Health/Wellness

October is National Dental Hygiene Month, serving as an opportunity to help educate people about the importance of proper oral hygiene to maintain good oral health. While everyone knows the significance of brushing teeth daily, there are still 92% of…Read More

Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, have become quite popular recently–you can pretty much walk down the street and see someone smoking an e-cigarette or even in a bar or restaurant. Electronic cigarettes have been around since 2003 and there now approximately…Read More

September is Healthy Aging Month and it got me to thinking–what exactly does it mean? Surely healthy living is something we all want to achieve at any age. I don’t want to think about aging, I would rather spend my…Read More

For over a century scientists have studied how sleep deprivation affects us. The first study of cognitive performance effects due to lack of sleep on humans was in 1896, and had three adults endure a full 90 hours of staying…Read More

At eco18, we are always looking for alternative, more natural approaches and solutions to everyday problems, especially when it comes to our health. Acupuncture was one such treatment that we wanted to learn more about. While many people question the…Read More

July is Juvenile Arthritis Month and a good time to shed light on an insidious disease that affects over 300,000 children. Many people are not aware that children can develop the many autoimmune and inflammatory conditions grouped under the juvenile…Read More

Whatever your viewpoint is about the recent American Medical Association’s (AMA) decision to declare obesity a disease, the fact is almost 80 million American adults and 15 million children are obese. Of course, not all these individuals are overeating, couch…Read More

If you like Piña Coladas…and extra moisturizing body cream; If you’re into whitening your teeth after yoga… and want to boost your brain–ok, it’s not exactly the Jimmy Buffet tune we all love, but the point is, coconut oil is…Read More

SoulCycle in Williamsburg opened last week, and it reminded me of all the unique fitness classes that are popping up in and around New York City. As one who does not usually prefer group classes, this past month, I’ve made…Read More

A very daunting statistic: One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime. There is something about being in the sun that sometimes makes it difficult to realize just how dangerous those warming, bright, relaxing…Read More