by Diana Wiggins and Julie Oppenheimer — What is it about those detective shows like CSI, 48 Hours or even House that have us tuning in every week for a new episode? For most people, it is the armchair detective work that we can do from our living rooms — participating in thinking through the […]
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Social Media Addiction
July 7, 2013
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by Dr. Larry Wilson — Social networking sites such as Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and dozens of others allow people to stay in touch as never before. However, some people spend so much time on these sites that it begins to interfere with their lives. Psychologists are referring to this as a social networking compulsion or […]
Menopause making you miserable?
June 2, 2013
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by Dr. Tracy Mageruss — Menopause is a normal part of healthy aging, but some of the associated symptoms can be very troubling. For example, are hot flashes and night sweats interfering with your ability to get a good night’s sleep? Is the sleep deprivation causing anxiety or irritability or making you lose focus? Are […]
Easing Inflammation
September 2, 2012
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by Dr. Larry Wilson — Inflammation is usually a normal process whereby the body responds to stress by sending more blood and macrophages to an area and secreting certain chemicals, such as histamine, that irritate the tissues to a degree. This is part of the normal response to stress. — However, problems can develop if […]
Energy drinks equal toxicity
August 27, 2012
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by Dr. Theresa Ramsey — If there are any products that bespeak our ever increasing fast-paced lifestyle, they would have to be the energy drinks people consume to become more alert or to enhance athletic performance. A plethora of them are on the market to provide a quick pick-me-up. Yes, energy and sports drinks can […]
Health updates
July 24, 2012
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The following is information regarding the adverse reactions of sugar in soda drinks and using ginger for treating and preventing ovarian cancer. What happens within the first hour of drinking a cola: 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system, which is 100 percent of your recommended daily intake. You would normally vomit from […]
The water connection
February 27, 2012
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by Karen Langston — Water — we bathe in it, swim in it, get some of our food from it and, most importantly, drink it. Seventy percent of our beautiful planet is comprised of water. We literally cannot live without it; in fact, we cannot live more than one week without it. We love water. […]
August 23, 2013
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