Archive for the 'Wellness' Category
Dirtiest Cities in America
Saturday, November 5th, 2011Everyone wants clean air. Unfortunately air quality can range from good to bad to downright horrible. The Lung Association states that more than half of all Americans live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution. According to the Lung Association, Ozone and particle pollution are the most widespread and most dangerous air pollutants. Other [...]
Olive Oil Consumption Lowers Stroke Risk
Friday, June 17th, 2011The olive tree has been domesticated for millennia and has a lifespan measured in centuries. From this epic tree we get the staple of the so-called Mediterranean diet. Olive oil. It is an insult to refer to olive oil simply as food. To many people and cultures it has certain medicinal and even magical properties. [...]
Larynx Transplant Allows Woman to Speak Again
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011After 11 years of silence Brenda Jensen is able to speak again after an amazing procedure to transplant her larynx and trachea. The 18-hour procedure was performed back in October 2010. The Doctors noted that this is the first time both a larynx AND trachea have been transplanted at the same time. Her voice is [...]
Teens Smokers Who Are Overweight More Likely to Have Migraines
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Teens who smoke, get little exercise and are overweight are more likely to have another problem: frequent headaches, according to a new study published online in the journal Neurology. Teenagers with all three negative lifestyle factors are 3.4 times more likely to suffer from persistent headaches and migraines than those with none of them. About [...]
Long-Term Relationships Have Same Stress Benefits as Marriage
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010I’m sure many happy couples can relate to this story. It turns out that being married has been shown to relieve stress and a new study suggests the same holds true for committed couples who haven’t married yet. Unmarried people in long-term relationships show the same milder hormonal reactions to stress as married people do, [...]
