Walmart, Costco and more are pulling produce after voluntary recall issued on peaches, nectarines and plums. Written by Taylor Smith | Healthy-Mag.com If you’ve shopped recently at Walmart, Costco, Kroger or Trader Joe’s, this article’s for you. Wawona Packing Co. has issued a voluntary recall on peaches, plums, pluots and […]
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Written by Laura Collier | Treehouse Athletic Club When you think about it, there is A LOT to learn about and take care of in just 7 days. We are pretty complicated creatures! So I am going to write about one thing we can do to be healthier and happier: Be […]
Your Epic Summer Do This: See an MLS Soccer Game Soccer is becoming less of a foreign sport to Americans, and its professional soccer league (Major League Soccer or MLS) is showing that. Stadiums are packed even for new teams, and the season goes through June and July. Go Repelling […]
As people eat more and more produce, they are also eating more and more of everything else—ultimately increasing the obesity epidemic Written by Karli Moats | Healthy-Mag.com For years we have heard about the positives of fruit and vegetables. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” or the “one […]
By Caitlin Schille Parents, teachers, pediatricians, and just about anybody else who spends time with children rails about the evils of smartphones. They say, with research to back them up, that smartphones are responsible for kids getting less sleep and less quality sleep, developing fewer social skills, and spending less […]
Having a peanut allergy is a serious problem. It involves careful monitoring of foods consumed, and even careful monitoring of foods consumed by those around you. There are two sides to the argument of how to best prevent peanut allergies from developing in children. Some believe that exposing children to […]
By Caitlin Schille Water fluoridation is a hotly contested topic in contemporary Western society. Lauded by some as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, other fringe groups blame it for rising ADHD rates and cite it as a cause of cancer. While water fluoridation certainly […]
5 Tips for Managing Diabetes Submitted by the Calorie Control Council According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global prevalence of diabetes among adults over 18 years of age rose from 4.7 percent in 1980 to 8.5 percent in 2014. A 2016 Harris Poll conducted for the Calorie Control […]
Exercise is good for physical health. Duh. We regularly get this message through various trustworthy channels— doctors, public health advertising, and perhaps our friends and families. The message we receive is that we should be exercising more, and for many people, this is true. Most people could probably benefit from […]
Written by Antoine Kanamugire, MD When we submit to the temptation of achieving pleasure and instant gratification, it comes at a personal cost. When we find ourselves compromising our morals, our principles, our careers, our future goals, our families’ well-being, and our health to achieve that ‘’feel good’’ moment—and find […]
