yourself is a very important part of being and staying healthy. Of course, there are many different temptations that face us all the time. While there’s nothing wrong with indulging a sweet tooth every now and then, or in having a glass of wine to relax...