Children and asthma is a pretty rotten marriage. It’s bad enough for us parents to suffer – but when our kids hurt it’s almost intolerable. Still, it has to be dealt with. If your children only have mild asthma (the most common situation), as soon as their doctor confirms the diagnosis, you should develop the […]

Everyone has heard of migraine headaches, but not many people are familiar with a type of migraine that is preceded by a condition called “aura” (also known as vision headaches). The aura phase consists of visual distortions that usually plague the migraineur just before the actual vision headache. During aura, a person may see flashing […]

I was recently interviewed on the benefits of juicing by the author of an upcoming book called Blueprint Cleanse. I’ve been juicing for years and hope that my experiences might be of use to anyone considering juicing. My Nomination For The Best Juicer For a couple of years I used the Juiceman Juicer but I […]

Did you know that more than 300 million people worldwide suffer from migraines? Of these people, it is estimated that around 80% suffer from headaches and nausea, or headaches and dizziness. My husband is one of these people. For him, the nausea and dizziness are more debilitating than the pain itself. In fact, sometimes he […]

The energy drink market is a booming business in the uS. Millions of people are seemingly addicted and one of the primary energy drink ingredients if the ginseng plant. I enjoy the TV show NCIS and one of its characters is a goth lab tech named Abb,y played by Pauley Perrette. She attended a party […]

If you have ever suffered from a migraine, I’m willing to bet that you tried your hardest to learn the cause of that agonizing headache. I know I did. My first migraine was 12 years ago, and the pain was so intense that I thought, “I cannot bear to let that happen ever again!” I […]

Atlanta is having a gorgeous spring. The flowers and trees and budding and bursting forth with blooms, the weather is dry and pleasant with highs in the low 70s and 40s at night and … well, the flowers are blooming. That’s really bad news for millions of allergy sufferers. If that’s you, are you suffering, […]

The harmful effect of second hand smoke have become so clear that there is a huge effort in many countries to limit the exposure to this dangerous substance. Personally, I’m all about freedom to make our decisions, no matter how smart or how stupid they are. So if a person wants to smoke – go […]

High fructose corn syrup gets a lot of bad press these days – and rightly so. One author humorously referred to it as "the sweat of Satan". It’s unhealthy for the human body and because it’s cheap, there are vast numbers of high fructose corn syrup foods, which makes it tough to avoid. High fructose […]

High blood pressure is a serious problem and causes major damage to the body if not in check. It doesn’t matter who you are, how much money you have or how brilliant you are, if you have this problem you need to pay attention. There is a strong relationship between blood pressure and exercise. And […]