Encouraging Health

Science & Health Channel Posts

• Hot Diggety Dog - Bun
  Don’t know if you’ve noticed that when I get on a kick about something it takes a while to shake it. So here I am back on my soapbox about processed foods. While cleaning my freezer I was about [...]
• Study Says One Fifth of Young Americans Have Personality Disorders
  Did they really need to do a study on how many college-age Americans have personailty disorders? I think we already knew the results to this one. According to a study funded by the National [...]
• Where Did All The Carbon Dioxide Go? A New Kind of Landfill
  I tend to think that if you are sweeping dirt under a rug, you are avoiding the real problem of the dirt being there in the first place. I kind of feel the same way about carbon [...]
• Eating out when you have diabetes
  For some people, eating out is an occasional indulgence. For others, it's a way of life. Either way, moderate portions and careful choices can help you make restaurant meals part of your overall plan [...]
• Easier to Enter and Win
                               So, let's make this a little [...]
• Changing your mind can change your body, too
  Destructive thoughts can wreck your workout efforts, experts say Playing mind games The key, Dutton says, is to remember that “a thought is just a thought. It doesn’t mean it’s reality.” [...]
• HPV vaccine can prevent genital warts in men
  Study results bolster drugmaker’s plan to market shots to boys For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease [...]
• Why January?
  Ho Ho Ho Fitbuddies,Have you taken pen to paper yet to craft your New Years Resolutions? Are you thinking about starting a wellness plan in January? Well what’s so special about January? I guess as [...]
• Acupuncture Vs Aspirin for Chronic Headache
  Although sticking needles in your body doesn't seem like the best remedy for chronic headache, it's better for you than aspirin. That's the findings of a new study done by Duke University. [...]
• Diabetes and exercise: When to monitor your blood sugar
  If you have diabetes and you want to exercise, that's great. Exercise can help you improve your overall fitness and help you manage your condition. But don't forget to track (monitor and record) your [...]