Category Archives: All Health’s Breaking Loose Column
Choose Your Friends Wisely
Half way though your box of popcorn, she dies in her true love’s arms while trying to run away from abusive parents. Glaring at the silver screen, the audience is breathless and silent watching the handsome actor in agony, crying as he holds her. If you look down the row from where you’re sitting you’ll [...]
Rise and Shine
My favorite outdoor event of the year has arrived; sweet peas are blooming in my back yard. Their miracle is knowing when to pop up and when to lie sleeping. The earth is a system of cyclical miracles of which we are a part, and the intelligence of our bodies relies on it. Night follows [...]
How Good Does It Have To Taste?
There you were a cute little toddler sitting up in your highchair, being fed what your parents thought was best. Your sense of taste was being developed right along with your other four senses. Toddlers can learn to enjoy spicy food, bland food, whole foods or junk foods depending on their experience. As you chew, [...]
FYI on BHT
Some initials get our attention such as FBI or PMS. We automatically know what they mean. Some are not as clear but we get the general idea like NATO or AIDS. Initials can save us time like shooting off a quick e-mail that says “LOL.” But, the ones that get my attention are the ones [...]
Put your best shoe forward
The phrase “you get what you pay for” has always begged my attention and I continually search for where it truthfully applies. We all want “bang for our buck.” We want to put our money where it counts-especially when it concerns our health. So, for years I’ve been following a myriad of studies on athletic shoes wondering if the day would come that I’d discover spending a hard earned 150.00 on running shoes was worth it. Now that big athletic shoe manufacturers are throwing around the term “energy return,” it’s time I let my readers know the bottom line. Guess you could say I’m throwing my shoe into the ring.
Got Calcium?
Bill Clinton wore one. So did Martha Stewart, Beyonce’, Elton John and Suze Orman. They made milk mustaches fashionable. But even before we “got” it, milk was already a long time comfort food for most of us—heck, we were weaned on it. Many populations around the globe don’t touch it after childhood. But we Americans [...]
A Happy Heart
For centuries, scientists and philosophers researched why this ethereal center of love we call our heart, houses feelings and emotions as well as pumping blood through the entire cardiovascular system. After all, isn’t it just another organ like the others in your body?
Pass The Salt
How many airline crashes per year would we allow before we demanded safety? This may seem like a silly question and yet the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPIT) stated last Thursday at a public hearing at the FDA that cutting the salt content in restaurant and processed foods could save up to [...]
Flu Season Again?
Ever wonder why the Flu thrives in winter? It’s always been explained away-kids back in school, people crowded in busses, airplanes and movie theaters. Sounds reasonable. But if this were the case, why doesn’t flu season start in September when school starts, plus crowding happens even in the summer when there’s no flu bug going [...]
One Step At A Time
A new year, a whole new chance to start fresh–perhaps lose a few pounds or get into better shape. Right about now most of us resolve to make changes in our bodies and lives during the next twelve-month-stint. Whether you write them down or have them floating around in your head; all resolutions for the [...]
