Its summer time and many states across our nation are recording record hot temperatures. Summer is synonymous with children playing outdoors, often playing in their backyard in kiddie pools and running through water sprinklers. Unfortunately, a seemingly innocuous activity can pose a dangerous health threat to our babies and children. Garden hoses left out baking…
Let’s face it, we are all going to age. How we age is the question? Many factors contribute to aging, including genetics, illness, stress and lifestyle. Genetics can’t be changed, but there are modifiable lifestyle factors that we are in control of. New research from the Mayo Clinic found that poor diet and lack of exercise can…
Have you ever wondered what your heart rate is when you exercise? Or do you even know what your target heart rate should be? Well a heart rate monitor can be useful when exercising. There are numerous heart monitors to choose from. Heart rate monitors vary in quality, accuracy, style and cost. The typical heart…
Congratulations to Deshauna Barber, winner of the Miss USA 2016 competition. Not just a beauty queen, the newly crowned Miss USA is a 26 year old Army officer from the District of Columbia. During the competition, Deshauna Barber gave a strong answer when asked about women in combat: “As a woman in the United States…
Michelle Obama gave her last commencement address as First Lady at the City University of New York (CUNY) on June 3, 2016 and it was AWESOME. In an election year that has been strife with racial undertones, Michelle Obama told the CUNY graduates that America’s “greatness has always depended on contributions from people who were born…
Yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) set forth new guidelines to reduce the amount of salt the food industry puts in the foods we eat. It has long been known in the medical community that high salt intake increases a person’s risk of developing high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Heart Disease…
