Healthy Living Articles

Are the early birds getting those worms while you zombie around in your PJs, with your tenth coffee? You may want to make some changes. Here's how.

Many health-oriented people are convinced that artificial sweeteners are poison. The evidence of toxicity for saccharin, aspartame, and sweeteners that contain phenylalanine isn't what their opponents suggest.

Pastel hair is without a doubt, my favorite hair trend of the last few years. In the last year, silver grey hair has been making waves in the fashion world - so if you want to take the plunge, let me show you how to get the look without a ton of damage.

The United States is considered to be a leader in many fields, but healthcare is not one of them. In most rankings, the US is about number 30, just behind Cuba. Russia could teach the US a few things. Here are five of them.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could enjoy all the comforts of home while you were in the hospital? In the United States, the pendulum is swinging back to home care, where the doctors and nurses come to you, as a vastly superior alternative to hospital care.

In the United States, 70 percent of all emergency calls are made on cell phones. Ambulance, police, and fire department dispatchers, however, receive GPS data as seldom as 5 percent of the time.

We know poverty can prevent us from eating nutritious foods and getting the medical care we need, but what does not having enough do to the brain?

Food advertisements have a direct mental influence on our unhealthy diet habits, especially in obese teenagers. Many governments have already taken regulatory measures to limit children’s exposure to such advertisements or decrease their effect

Last week I went to see a consulting cardiologist who introduced herself with "Hi, I'm Dr. ---- and this is my medical scribe." I had never met a medical scribe in person, but I was favorably impressed. A medical scribe helps your visit go more smoothly.

People show remarkably different rates of aging. Although in many cases the rate is influenced by genetic and environmental factors, research is now pointing to stress as the major cause of aging. Reducing stress can help in staying younger for longer.