What to Do When You Just Don't Have an Appetite
About two weeks ago a dear friend of mine, with whom I speak nearly every day, who is terminally ill, told me she was ready to end it all and...
Water: How Much Is Enough?
Back in 1992, an Iranian doctor named F. Batmanghelidj wrote a book entitled Your Body's Many Cries For Water. An immediate bestseller, the book persuaded many American readers that dehydration was...
Restless Leg Syndrome And What To Do About It
Restless legs syndrome, which is also known by its acronym RLS, is sometimes responsive to nutritional supplementation. It's not a good idea just to start supplementing on a hunch. You...
Getting Enough Magnesium without Getting Too Much
Magnesium is an extraordinarily helpful supplement for almost all of us. Unless you happen to eat lots and lots (more than seven servings a day) of greens, you happen to...
Salmonella Food Poisoning: What Do You Need To Know?
Salmonella food poisoning or salmonellosis is a common bacterial infection of the intestinal tract which causes diarrhea and abdominal pain. Salmonella spreads through contaminated food and water. This infection is usually acquired through...
The Effects of Caffeine Aren't All About 'How Much'
Caffeine is probably the world's most popular drug. Legal everywhere (I once had a cup of coffee at the Denny's across from Temple Square in Salt Lake City), caffeine is...
Easy, Healthy Protein Shakes To Make At Home
When you work out to build muscle, getting the right kind of protein in the right amount at the right time is essential. Muscles use protein to rebuild the fibers that give them strength. They use glucose (sugar) and water to make the glycogen that "pumps them up" so they become visibly larger. You
Overdosing On Vitamins And Minerals Is Very Possible
I worked in the nutritional supplements and herbal medicines industry for 20 years. I am in favor of vitamins. Vitamins are, after all, vital. That doesn't mean that every vitamin in every dosage is beneficial or even safe. One of the surprising problem vitamins (and one that I get the most push
The Truth About Fluoride and Fluoridation
As some of you who follow me on Steady Health know, I'm getting old. I can remember the era before fluoride was added to almost all municipal water supplies in the United States and Canada. However, I had heard about the issues of fluoride and drinking water before that. That's because I grew up in
Does Alcohol Cause Bleeding?
While one glass of wine per day can have beneficial health effects, moderate and severe alcohol consumption could cause problems related to several organ systems. Some manifestations of alcohol abuse occur only after long-term use, but there are serious side effects that can appear after a single