Healthy Living Articles

Every year the American Lung Association designates the month of May as Clean Air Awareness Month. Clean Air month for 2010 has come and gone, but the challenges of ensuring clean air for a better respiratory system remain for people around the world.

The morality of eating animals is beyond the scope of this article, but there is a great deal of evidence about the pros and cons of the vegan nutritional style as they relate to health

A recent article in Psychology Today posed the question "Is marijuana addictive?" and offered the answer "You can bet your heroin on that." But is marijuana really addictive? And does it really lead to use of heroin?

Are you an avid coffee lover with high blood pressure? A shocking new study suggests that your coffee habits may just cost you your life.

In the nineteenth century, there was a quaint notion that men perspired when they exercised, but women did not.

Sleep is a topic many people are divided about, some people have no trouble falling into a peaceful sleep each night and for others it remains elusive. Sleep is essential for life and necessary to allow the brain and body to heal and repair.

In all mammals there is a connection between the airways and the inner ear that is called the Eustachian Tube. It is an ancient remnant of gills and used in mammals to equilibrate the pressure in the inner ear to the outside pressure.

It is often the same story: Two people fall in love, and everything seems to be rosy. The first few weeks go by in the blink of an eye, and a few months down the road both think, they found their partner for life.

Epilepsy is still a widely stigmatized disease, with many patients facing discrimination and negative attitudes from others. What can we do to reduce the stigma?

We all know water is good for us, right? Actually, too much water can be dangerous. Here are 10 ways water can actually take your life.