When I was pregnant with my son Alex, I would eat my steak medium rare. Now that I am no longer pregnant I can not stand to even look at a steak that is medium rare. I have to eat it well done now. I still have no clue why I would eat my steak in that fashion.

I haven’t had a steak in a long time and would love to eat a t-bone steak in the future…[Read more]

I guess this will vary by the time of year and what is being served on that particular day. During the holidays I am more of a pie eater than I am a cake eater. I love pecan pie, key lime pie, lemon meringue pie, and cookies & Cream pie. I even love homemade fudge. Homemade fudge is really sweet and usually, one piece will do me just fine.

Now I…[Read more]

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) – also referred to as a “cot death” – is defined as the unexpected death of an apparently healthy baby aged 12 months and under, most often during sleep.
Each year, around 3,500 infants in the United States die from sleep-related causes, including accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed.
According to t…[Read more]

In the US, the use of e-cigarettes tripled from 4.5% in 2013 to 13.4% in 2014 among high school students, and from 1.1% in 2013 to 3.9% in 2014 among middle school students, surpassing rates of youth cigarette smoking. In the 25-44-year age group, 20% of Americans smoke e-cigarettes.
While teens smoke them because they are trendy, older smokers a…[Read more]

Each year, around 735,000 people in the United States have a heart attack, which occurs when a section of the heart fails to receive enough oxygen-rich blood.

Adopting a healthy diet is considered a key factor in reducing the risk of heart attack, and many studies have suggested that including omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids as part of such…[Read more]

In simple terms, aging is defined as the process of becoming older, which involves a number of biological mechanisms that lead to deterioration of health – both cognitive and physical – over time.
Of course, aging is inevitable. While many of us would like to stop the clock and avoid blowing out those birthday candles – an unsubtle reminder that…[Read more]

The study results are likely to be warmly welcomed by moms-to-be, given the lengthy list of foods women are told to avoid during pregnancy.
While chocolate itself is – thankfully – absent from this no-go list, expectant mothers are recommended against overindulging in the tasty treat due to its fat, sugar and caffeine content.
There are many…[Read more]

Living a sedentary lifestyle – such as sitting for prolonged periods – has been shown to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and other conditions. Physical inactivity raises the risk of developing high blood pressure and coronary heart disease and has been found to increase the risk of certain cancers.
Studies have linked excessive sitt…[Read more]

A professor of cell biology and a team at Harvard Medical School discovered the hormone dubbed “irisin” in 2012. They isolated the natural hormone from muscle cells that trigger some of the health-promoting properties of exercise, which, they say, could be developed into novel treatments for diabetes, obesity, and cancer.
In the previous study, th…[Read more]

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). It is believed to be an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.
In detail, the immune system attacks myelin – the protective coating surrounding nerve fibers – as well as the nerve fibers th…[Read more]