by Angela S. Hoover, Editor
Anyone who insists healthy eating must be bland and without taste is really missing out on decadent deliciousness. I sway to the other extreme: if I’m not in the mood for something, I won’t eat; if I cannot think of anything...
by Dr. James Roach
As my clinical experience progresses, awareness of food’s impact on health
has grown immensely. A bright healthcare provider recently told me that he knew
of a practitioner with a long waiting list who refused to see anyone that had not...
by Jan Ross, Staff Writer
I scanned the menu and realized, to my dismay, that they did not offer a vegetarian entrée. The two choices at the restaurant I had selected for lunch with my girlfriends included chicken salad or salmon. Neither of those would do. I was a...
by Martha Evans Sparks, Staff Writer
Most of us have done it: caregiving. It’s taking care of an adult who can’t make it alone. Caregiving may be temporary, as when your parent or spouse or friend has had surgery or a severe injury or illness. He or she cannot prepare...
by Michael Keating, MD
Recent scientific studies have confirmed what health practitioners have observed since the primal origins of the healing arts. The majority (up to 80%) of physical maladies have an underlying emotional and or spiritual component. It only makes...
by Paul Hester, MD
It is tempting to associate the idea of sugar with “spice and everything nice.” But if you are truly interested in enjoying the sweet life after 50, you need to understand the downside of excess sugar. Continuous exposure to...
by Sharon M. Napier, MD
If you were like most of us, when you were 18 you spent as much time in the sun with as much skin exposed as possible. Unfortunately, the sun damage done at that age doesn’t catch up until later in life, like now! Fortunately,...
by Willie B. Ray
Phrases like “Eat your fruits and vegetables” and “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” are ingrained in our minds at an early age. This article will explore the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables and which ones are...
