July 13, 2018
Exposure to severe or prolonged amounts of heat without relief or adequate fluid intake can cause various forms of heat-related illness. In normal circumstances, the body usually cools itself by sweating. But in very hot weather, especially when it’s humid as well, sweating cannot do enough to cool you off.…
July 13, 2018
Iodine. It’s a mineral essential to a healthy body: It’s used by the thyroid gland to help produce hormones central to brain development, growth, healing and metabolism. Because our bodies can’t produce iodine on their own, we need to get it from supplements or from the food we eat (for…
July 13, 2018
Sciatica is a term for pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve, which branches from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Typically, the condition only affects one side of your body at a time. Sciatica most commonly occurs when a herniated…
July 12, 2018
A new survey finds that people who sit the most are more likely to die from a smorgasbord of different diseases. “Risk was significantly higher for 14 of the 22 specific causes of death examined, and importantly, for eight of the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S.,”…
July 03, 2018
Yeast is a fungus, which means it behaves like one too. So like all other fungi, yeast will flourish in dark, moist places. That’s why summertime—the season of not only sunshine and pools but also of profuse sweating and wet bathing suit bottoms—is the term of choice for irksome and…
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