Having a stroke is the #5 cause of death in the US. But according the new research published in The Lancet, 90% of strokes are preventable. Researchers used the findings from the first phase of the INTERSTROKE to determine what the top risks for stroke and how likely...
People say it all the time: “No Pain, No Gain.” But is it true? Do you have to experience pain to gain muscle? And, if you’re already sore, should you still go to your spin cycle class? First, realize what type of pain you have. The Different Levels of Pain On the...
Your summer harvest is coming in and you’re doing a lot better than you thought. In fact, you’ve got so much produce that you’ve set up a few of your neighbors. Or do you now have a bunch of vegetables going to waste? Carrots that are growing roots, potatoes going...
Pests are a problem – otherwise they wouldn’t be called pests. We’d call them “pets” or we’d look at them like we look at butterflies and lady bugs instead of slugs and potato bugs. The easiest thing to do is to go out and buy DDT and just start murdering everything...
Most of us don’t get enough sleep (somewhere between 7-9 hours each night) – even though it’s one of the absolute best things you can do for your health. Some of that because you’re laying in bed for hours without being able to get to sleep or maybe you feel work is...
Vitamin D regulates over 3,000 genes and over 50% of people in the world don’t have enough. This means 50% of the people in the world are believed to be at a higher risk for cancer, obesity, heart disease, and osteoarthritis. You’re also likely to get sick because...
