Monthly Archives: August 2013

Be careful when you consider taking antibiotics. Too many antibiotics and the wrong ones are prescribed.

Almost all herbs and spices have health benefits and they give food taste that helps with appetite. Here is useful information about basil.

Drugs for mental health generally are not very effective and they are over prescribed.

Eating fruit associated with decreased risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Biking for health in Texas. More cities should pay attention. But be careful around auto traffic. Cars are not friendly to bikers.

Coffee is a bean and drinking coffee has been shown to have health benefits. However, more than four cups a day may lead to increased risk of death. Best advice is to limit coffee to two cups in the morning … Continue reading →

About 18% of deaths in the U.S. are attributed to obesity.

Cardiac stents may open a clogged artery but it does not relieve the systemic problem that led to the obstruction. Nor does it address other obstructions that already or will exist. That requires a change in lifestyle and some medications.

Feeding mice a diet consisting of 25% refined sugar proved to be harmful. About 25% of the U.S. population has a diet consisting of that much refined sugar.

Medications of all types may impair performance. A sleep medication taken the night before can lead to drowsiness the next morning and difficulty driving.