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 […]
Category: Health & Wellness
Beans, Beans, the Magical Fruit…
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
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 Many Health Benefits of Dry January
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 […]
How to Turn your Resolutions into Reality
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 — […]
Can You Become Addicted to a GLP-1?
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 […]
The Many Health (and other) Benefits of Baking Soda
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 […]
What You Need to Know about Norovirus, the Surging “winter vomiting bug”
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,” […]
A New, Potentially Life-Threatening Flu Variant Is Spreading in the US
A mutated strain of influenza that caused severe outbreaks abroad is spreading rapidly across the United States, and with holidays in full swing, it’s prime time for the virus to surge. As NBC’s Today Show reports, experts are already warning that this flu season seems more severe and earlier than usual, especially among children who […]
FDA Officially Approves Wegovy GLP-1 for Weight Loss
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved the once-daily Wegovy pill, as the first oral GLP-1 medicine for obesity in the US. “The launch of Wegovy in 2021 changed how obesity was viewed and treated in the US. Now, with Wegovy pill, we are offering a magnitude of weight loss that no other oral GLP-1 obesity candidate has been able […]