Think Healthier: because you need to!

Everyone loves to go swimming in a built-in public pool. But few, if any, people love to take a dip in their septic tank. Yet both vessels have something in common – they both contain urine and fecal matter. The odds are great that any public swimming pool you visit will have a good amount…

No one particularly likes gas, especially when it arrives with pain. Despite being one of comedy’s longest-standing heroes, gas is often an unwelcome intrusion into your daily life. Excess gas has many symptoms beyond the twin emittances of belching or flatulence. You may describe it as indigestion, pain or tightness in the chest, abdominal pain,…

Sarcoidosis is a disease that lacks awareness. Once thought rare, it’s now recognized as common and affects many people around the world. Its symptoms are mild, so it’s hard to diagnose, often only discovered when the patient has a chest X-ray or when the disease advances. There are no real statistics about how many cases…

Most people love a good party. Some gatherings have cake, some have balloons, and many have alcoholic beverages and party games. And some have injections of a deadly toxin that could kill or cause serious complications if done improperly. The latter refers to Botox parties, a gathering of people who seek to smooth out wrinkles…

It’s a glorious day, and you’re heading to the beach. You have your flip-flops, beach ball, favorite hat, umbrella, blanket, and a picnic cooler filled with snacks and beverages. Oh, yes, and you have sunscreen. But do you have the right sunscreen? The answer may surprise you because it’s a highly subjective answer that depends…

Steve Rogers was an ordinary American who grew up during the Great Depression. Like most young men of the era, he was horrified at the atrocities being committed by the Nazis in Europe and Japanese in Asia that newsreels depicted. Rogers attempted to enlist in the Army but was rejected and classified 4-F because of…

It’s no secret that your guy is getting older. His demeanor is definitely different. He’s more polished, giving off an air of confidence that wasn’t there in his 20s. And maybe he looks like a silver fox — glowing in a shiny gray exterior. That is, if he has hair at all. (Kudos if your…

Most people understand baseball’s infield fly rule better than the concept of what makes up a proper health insurance policy. Previously, a majority of Americans didn’t have to worry because an estimated 55 percent were covered by a policy that someone else shopped for, based on their employment.   But that cozy arrangement is changing,…

If you’ve watched any bit of television during the daytime in the last two decades, you are probably familiar with a certain omnipresent commercial: “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” While the commercial has been repeated so often that it has become something of a punchline, it reflects a real problem for close to…

If you are admitted to a hospital, you have one concern: getting out of the hospital in better condition than you entered. Whether you’re receiving treatment, surgery, therapy or simply for observation, you want the safest, cleanest, most attentive and professional service your hospital can provide. But not every hospital lives up to the highest…