Non-pet owners will never understand, but for the sake of their own health, maybe they should try.
A new Swedish study confirms numerous other studies that have demonstrated the health benefits of owning a pet. The study, published this month in the journal Scientific Reports, tracked more than 3.4 million middle-aged and older adults in Sweden for 12 years.
Thanksgiving . . . friends, family, and feasting. And, for most people, the aromas of turkey, stuffing, and pies wafting through the house.
If you’re one of the 15% of Americans who have yet to quit the smoking habit, you probably tell yourself on a regular basis, “I’m going to quit. Soon.” But “soon” never seems to arrive.
There are so many health-related supplements on the market these days (one figure puts the number at 55,000), with so many claims about their efficacy, that it’s hard to keep up.
Your concierge doctors in Jupiter, Florida at MD 2.0, want to remind you that cold and flu season is lurking just around the corner, so now is the time to start shoring up your immune system before these unpleasant viruses attack.
Your concierge doctors at MD 2.0 in Jupiter, Florida, hesitate to rain on your Halloween parade, but we believe it’s important that you’re aware of the latest research on the possible role that sugar plays in cancer stimulation.
All light suppresses the secretion of melatonin, the hormone that regulates your body clock. During the day, this is a desirable effect, because it keeps you awake. At night, you need melatonin to help you drift off to sleep.
Fans of 56-year-old actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus were shocked last month when she announced she was battling breast cancer, partly because she’s so young and partly because we don’t think it can happen to anyone we know. It was a sad coincidence that she revealed her diagnosis just days before the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed every October.
The construction of chairs and sofas today is much different from that of a few decades ago. Every one of them is overstuffed, sending the not-so-subtle message: come, sit, stay in super-relaxing comfort.
Approximately one percent of the population suffers from celiac disease, and their reaction to the gluten in even a small crouton can be diarrhea, abdominal bloating and pain, fatigue, seizures or migraines, severe weight loss, and many other unpleasant and even dangerous symptoms.
