December 10, 2020 by Laura Stanton Do you or a loved one take Singulair (generic name is Montelukast) for asthma or allergies? Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledged serious mental health side effects related to this popular medicine, prescribed to over 35 million people. The side effects include suicidal thoughts […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. Do you enjoy gardening? Growing your own healthy fruits and vegetables? Looking at the beautiful flowers that you have grown? I’m sure many answered yes to these questions, but if I ask, “Do you enjoy weeding […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. June is moving right along which means the summer growing season is upon us. June is also National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month. It is a great time to focus on eating more fresh fruits and […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. If there was a support group for tuna addicts, I would be sitting in the front row. I have been a tuna fish lover since I was in elementary school. My mother always packed my lunch, […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. The hot days of summer are ahead and the kids are enthusiastically playing, jumping and running around the yard. You want to have them be active, but are they drinking enough fluid? Children, especially infants and […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. Most schools have either finished up in the last week, or will be wrapping up in the next week or so. Initially everyone in the family is excited and there are lots of ideas of what […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. I recently re-read an older study that found those who had watches had higher levels of stress and heart disease. The conclusion was that those who checked their watches were more worried about being places, being on […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. Do you know what to do in a tornado, thunderstorm, fire or flood? How about your children? What if you are not home? Do you have an emergency plan? These are some difficult questions. Now is […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. Increasingly, I hear friends and relatives talking up the benefits of essential oils. So, what are essential oils, and what makes them so magical? Essential oils are oils extracted from plants. They come from various plant […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. What do the grapefruit, tapeworm, cotton ball, and baby food diets all have in common? They do not work long-term and some of these diets can be extremely dangerous. With fad diets quick and hefty weight […]
Posted in Healthy People, tagged Dry skin on January 9, 2020| Leave a Comment » If you live where it’s cold in the winter or in the hot desert, dry skin can be irritating and a problem. Dry air can cause those fine lines to be more noticeable. Some areas of dry skin will itch, […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. We are entering that wonderful time of the year when local farmers’ markets are open, roadside stands pop up and even local grocery stores offer plentiful displays of fresh, local fruits and vegetables. With all of […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. Have you heard about “life hacks”? These shortcuts or tips can help make life easier. I started thinking about “health hacks” – things we could do to improve our health. Many of these suggestions may be […]
X This site uses cookies. By continuing, you agree to their use. Learn more, including how to control cookies. It can be stressful for a parent to get a tearful phone call from a child at camp. For children who are away from home, it is very common for them to experience homesickness. Ninety percent of […]