Breaking Bad Habits

In early winter, whether we’re celebrating Hanukkah or Christmas, both or nothing at all, families and friends gather to share food and drink and give

n this 200th anniversary year of the birth of Henry David Thoreau, each of us can increase our health and well-being by applying his guidance

The recent school year has long been over, but the echoes of learning, striving, and achieving persist. We may, if we choose, apply these remembrances

Everyone knows the old adage that declares “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This time-honored wisdom certainly makes sense. We wouldn’t

Recent discussions in the scientific literature are focusing on monitoring and possibly improving cardiovascular health in children. There’s been a lot of conversation and a

Long ago and far away, a fourth-grade teacher told a student to “stand up straight – you look like a pretzel”. The unthinking adult only

We all know people who get up with the first rays of the sun. Some people wake up even earlier, bouncing out of bed before

Some people do all the right things and still develop serious health problems. Others flaunt their bad habits and are able to live long lives,

Is it possible to create a new personal reality? So-called unscripted television shows say you can – “The Biggest Loser” being one of the more

Did you know that drinking too much soda or other carbonated beverages could interfere with calcium absorption – a problem that could eventually lead to

Ten to fifteen percent of Americans suffer from chronic insomnia. Do you? Most of us experience an occasional sleepless night, but prolonged bouts of insomnia