I don’t know about you, but as autumn gets closer, I find myself craving heartier, comfort-food dishes — meals that nourish both the body and the soul. And that’s how I’ve come up with this healthy chicken tetrazzini recipe. It’s exactly what you need as nights turn colder, and by the time spring comes again,…
Dyslipidemia is a group of disorders characterized by changes in plasma lipids or lipoproteins, including two we are familiar with: cholesterol and triglycerides. The goal for adults over 20 years old is to have cholesterol levels that are below 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). However, nearly 99 million Americans are estimated to have total blood cholesterol…
One of the nation’s biggest poultry companies, Perdue Chicken, is transforming the way that chickens are being raised for consumption and ushering in major changes. So just what is Perdue Farms, the country’s fourth-largest chicken producer, doing differently than its competitors? And will Perdue chickens set the standard for the rest of the industry, impacting…
Stain remover. We've all reached for a bottle at some point in time, desperately trying to save a beloved tablecloth, shirt or sofa cushion. The laundry section of the supermarket cleaning aisle is stocked with dozens of stain remover products claiming to take care of every stain known to man, but many of them are…
Hippocrates was to thank for the famous quote, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food" — which we translated to "food is medicine" and use as our motto. Still to this day medical doctors and historians consider Hippocrates to be the founder of medicine as a "rational science." Considered to be one…
Have a bump? A bruise? Arnica oil is the perfect remedy for so many of our common bodily woes. Applied to the skin in the form of an oil, cream, ointment, liniment or salve, arnica has been used for medicinal purposes since the 1500s. Arnica oil contains helenalin, a potent anti-inflammatory, making it a must-have for…
There are almost 90,000 registered dietitians (RDs) in the United States alone. (1) What are a dietitian's specialities that he or she offer to clients? A dietitian is a trained expert on diet and nutrition. While altering someone's food and nutrient intake is definitely part of the job, dietitians usually do much more for their clients…
Similar to how your skin can reveal a lot about your internal wellbeing, your fingernails can be another window into your health. What causes brittle nails? Sometimes brittle nails are simply a result of aging or a lack of moisture, while other times they can be indicative of thyroid diseases like hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism because these conditions…
If you dread getting into a car or bus, or onto a plane or boat, because it makes you ill, you are not alone. It is believed that motion sickness symptoms affect between 15 and 25 percent of the general population. If motion sickness strikes during your honeymoon cruise, a business trip, or just when…
Syphilis is a curable sexually transmitted disease. However, if left untreated, it can cause serious health conditions and even death. According to the World Health Organization, each year there are an estimated 357 million new sexually transmitted infections worldwide from chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and trichomoniasis. This staggering number includes the nearly 1 million pregnant women…
