Getting sick is never fun. Staying healthy can seem like a challenge, but it really comes down to keeping your immune system in shape. What can you do to strengthen your immune system?
There are two basic roles of the immune system: keep germs out of the body, and kill the germs that get in. (more…)
Stress is a part of life. I mean that literally. Stress is simply the response of the mind and body to change in the environment; since the environment changes regularly, stress is a fundamental part of life. How we deal with stress makes all the difference between having a healthy life and destroying ourselves. (more…)
Last year, there was another E. coli scare in the United States. We hear about these outbreaks on occasion, but the reports do little to educate people about E. coli. What is it? How does it spread? What is the danger? These are the questions I decided to find answers to this week. (more…)
I was reading an article the other day and it contained a recommendation that people rush out and get flu shots as quickly as possible, since there might be shortages in certain parts of the country this year.
Scientists of all kinds understand the notion of an order of magnitude. The basic idea is that the scale of things in one context may seem very large, while in another the same scale may seem very small. For instance, the distance to the South Pole may seem like a long way to you. But ‘long way’ is relative. If I compare that distance to the distance to the nearest grocery store, then sure, it’s a long way to the South Pole. But if I instead compare it to the distance to the Moon, then the South Pole is relatively close. In fact, you could walk to your mailbox, you would probably drive to the grocery store, you would fly to the South Pole, and you would need a spaceship to get to the moon. Each of these different modes of transportation is designed for distances of different orders of magnitude. An order of magnitude is a vast difference in scale between two measurements.
What does this have to do with the article I was reading? (more…)
What would the new year be without resolutions? This is the one time of year that this e-zine will jump on the bandwagon and help you in your resolution frenzy. If you are going to make wellness resolutions, we’re here to help out. (more…)
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