January 9th is National Apricot day – in fact the entire month of January has been named Apple & Apricot Month – which may seem odd considering that the apricot’s growing season is during the Summer and you’d be hard pressed to find any fresh apricots in your grocer’s aisles right now. However, apricots are […]
More than 50 years ago – on December 31, 1969 – President Richard Nixon signed a proclamation designating January as National Blood Donor Month (NBDM). The new monthly observance was meant to honor voluntary blood donors and to encourage more people to give blood at a time when more blood is desperately needed. “National Blood Donor Month […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Monday it is changing the childhood immunization schedule. As ABC News reports, the federal health agency – led by vaccine skeptic Robert F Kennedy Jr – is removing the universal recommendation for multiple shots, in what it calls an attempt to mirror the schedules of peer […]
Okay, so beans aren’t a fruit, but hey, it rhymes with “Toot,” and that makes little kids (and adults who act like kids) giggle, so, go with it. January 6th is National Bean Day, and it’s time to celebrate this “magical” legume! Because National Bean Day falls in the middle of winter, it’s the perfect […]
January is Thyroid Awareness Month. The American Thyroid Association states that approximately 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid cancer, so it is important to discuss because 60% of people who have some form of thyroid disease remain unaware of their condition. What is the Thyroid and what is its Function? According to the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, the […]
The new year has arrived and so has the start of Dry January — a popular health trend where people give up alcohol for the entire month. There are a bunch of good reasons why you might be drawn to the idea of Dry January – maybe you’re simply ready for a break after all […]
Take a quick look at your resolutions or goals for 2026. How many new habits are you trying to build? If it’s a long list, it’s time to make some cuts if you want to turn your resolutions into reality. As Arnold’s Pump Club reports, Research suggests that the more goals you try to tackle — […]
About one in eight American adults say they’ve used a GLP-1 receptor agonist medication like Ozempic or Wegovy at some point, making this a very popular drug class. While these drugs can be used to treat type 2 diabetes, they’ve really taken off for their weight loss potential—this probably isn’t news to you. And now that the […]
December 30th is National Bicarbonate of Soda Day. Just why do we have a day that pays homage to what is commonly known as Baking Soda? Well, the day is celebrated to recognize and acknowledge the importance of this little baking ingredient and miracle household agent with numerous health benefits in our day to day […]
The highly contagious norovirus is spreading quickly across the country as the year comes to a close thanks to a new surging variant. As Axios reports, the new norovirus outbreaks come as the flu, whooping cough, measles and COVID have all seen spikes nationwide. Sickness from norovirus, often referred to as the “winter vomiting disease” or “winter vomiting bug,” […]