My grandmother was a health nut before there was such a thing. She made delicious low-fat meals before people went low-fat, she whipped up gluten-free pancakes and muffins before gluten-free products... Read more >>

I have a pretty good dental record, but not the flossing part. I hate flossing and don’t do it very often. That is, until my friends and I created a little daily flossing email check-in. Every... Read more >>

In the seasonally-dry climate of the western states, forest and brush fires are as much a part of summer and autumn as hiking and picnicking. Just a few weeks ago, while in Tomales Bay, California, I... Read more >>

School bullying is violence and it kills children. In the last few weeks, it became evident that bullying is violence and bullying kills. Thanks to the media, the public is becoming a little more... Read more >>

As you get from Mr. Junior to Mr. Senior a lot of changes happen to your body. The most important symbol of your youth, your man-tools change the most. Many males also start experiencing a new... Read more >>

In 1952, my fifty-four-year-old grandmother woke up from a biopsy of a suspicious breast lump with a super radical mastectomy! This disfiguring surgery involved the removal of all her breast tissue,... Read more >>

The tall, water-loving eucalyptus tree is one of the most useful trees in the world. Native to Australia, it is regarded as a “cure-all” by indigenous Aborigines and it is also used in... Read more >>

It’s silent, odorless, colorless, and deadly. Just this past month, carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning resulted in the death of three young women in California and sent eight others to the emergency... Read more >>

In many Central, South American, Western European, and Mediterranean countries, milk and its products are often distributed and sold without being pasteurized. This is a very risky habit because it... Read more >>

Antioxidants found in tea may slow down the growth of certain cancers. Recent studies conducted in animals show that tea actually reduces the number and size of certain tumors, while reducing the... Read more >>