Magazine Posts

I am lactose intolerant,
so, no dairy for me.
The only product I'll eat
is from a plant or a tree.

"While apples aren’t considered a superfood, they are considered a functional food. Apples are not high in vitamin A, nor are they beneficial for vision like carrots. They are not a great source of vitamin C and therefore don’t fight off colds as oranges do. However, apples contain various bioactive substances – natural chemicals that occur in small amounts in foods and that have biological effects in the body. More at The Conversation ➜

"Medical boards, a health department and even federal investigators have scrutinized Dr. James McGuckin’s vascular clinics. Today he still practices, despite a decade long string of sanctions, fines and lawsuits" More at ProPublica ➜

New the day
to you, my love.
Prayers to the
one above.

Be it God
or more is said.
Once you're dead
you're dead.

Why the worry,
why the fear,
of what causes love,
which may not appear.

Forever and a day,
one step beyond,
the realities of now,
with severing eroding
of our very soul.

Will it matter, in the
scheme of things?
No matter the grief,
you may bear, in this
short life, nor the time
spent praying to an
unknown being, no
matter what religion,
life will still move along.

"Past public ire over high drug prices has recently taken a back seat to a more insidious problem – no drugs at any price. Patients and their providers increasingly face limited or nonexistent supplies of drugs" More at The Conversation ➜

... "Why do some people seem to glide though their golden years and others physiologically struggle in midlife? ... A biologist explains why no two people or cells age the same way, and what this means for anti-aging interventions"  More at The Conversation ➜

Fiber is your body’s natural guide to weight management – rather than cutting carbs out of your diet, eat them in their original fiber packaging instead  More at The Conversation ➜

My life isn't over,
it's barely just begun.
I hope to live some more,
at least to a hundred and one.

Now, I could go tomorrow,
before the rising sun,
but I can't leave yet,
for my Wifes the only one.

...“A society that spends so much on health care that it cannot or will not spend adequately on other health enhancing activities may actually be reducing the health of its population. No nation is as guilty of this practice as the United States, with its extremely high health expenditures alongside abysmal population-level health outcomes" Read more at Stat News

"As the body’s primary communication superhighway, the vagus nerve extends into every major organ in the body, including the heart, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract. Injury to this nerve, therefore, can disrupt the systems we rely on to breath, digest, and simply function on a daily basis" More at Forbes ➜

"Now that summer is in full swing, mosquitoes have come out across the United States. The use of mosquito repellents can protect both your health and sanity this summer" More at The Conversation ➜