20

Apr

Cyber Safety over the Holiday Season

With under a month now to Christmas, many people are starting to attend company Christmas parties and social events. As the date gets closer we all start to wind down for a well-deserved break with our families, so we can come back next year to do it all again. However, there is...

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20

Apr

Turkey Time Saver

With so much cooking to do for Thanksgiving, consider cooking your turkey a day ahead. To maintain the safety (and taste) of the turkey, follow these tips:1.     Once the turkey is roasted, let it stand for 20 minutes after removing it from the oven.2. ...

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20

Apr

Cutting Sugar for 9 Days Made Kids Look Healthier

Kids who cut processed sugar from their diets for just nine days had lower blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar — a finding that supports the idea that sugar itself is a major culprit in heart disease and diabetes, researchers said Tuesday.And it suggests that it do...

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20

Apr

Don’t Let Foot Cramps and Charley Horses Slow You Down

You're sound asleep, and then, without warning, you wake up with a paralyzing stiffness in your calf or foot.Whether you call it a foot or leg cramp (aka “charley horse”), it’s a common, somewhat mysterious pain that happens when a muscle g...

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20

Apr

Lifting Without Hurting Your Back

Most people lift things of varying size and weight throughout the day without concern for back injury. It is usually after a back attack or spine injury that a patient becomes aware of the importance of proper posture and body mechanics when lifting.At our practice, we'd l...

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20

Apr

Want a Better Spring Garden? Do This Now!

Invest in soil prep nowWe have time to devote to soil prep now—the frenzied activity focused on flowers and fruits is finished.We can have our soil tested, put all those falling leaves to good use, and plant cover crops to our gardens' advantage. These steps wi...

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20

Apr

Halloween Pet Costumes: Safety Guidelines

It's a bird, it’s a plane, it’s SUPERDOG! Costumes aren’t just for people. Pet owners love spreading the Halloween fun by dressing their four-legged friends up as superheroes, scary ghosts and famous celebrities.Tiffany Donhauser Thomas, a mother and pet...

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20

Apr

Drinking This Juice Could Make You Stronger

A new study found that drinking beet juice boosts muscle performance by 13 percent.Researchers were looking specifically at how nitrate-heavy foods, like concentrated beet juice, helped patients with heart failure improve muscle function. The small-scale study found that patient...

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20

Apr

Health Benefits of Pumpkin

Pumpkin fruit is one of the widely grown vegetables incredibly rich in vital antioxidants, and vitamins. Though this humble backyard vegetable is less in calories, nonetheless, it carries vitamin A, and flavonoid poly-phenolic antioxidants such as lutein, xanthin, and carotenes i...

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