Sleep deprivation

by | Aug 14, 2014 | Health News

Did you know that sleep deprivation can cause all sorts of problems from fatigue to mood swings to confusion? Getting a good night’s sleep is on the top of the list to promote a healthy body, mind and spirit. Here are nine (9) natural things you can do to get a GREAT...

Cell phones and body damage

by | Aug 9, 2014 | Health News

I just purchased a Samsung  S III and have been transferring data from my Blackberry. What a job until I found out Bluetooth can migrate files effortlessly! How we love our technology. However there is always a trade off for technology such as mobile phones affecting...

Benefits of kissing!

by | Aug 7, 2014 | Health News

As Valentine’s Day approaches it may be wonderful to know the 9 benefits of kissing.  The average person spends more than 20,000 minutes, thats 333 and a third hours of their life kissing!! Since kissing dilates blood vessels it reduces blood pressure. Dilating blood...

Nasty stuff in flu vaccine

by | Aug 5, 2014 | Health News

I recently travelled to the states for business and pleasure. When I returned someone asked me if I was glad to be back especially to avoid lines for free flu vaccines. I informed the person that I never took flu shots for the very reason that they do little to...

Brain Plasticity

by | Jul 18, 2014 | Health News

Here is some exciting news. There is overwhelming medical proof centering around studies showing brain plasticity. These show that your brain can indeed recover, repair and regain the functionality that was previously lost as you age. Dr. Daniel Amen is a physician...

Healthy snacks

by | Apr 22, 2014 | Health News

Snacks can pack on pounds and increase our sugar and salt quotas quickly. While sitting in front of TV, commercials abound showing nutrient deplete snacks that look…. oh so good. So here are some healthy snack choices that boost energy and curb hunger! Almond or...

Women inventors across history part 3

by | Apr 11, 2014 | Health News

Secretary Bette Nesmith Graham secretly used white tempera paint to cover up her typing errors in the days before there was a delete key. Spending years perfecting the formula in her kitchen she received a patent in 1958 for Liquid Paper. Gillette bought her company...

Women inventors across history part 2

by | Apr 10, 2014 | Health News

Here’s an innovation that was not solely done by a woman, signal flares for ships. Martha Coston found plans in a notebook that belonged to her late husband. As a determined widow, she spent 10 years working with chemists and pyrotechnics experts to make the idea a...

Women inventors across history part 1

by | Apr 8, 2014 | Health News

Throughout my life I have been amazed by women‘s contributions to society albeit their lack of recognition for them in many cases. Here are some surprising and familiar inventions by women that have changed history. We might as well start with computers. Grace Hopper...

Slow down aging

by | Mar 13, 2014 | Health News

No matter how young we are, aging is an automatic process. How healthfully we age is another matter entirely. We do have control over our lifestyle choices which can bring vitality and youth to our later years or we can become a statistic of ill health depending on...