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News To Live By
By John Salak – There is good news and bad news when it comes to jet lag. A collaborative study …
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By Jessica Scarpati – Most already know that donating blood is one of the easiest ways to do good for others. …
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By John Hand – In 1990, McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King changed the oil they use for French fries from beef …
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By John Hand – Magnesium is something of a health wonder. As the fourth most abundant mineral in the body, it …
HEALTH QUOTES
- A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths - Steven Wright
- What is called genius is the abundance of life and health. - Henry David Thoreau
- America's health care system is in crisis precisely because we systematically neglect wellness and prevention. - Tom Harkin
- Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. - Jim Rohn
- Time and health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted. - Dennis Waitley
- I have never taken any exercise, except sleeping and resting, and I never intend to take any. - Mark Twain
Health Gurus Q&As
Medicine is changing and changing fast, fueled by technologies like biometrics, sensors and artificial …
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Arthritis is no secret for the millions of Americans who suffer from the disease. The aches, pain and stiffness can be …
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Life changes and so do jobs. It is all inevitable. Increasingly, in fact, job changes come late in life. Sometimes these …
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The world has increasingly recognized the therapeutic benefits of cannabis. This is especially true in the U.S. among mature adults who …
HEALTH QUOTES
- I don't exercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor. - Joan Rivers
- Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died. - Erma Bombeck
- People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures. - Martha Beck
Focusing on People, Products, Services and Events
It is hard to find anyone who doesn’t love pasta fagioli, a traditional Italian soup made with pasta, beans and beef. Nancy Fox of Skinny Kitchen has taken her version further than ever with a …
Air Fried Yogurt Marinated Chicken
Lillie Biesinger has delivered something completely different with her yogurt marinated air fried chicken recipe. The yogurt is mixed with savory seasonings to produce a …
Cottage Cheese & Spinach Egg Bake
A healthy breakfast is at hand thanks to Dani Sire of Clean & Delicious. This cottage cheese & spinach egg bake is layered with spinach, …
Pan-Roasted Garlic & Risotto
This dish by Jennifer Iserloh scores a trifecta. It smells great, tastes great and is good for what ails you. Loaded with garlic-induced powerful antioxidants …
HEALTH QUOTES
- You gotta have a body. - Jayne Mansfield
- Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. - Thomas Jefferson
- A feeble body weakens the mind. - Jean-Jaques Rousseau
- Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed. - Charles M Schultz
- Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together. - Thomas Dekker
- The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years. - Deepak Chopra
- I feel pretty good. My body actually looks like an old banana, but it's fine. - Mike Piazza
Focusing on People, Products, Services, and Events
The Skinny: With the start of the baseball season, it is only appropriate to focus on sunflower seeds, those traditional snacks that are found sprinkled all over baseball fields from sandlots to the majors. Of …
Ginger Is an Organic Medicine Cabinet
The Skinny: People have been swearing by ginger’s medicinal properties for centuries. Even if ancient users didn’t quite understand why it offered up so many …
Chewing Gum Truths
The Skinny: Here is something to chew on. More than 100,000 tons of gum are consumed every year. This leads to almost 400 trillion sticks …
America’s Failing Health Report Card
The Skinny: Sometimes progress or at least awareness comes by way of unpleasant news. The American Heart Association (AHA) was undoubtedly aware of this when …
HEALTH QUOTES
- I have the body of an eighteen year old. I keep it in the fridge. - Spike Milligan
- In my seventies, I exercised to stay ambulatory. In my eighties, I exercise to avoid assisted living. - Dick Van Dyke
- The only way you get that fat off is to eat less and exercise more. - Jack LaLanne
- Laughter is inner jogging. - Norman Cousins
Quirky Health Info
By John Salak – Thrifting may be all the rage for financial, fashion and environmentally sound reasons, but thrifting can be buggy business—with a potential dark side to the practice for those not schooled in …
Stop Squatting About
By John Salak – Talk about too much of a good thing. Yeah, it is important to exercise but perspective is essential and may even …
The Royal Shrovetide: Moveable Madness
By John Salak – No one is going to argue that team sports are good for the mind and body. Adults can benefit just as …
Warning: Don’t Eat Packing Peanuts
By John Salak – The things people put in their mouths—it’s a wonderment. This includes, among others, piles of hot peppers, worms, goldfish, bats, blood …
HEALTH QUOTES
- I have the body of an eighteen year old. I keep it in the fridge. - Spike Milligan
- In my seventies, I exercised to stay ambulatory. In my eighties, I exercise to avoid assisted living. - Dick Van Dyke
- The only way you get that fat off is to eat less and exercise more. - Jack LaLanne
- Laughter is inner jogging. - Norman Cousins