I StumbledUpon Dr. Colleen Huber’s website, Naturopathyworks the other evening and came across this interesting chart that breaks down food cravings into “If You Crave This”, “What You Really Need Is” and “Here Are Healthy Foods That Have …

Thanks goes to my friend Pat who sent me an article from the leading newspaper in Melbourne, Australia entitled, “Is Your Sunscreen Toxic?” Apparently, one steel works company has asked its workers to avoid using …

Gout is caused by a high level of uric acid which leads to monosodium crystal deposits in the joints, bones and soft tissue. Uric acid is a by-product of purine breakdown and high levels of …

Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis that affects men more often than women. It is caused by an excess of uric acid, which is a by-product of purine breakdown. Since our bodies do not have …

What makes some people keep their New Year’s Resolutions and not others? Success depends on several things. First as obvious as it seems, you need to state your goals either in writing or to someone. Goals that are not …

Gays, lesbian and bisexual youth (GLB) have fewer suicide attempts if their parents are neutral or even mildly supportive according to a study released today in the Journal of Pediatrics. That is not surprising. Adolescence …

It’s a startling but true fact that brain damage that causes blindness can leave intact the brain’s ability to still process the visual information even though we can no longer “see”. Called “blind-sight”, neurologists have been mapping the …

It’s that time of year when we eat our way through the holidays and then look for quick ways to shed those unwanted pounds. So it’s particularly timely that the FDA tested weight loss pills sold …

How do you know which cosmetics are safe to choose? Is there a list? Where can you find it? I knew I needed to answer those questions after talking with my niece Christina Mastrangelo.  We were …

Harold Pollack, director of the University of Chicago Center for Health Administration Studies, is a health care expert who has served on national panels. In his article, “Lessons from an Emergency Room Nightmare” he writes, …