The number of vegetarians in America has been steadily increasing over the past couple of decades. According to Vegetarian Times, there are about 7.3 million vegetarians in America with another 22.8 million who eat a largely vegetarian based diet. I need to clarify exactly what a vegetarian is, because they do differ from a vegan.
Other than the flu vaccine, which we hear about every year, most people think that vaccines are for the younger crowd from newborns to teens but not older adults. After all, by the time we reach adulthood, we’ve had most of the diseases associated with growing up. How many adults do you know that have
When women go through the ‘change’, medically known as menopause, it often leaves women with a decreased or non-existent sex drive, and for a very good reason. One of the main things that happen during menopause is the drastically decreased production of estrogen and progesterone, or the total cessation in the production of the female
We are bombarded with advertisements for products that help with brain health, bone health, muscle health, immune health, heart health, kidney health, skin health and genital health, but when was the last time you saw any advertisement for eye health? Of our 5 main senses, most people say their vision is the most important and
For many years, heart disease has been the number 1 cause of death in the United States. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the leading causes of death in the United States in 1950 were, in order – heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, influenza/pneumonia, kidney disease and septicemia.
When women reach a certain age, usually 48 to 55 with the average age being 51, women undergo a physiological change called menopause. It marks the end of the monthly menstrual cycle, a blessing to many and bane to others. WebMD explains: A woman is born with a finite number of eggs, which are stored in
One of the defenses I’ve heard a lot over the past couple of decades from liberal Democrats is that migrants pose no real threat to the American people. On one occasion, a lady I encountered became extremely defensive of her position to allow every and all migrants into the country. She too claimed they pose
When part of the heart muscle doesn’t receive enough blood supply, meaning it lacks oxygen, that part of the heart muscle begins to die causing a heart attack. About 20% of the time, the heart attack is silent, meaning the person has no symptoms, but the damage is done and often cannot be undone. According
In the past few weeks, there have been an increase in advertisements for Sambucol, a product that is touted as boosting one’s immune system. The main ingredient in Sambucol is black elderberry extract. There are other products also available on the market that contain black elderberry products and they are also advertised to help boost
What is your overall attitude about life in general? Are you a pessimist, optimist or just go with the flow type person? If I were honest, I would admit that I’m more of a pessimist than an optimist and definitely not one who just goes with the flow. I’ve written so many political posts over
