Energy Drinks And Soda A number of years ago a young fellow that I worked with told me that he was quite overweight when he was young.  He told me he would drink a couple of ‘Big Gulp’ drinks almost every day through high school.  He made a decision at one point to stop and lost 50 pounds without any other changes in diet or activity and in a very short period of time. These

Two generations of packaged/processed food!  I was chatting with an acquaintance a few weeks ago at the lap pool in town.  She was my oldest son’s age (40+).  She told me that she started working out and changing her diet when she noticed that way too many friends her age were dying of diseases that would normally affect people in their 70s and 80s.  She observed from this: hers was the first generation to survive

How do drugs affect your immune system? Long term and short term? The United States of America comes 37th on a list of healthiest countries in the world.  Behind many third world countries.  Per capita, the USA spends more than any other country in the world on Health Care.  What part do drugs play in this scenario? According to Wallstreet.com: "America makes up about 5% of the world’s population – but accounts for approximately 27

Sauna and WellnessThe Scandinavians are famous for their use of sauna for health reasons.  For Finns it is almost a religion.  There is evidence of sauna use in Scandinavia going back thousands of years.  They would even have babies delivered in them because it would be a sterile environment as a result of the regular heat. Known to be some of the healthier people in the world, it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the

Exercise and Your Immune System Most people are aware that exercise will make you healthier but not so many are aware how it can affect the immune system in a positive way. And in this regard, I don’t mean one has to work out 2-3 hours a day or be a triathlete or some such. You just need to get up your heart rate and circulation for a period of time each day - and