By Rebecca Jones While no one underestimates the importance of good oral hygiene it turns out that proper dental care could reach much further than just the health of your teeth. Mounting research indicates that toxins in tooth and gum plaque can lead to inflammation in the body that in turn can contribute to heart … Continue reading Taking Care of Your Teeth May Also be Good for Your Heart →

By Emily Murray As the farming industry has evolved over the last few decades, often new procedures have been implemented in order to get the most out of a crop or more meat or byproducts from livestock. While many improvements have greatly helped the industry, one has been the center of some debate among consumers … Continue reading Use of Certain Antibiotics Now Limited in Livestock →

By Emily Murray As the iconic ball dropped in Times Square signifying that a new year had begun, many reflected on their hopes and resolutions for better living in 2012. Perhaps the biggest resolution made by both men and women this year was weight loss and while some merely strive to fit into those “skinny … Continue reading New Study Ties Fat Hormone to Dementia Risk in Women →

By Rebecca Jones According to a new study preferences for salty food may be established much earlier in life than previously assumed, reaffirming the notion that healthy eating habits need to be established while children are still very young. According to the latest research infants that are exposed to high sodium foods like crackers, cereal … Continue reading New Study: Salt Cravings Start Early →

By Emily Murray Until recently, most of us have been known to lament how long it will take us to rid our bodies of the calories we have consumed after a heavenly desert or perhaps a holiday dinner. While sometimes these statements may be overly dramatic, other times  saying that a jog is needed to … Continue reading ‘Exercise Labels’ : What’s Your Thought on This Hot Topic? →

By Emily Murray Over the last decade, we have seen more and more HPV cases reported, especially in teen girls and young women. While medical professionals have tried their best to slow the rapid trend of human papillomavirus (HPV) with vaccines and increased awareness, it continues to be one the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections. It’s … Continue reading New Breakthrough in HPV Testing: A Better Alternative to Pap Test →

As the holidays come around each year, many abandon their attempts at  eating healthy and vow to begin watching their diet again in the new year. It’s a familiar scene for many of us which continues to repeat itself each year. However, a new study shows that cutting carbohydrates out of our diets only two … Continue reading Carb Cutting 2 Days a Week is More Effective Than More Extreme Diets →

By Emily Murray While marriage tends to get a bad reputation with celebrity divorces and shows like ‘Cheaters’ popping up every day, there are undoubtedly those who still appear to be very much in love decades after saying ‘I do.’ So what makes some couples stand the test of time and others last merely a … Continue reading Marriage, Kids, Love & Happiness – Can we Have it All? →

By Rebecca Jones Even as adults, it is hard to override the urge to sneak a bite of raw cookie dough. Even as kids, our parents would warn us of the dangers of Salmonella but we probably thought the threat was exaggerated to keep us from ruining our appetites. Well as it turns out mom … Continue reading No More Eating Raw Cookie Dough →