Health & Fitness
The Buddy Advantage
The temptations of the holiday season – baked goods, candy canes, cocktail parties and large social gatherings centered on food – can lead you down the path of weight gain, irritability and inactivity during the cold, dark winter months. To overcome these temptations and stay focused on consistently working out and eating healthy during the […]
Validation of Folk Uses for Guinea Hen Weed
In recent years, an examination of the folk use of Guinea grass has attracted considerable attention, even reaching New Zealand online casino players. This herb, also known as Anamu, has long been a part of traditional folk medicine in various cultures, with claims of its remarkable healing properties. As scientific research continues to explore the […]
Three Tips to Improve Your Healthy Lifestyle
Living a fit and healthy lifestyle doesn’t happen overnight. It takes a consistent and dedicated effort to not only become physically fit, but to maintain a healthy lifestyle in the long-term. Although exercising consistently and eating a nutritious diet are the cornerstones to achieving a healthy lifestyle, the following three quick tips can help improve […]
An Herb to Honor Veterans
War time technology often yields things of great use for peace time. Such is the case for the herb pyrethrum (chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium). The legend has it that Prussian soldiers camped overnight in a field of flowers and awoke with the welcome realization that the persistent infestations of body lice were all gone from their clothes. […]
National Diabetes Month: A Healthy and Fit Lifestyle
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Almost 26 million Americans, both adults and children, battle this chronic, serious disease, which is a leading cause of kidney failure, heart disease, stroke, non-traumatic lower limb amputations and blindness.1 According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), this leading disease nationwide is characterized […]
Annual Mama’s Pie in the Sky Bake Sale Sam Zien Joins Efforts to Spread the Word
It’s that time of the year when pies are the topic of lots of people in San Diego County, including Sam Zien, who’s better known as Sam the Cooking Guy. Zien, who admits that baking isn’t a skill that he has perfected because it requires “precise ingredients and is similar to biology and science,” so […]
Scripps Announces Naming and Opening of New Treatment Center
Woltman Family Infusion Center at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego Local community and health care leaders gathered in Hillcrest on Sept. 19 to celebrate the naming and opening of the Woltman Family Infusion Center, an outpatient service of Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego that specializes in cancer care and treatment of other health conditions. The […]
Walking the Talk
I habitually live so much in my mind that my body needs to go to dramatic measures to get my attention. For instance, in the past it has resorted to frequent cluster migraines in order to communicate its need for some lifestyle changes. When I made the changes, the migraines went away. Last month, the […]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Incorporate Healthy Habits into Your Daily Routine Experts throughout the fitness community have long encouraged everyone to exercise more in order to live a healthy and fit lifestyle. Recently, the medical community has further supported the importance of encouraging adults to be more physically active, especially for individuals who have or are at high risk […]
