Lifestyle
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Meat industry fights new dietary proposal
WASHINGTON - The meat industry is seeing red.
Labels to say how many calories in that Johnnie Walker shot
NEW YORK (AP) - Want to know how many calories are in your shot of Johnnie Walker or your pint of Guinness? You're about to find out.
Walking a healthy practice
One of my coworkers recently shared a news story regarding a new study that suggests prolonged sedentary periods like sitting increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and death among people who exercis…
Parents increasingly ask doctors to delay vaccines
CHICAGO - Parents have increasingly pressured doctors to delay vaccines for young children, making their kids and others vulnerable to preventable diseases, a study suggests.
What are your priorities in life?
What is your priority? Is it your health, wealth, family, career, or spiritual life? These are all important facets of your life, and together give you purpose and direction. Our lives are not simply one thing, but…
The revolution of ancient grains
Amaranth, spelt, and quinoa: a few examples of products stuffing the aisles of grocery chains and health food stores. What are these unfamiliar items? Where do they come from? Why are they in the rice and pasta sec…
Tired of unwanted hair?
Laser hair removal could be the answer. What's all the hype? You know all of that unwanted hair you shave or pluck away almost every day of your life? Well say goodbye to it forever! You may have questions like: do…
For some at Easter, it's not the ham... It's the butter lamb
CHICAGO - Baked ham and brightly colored eggs are standard Easter fare for many families. But for some, it's the butter that takes center stage. That is, butte…
The misunderstood stomach acids: Part II
In Part I, we discussed why stomach acids aren't really the enemy and how necessary they are for a variety of reasons. In Part II we will discuss how to alleviate heartburn, GERD and other digestive challenges natu…
A coconut cake for Easter
It's just not Easter without some sort of coconut dessert, whether it's a classic Southern coconut cake or a creamy coconut chocolate egg. So this year we decided to take our inspiration from both of those to creat…
Toast the end of 'Mad Men' with the era's classic cocktails
From Don Draper's old fashioneds to Roger Sterling's smuggled-in Stoli, cocktails have played a deliciously major role on AMC's "Mad Men." But was it really th…
A fresh take on the classic Easter ham
When I think of spring menus, I instantly think of asparagus and the fresh ham that my grandmother made every Easter. The pork was studded with cloves and slat…
Tele-health
Just a few weeks ago I got a text message with a picture from our summer intern. She was playing football, and the end of her second finger got jammed and looked terrible. She was wondering what she needed to do fo…
Trends in blends
Blended wines have been gaining popularity for several years. Whites and reds that are not full varietal appeal to consumers, as most times they are smoother and offer complexity from the varietal combinations. For…
As patients face death, doctors push straight talk on care
WASHINGTON - Dr. Angelo Volandes remembers performing rib-cracking CPR on a frail elderly man dying of lung cancer, a vivid example of an end-of-life dilemma: …