Health/Wellness

Although psoriasis has been found in Egyptian mummies, the disease baffled the early physicians. Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.) ignored superstitions and treated skin disorders with tar and arsenic, while Galen (133-200 A.D.) named the disease Psoriasis vulgaris and added a broth…Read More

What is Dietary Fiber? Dietary fiber is naturally occurring in all types of plant foods that your body alone cannot digest. While foods such as carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are broken down and absorbed, fiber is passed through your intestines,…Read More

Vaccination is ranked as one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the last century and is the number 1 contribution to decreased global morbidity and mortality, according to Yvonne A. Maldonado, M.D., Stanford University Medical School, Palo Alto,…Read More

You know how the saying goes, “you are what you eat”. That couldn’t be truer when it comes to your skin. Have you ever noticed how your skin tends to take a toll after a particularly busy week where you…Read More

We all need iron in our diets. Whether it’s from red meat, leafy greens, or specifically made iron enriched granola bars-we have to get it somehow. There are a ton of individuals out there that suffer from iron deficiencies, but…Read More

I’ll just go ahead and say it now: I’m obsessed with my dog. I’m so obsessed, in fact, that sometimes I forget that he is not my two-year-old son and that he can’t actually come with me wherever I go.…Read More

Have you ever experienced what I like to call, “rundom?” That feeling you get on your fourth run of the week when you feel like the first half mile was actually six? Don’t get me wrong, I love to run.…Read More

It’s summertime and for most of us that means being outside in the nice weather! Why be stuck inside working out when there is plenty to do outside. While walking the Hudson River Park along the Westside highway I discovered…Read More

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich has traditionally been a staple in a children’s diet, but this typical lunch can cause a life threatening reaction, reported the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Arlington Heights, Illinois. A peanut allergy…Read More

It’s safe to say that yoga has swept the nation. There are a huge amount of classes offered all around the world. Bikram, ananda, hatha, and hot yoga are just a few. Yoga has been known to provide health benefits…Read More