Here's how to clean up your act—inside and out.
While Americans take pride in their high standard of hygiene, in many unsuspecting ways our homes are actually filthy.
Super bugs like staph are lurking where you would least expect them. Before you draw yourself a nice, hot bath to wash off unwanted pathogens, consider this—the bathtub is, ironically, the dirtiest of all places in most homes.
To be fair, nearly 90% of all surfaces recently tested in American homes were actually squeaky clean, but the remaining contaminated surfaces are enough to make anyone really… Continue reading Categories
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November 29th, 2010Here's how to clean up your act—inside and out.
While Americans take pride in their high standard of hygiene, in many unsuspecting ways our homes are actually filthy.
Super bugs like staph are lurking where you would least expect them. Before you draw yourself a nice, hot bath to wash off unwanted pathogens, consider this—the bathtub is, ironically, the dirtiest of all places in most homes.
To be fair, nearly 90% of all surfaces recently tested in American homes were actually squeaky clean, but the remaining contaminated surfaces are enough to make anyone really… Continue reading Go Gluten-Free to Relieve Abdominal Pain and Osteoporosis
October 5th, 2009
Even Without Full-blown Celiac Disease, You'll Thrive On a Gluten-free Diet.
Approximately one in 133 Americans has celiac disease, caused by sensitivity to gluten (a protein in wheat and other grains). But most don't know it.
Experts estimate that many, many more of us are gluten intolerant. Trouble is the symptoms of this food sensitivity vary greatly and resemble signs of other diseases like colitis, IBS, or wheat allergy.
Clues that would make a gluten-free diet worth your while:
· Weight loss or gain
· Abdominal pain or problems (bloating, cramps, constipation, diarrhea, gas)
· Anemia and other… Continue reading
Approximately one in 133 Americans has celiac disease, caused by sensitivity to gluten (a protein in wheat and other grains). But most don't know it.
Experts estimate that many, many more of us are gluten intolerant. Trouble is the symptoms of this food sensitivity vary greatly and resemble signs of other diseases like colitis, IBS, or wheat allergy.
Clues that would make a gluten-free diet worth your while:
· Weight loss or gain
· Abdominal pain or problems (bloating, cramps, constipation, diarrhea, gas)
· Anemia and other… Continue reading Fall Fuels Flu Fears
September 4th, 2009
D-fend Yourself Now.
Even if you don't have the iPhone app "Outbreaks Near Me," you're probably concerned about the H1N1 flu pandemic sweeping the planet. A variant of the influenza-A virus, swine flu has already infected over 209,000 people worldwide.
Columbia's President has come down with H1N1. And more than 2,000 people have died from this new flu strain.
Public health officials advise flu shots this fall. But H1N1 vaccines won't be ready until November or December, if then.
People with egg allergies are unable to take flu shots, since these vaccines are generated in eggs… Continue reading
Even if you don't have the iPhone app "Outbreaks Near Me," you're probably concerned about the H1N1 flu pandemic sweeping the planet. A variant of the influenza-A virus, swine flu has already infected over 209,000 people worldwide.
Columbia's President has come down with H1N1. And more than 2,000 people have died from this new flu strain.
Public health officials advise flu shots this fall. But H1N1 vaccines won't be ready until November or December, if then.
People with egg allergies are unable to take flu shots, since these vaccines are generated in eggs… Continue reading 
Visionary, health guru, diet/detox expert, author, spokesperson, role model, and natural foods icon, Ann Louise Gittleman has always been a trendsetter. 
