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…
Moisturizing your face regularly is important, but what about oily, acne-prone skin? While many worry about using oils on oily skin, there are some options that can actually make a huge difference, especially if your skin is acne-prone. It's just about choosing the right ingredients — such as those in my moisturizer for oily skin…
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…
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…
In this article, I'll tell you a little about the history of lipstick and give you a recipe to show you how to make lipstick at home. As you probably know, lipstick is a common cosmetic applied to the lips to enhance lip color. It contains various pigments, oils and waxes that not only create the various…
Somewhere between 0.5 percent and 2.0 percent of the global population has vitiligo, a disorder that affects pigmentation of the skin. With this condition, the cells that make the skin’s pigment, called melanocytes, are destroyed. This results in white blotchy patches, and vitiligo treatment can take quite a while to work. For some, vitiligo may…
When you learn about the complexity of shoulder anatomy, it's clear the best shoulder workouts for women should be on your radar. Why? The shoulder is considered the most mobile joint in the entire human body. (1) As a "ball and socket" joint, the shoulder’s joint capsule allows for a wide range of up-and-down, back-and-forth, movements…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that sickle cell diseases (SCD), especially sickle cell anemia, affects around 100,000 Americans. Sickle cell anemia is a type of inherited sickle-cell disease. It affects red blood cells and the protein called hemoglobin. Because it's an inherited disorder, sickle cell anemia is different than other types of anemia, as…
Have you ever tasted the Spanich sauce known as romesco? Romesco sauce originates from the Catalonia region of Spain, where fishermen are said to have first used this flavorful sauce to top their fresh catches of seafood. (1) So what is romesco sauce exactly? The classic base pretty much always includes a mix of roasted red peppers, tomato and…
