Category: General Articles

A Better Way to Win the Fight Against Flu and Colds and More!

This is flu season, and it’s on everyone’s mind how to fight the bug that seems to be so rampant today. Most days at the practice I get questions about flu jabs and things.

Today I’m going to share with you something that is better than any flu jab, and with no side effects either!

Meet the humble vitamin, the sunshine vitamin, Vitamin D.

This vitamin is well known for it’s role in healthy bone development and calcium metabolism. However, for the past 30 years, other roles …

Anti-Aging Properties in Tree Bark

Back in the Middle Ages, witches, the original healers, would boil up a piece of bark from the English willow tree and give the resulting liquid to sick people to cure pain and fever. Today we call it aspirin.

And today we have discovered another tree bark with healing properties. On the west coast of France, cleansed by the fresh winds from the Atlantic Ocean, there is a vast plantation of maritime pine trees, grown especially for a special substance in their bark.

This component of the bark of the French maritime pine tree is …

How to Lose Your Belly Fat After Pregnancy

It may not be realistic for you to burn fat quickly a few weeks after giving birth. Moreover, you cannot get rid of fats by exercising selectively on your problem areas. Based on research by the American Council on Exercise, you can lose belly fat effectively by combining regular exercise and the right diet.

Tips on How to Lose Belly Fat after Pregnancy

It is important that you eat the right foods and include an adequate serving of vegetables and fruits in your regular diet. Choose lean protein sources and whole grains, …

Espresso Coffee Terminology and History

The original term for the modern word espresso, coffee extracted under pressure, was cream coffee from the Italian caffe crema or the variant, crema caffe. Due to the crema, which is now the light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso, these terms were seen on the first modern Achille Gaggia steamless coffee machine in 1938. These terms were used commercially in his coffee bar, but are no longer used.

Today, espresso …

When you have a family, you try hard to keep them safe. Unfortunately, there are times when dangers are hidden from view, which makes it much more difficult to protect those you love. To be extra safe, it’s a good idea to check for these three hidden risks that may be lurking in your home.

1. Clogged Vents

If anyone in your household suffers from persistent allergies or respiratory symptoms, the cause may be inside your walls. Air ducts …

Most parents strive to make the lives of their children better even if it means sacrificing their own well-being. Although you should certainly look out for yourself, here are a few ways you can dedicate your time to helping your child grow up healthy and happy.

1. Make Regularly Scheduled Dental Appointments

Many adults discuss how they wish they had taken better care of their teeth as they grew up. Most dentists recommend taking children for routine exams every …

Avoiding Bearded Dragon Diseases

Preventing bearded dragon disease and illness should be pretty easy if you are maintaining proper cleaning schedules and providing the proper diet and nutrition. This will greatly reduce the chances of your dragon getting sick, but won’t completely eliminate the threat. Your lizard can still suffer an injury, burn, or even become obese if you don’t keep a close eye on them.

A common cause of injury comes from the set-up of the enclosure itself. A lizard can be seriously harmed by an unstable accessory that may fall on them. When arranging your “furniture” within the …

New Healthcare Law Adds New Protections For Nursing Mothers

The recent healthcare reform law, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, contained a provision which amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to require an employer to provide reasonable break time for an employee who is nursing to express breast milk for her child for one year after the child’s birth each time such employee has a need to express milk. Further, the law requires that the employer provide a place, other than a bathroom, for the employee to express breast milk. Some employers, already covered by state …

Exotic Pets – Snakes

Snakes are lithe and graceful in that way peculiar to animals bred for stealth and hunting, qualities that many owners find particularly attractive. While they’re never going to show the affection of a dog or a cat, snakes have a certain unique draw to them all their own. They are fascinating and mysterious, primordial even. But they can also be quite a handful (in the case of pythons, quite literally), and caring for them can be quite difficult if you’re new to snake ownership. If you’re interested in getting a pet snake, this short guide can …

What Is Lactose Free Milk?

Real milk or milk substitutes? That is the question.

Real Milk:

Dairy milk contains lactose, a sugar which is a combination of two simpler sugars, glucose and galactose. Lactose needs to be broken down into the simpler sugars for the body to absorb it effectively. The enzyme lactase acts on lactose, breaking it into the simpler sugars.

For some people with problems producing lactose, and that often happens as they get older, the lactose is not processed and can cause various symptoms, including cramps and bloating.

To give their gastro-intestinal system a boost it is …