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Research studies have shown that mold can cause unpleasant respiratory symptoms in otherwise-healthy adults and children. Scientists also know that many people suffer from mold allergies. Plus, if you have a chronic respiratory illness or your immune system is compromised due to a medical condition or illness, mold can cause further health problems. How Mold Makes You Sick...

The Rumor: Flossing can help prevent heart disease You brush, you floss, you even use mouthwash (almost) every day — all to keep your pearly whites in tip-top shape. And it’s not for looks alone. After all, you’ve long been warned that having unhealthy gums could put you at risk for heart disease. Right? Yes,...

Time for “A Day in the Life of [Insert Your Name Here].” See if this sounds familiar: Wake up (grudgingly), get dressed, pour coffee, get kids to school, go to work, haggle with people all day, fight traffic, pick up kids, make dinner/pick up pizza, help with homework, pay bills, tuck tiny people in after...

Whether you are blending them up for a smoothie, or making your own yogurt flavors, chopping frozen fruit can often be a difficulty. By hand it is tedious and time consuming, but not all blenders are up to the challenge of pureeing some rock solid apple chunks. Here is where we take a bit of...

Ever wonder what your body is actually doing while you are sleeping? Do you feel like you have tossed and turned all night and was unable to get a good night’s sleep? Or perhaps you had a nightmare and wonder if it increased your heart rate in real life, as you ran from a monster...

Summer is around the corner and along with that comes smoothie season and the time for it is coming, it means time to hunt down the best smoothie maker. Nothing is more refreshing on a hot day than a condensation coated glass of your favorite mix. Served cold they are refreshing and healthier than the...

Good dental hygiene is key to good overall health. There is a lot you have to do to keep your pearly whites happy and healthy and one of the main components of that is brushing.  In today’s fast-paced society, speed and efficiency is a must when it comes to buying the perfect toothbrush and what better...

Water makes up 75% of the human body and covers 71% of our planet’s surface.  With numbers as big as that, isn’t it important to make sure you are getting the best water into your system. The lack of recyclable plastics in the bottled water industry sends you to one conclusion, finding the best home...

It’s the season of fresh fruit and veggies again and that means juicing season is here too. Made popular by such documentaries as Sick, Fat and Nearly Dead, juicing is a healthy lifestyle choice. Juicing is the extraction of the natural juice of fruits and vegetables by separating them from the fiber, or the pulp...