Seems like every time I check the news, headlines abound touting the latest deaths from swine flu. Some sources have said that the H1N1 virus is the most prevalent flu vi...

Think about the scents that have stuck with you the longest from your childhood. Perhaps a whiff of cinnamon brings back the cinnamon toast your mother made you when you ...

Okay, I’m glad that some consumer groups are calling on the FDA to ban the use of chicken feces as cattle feed , but I just can’t help but wonder why some people donâ...

Did you know that according to a recent health survey, West Virginia is the most sleep-deprived state in the US? It's up there at double the national rate - probably a si...

Happy Halloween, everyone! I’ve been so busy packing and arranging for my move to Sarasota that I haven’t broken into the Goldberg peanut chews (my fave old-school ve...

I recently read a Los Angeles Times article stating that heart attack rates are increasing among middle-age women, likely because obesity rates are also increasing. The c...

Oh, be still, my beating chocolate-loving heart! If mindfulness meditation hasn't been working for you, or if you simply want a new routine, then maybe you'll like chocol...

I am grateful and humbled and honored to be chosen your "Blogger of the Month." When Jess announced it last night (Was it Jess? Or Leigh? My head is still swirling, or ma...

When my doctor and I finally figured out that the wacky symptoms I'd been having - whiplash mood swings, insomnia, irregular periods, feeling hot minute, cold the next - ...

Imagine this: your typical two-person EMT crew gets a call to rush to the aid of a critically ill man – and when they arrive, sirens blazing, they find that he weighs o...