On Healthy Living

So we always hear how we should eat fiber, that it’s good, and that unfortunately, most people don’t eat near enough of it. If you’re however like me, who wants or even needs to know “why” before doing something (is it a good or bad habit, I don’t know…), this article published on the Mayo […]

All the papers today have stories about a big, rigorous study that found that Echinacea isn’t effective at preventing of treating colds (The New York Times article can be found here, or, if you’re in a hurry, check out USA Today).
The study, published in today’s New England Journal of Medicine involved dropping rhinovirus (the stuff […]

I know a lot of people who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a stress-related disease that causes people to be particularly sensitive to pain. People with fibro often experience anxiety, depression and fatigue as well as pain.
It is now thought that fibro runs in families, as people in the same line seem to be […]

If you’re looking for a place to obtain healthy foods, exotic foods, and unique foods - Trader Joes is the key … fastly growing and with an intent on health consciousness, this unique new grocery outlet won’t disappoint you. It never does me …

 
Trader Joes
Upper Queen Anne Hill, Seattle (#135)
112 Galer Street
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) […]

Where I live, and in most of the country where there are woods and grasslands, ticks are a problem. Between the heat, the ticks and the snakes, I don’t do a whole lot of hiking in the summer.
But I know there are lots of people who can’t resist the woods, even in the heat, […]

PORTLAND, Ore. - The path to better health and lower blood pressure may be paved with cobblestones.
When people over 60 walked on smooth, rounded cobblestones for just a half-hour a day over four months, they significantly lowered their blood pressure and improved their balance, a study showed.
Behavioral researchers from the Oregon Research Institute investigated the […]

A short and sweet warning today from someone who knows.
My allergies have been killer all year, a lot more dramatic than normal. I’ve been having days where my whole body itches, coughing and sneezing fits, all sorts of fun stuff.
I had an outbreak last night/this morning and, because its Monday and I had […]

We probably all know by now that we shouldn’t skip breakfast, even if we’re trying to lose weight, because the blood sugar fluctuations and the hunger will cause us to eat more later in the day anyway.
Still, a lot of people don’t do eat breakfast, and a lot of people don’t make their kids […]

It turns out the news is worse if you’re obese and a man. Obesity is a problem for millions of Americans, but new study shows that women who are obese have things a little easier than their overweight male counterparts.
Women performed better in physical fitness tests and seemed to process carbohydrates better than […]

I just had this wonderful theory about why New Year’s Resolutions, particularly those having to do with diet and exercise, fail so predictably.
It’s cold outside in January (in the northern hemisphere, anyway).
I wonder if such pledges to work out more and eat better are stuck to better in Australia and other nations where […]