Brussels Sprouts are a classic Fall veggie that always seem to make their way onto a Thanksgiving table. Even though these little green gems might not rank high on your list of favorite foods, with the right recipes (and not overcooking them!), you can make them addictively delicious. First, let’s look at the name. Why […]
Those of us who start our day with a cup (or two or three, hey, not judging) of coffee tend to look at it as a necessity, not part of a healthy breakfast. As it turns out, that cup of Joe is actually loaded with goodness that can lower our risk for a whole slew […]
If you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is it OK to switch to a different manufacturer’s product for your booster dose? If you ask the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the answer is yes. Under a newly announced “mix-and-match” strategy, people who got a Pfizer Bio N Tech, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson (J&J)/Janssen COVID […]
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds, opening up the shots to a new age group and ending an anxious wait for families of children in that bracket. Children are less likely to have severe symptoms if they contract COVID-19, but they can still catch and spread […]
Hearts get healthy on National Oatmeal Day! Not only is oatmeal one of America’s favorite breakfast foods, but it’s also separated all over America on October 29th, making it a perfect day to enjoy one of America’s favorite breakfast foods. A warm bowl of oatmeal starts a day off right. Add spices, fruit, nuts, or […]
National Apple Month is observed throughout the month of October across the nation. It is a month-long dedication to this top-tier fruit and we’re all for it. As an added bonus, apples have a multitude of health benefits. Apples are rich in antioxidants, fiber, and phytonutrients. A 2011 review of research on their health benefits […]
Since the pandemic began, some unusual symptoms have been linked with COVID-19. One of the most surprising is so-called “COVID toes”—a red or purplish rash or raised bumps typically on the tips of the toes. Experts have been unsure about whether COVID toes were actually linked to COVID-19 (or just some odd coincidence in some […]
Whether you’re chatting face to face or on the phone, your voice can say a lot about you, and apparently that includes your mental health. A CDC study looked at the mental health of 800,000 Americans, starting in the summer of 2020 through earlier this year. The study found nearly 2 in 5 adults (about […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging consumers to “throw away onions if you don’t know where they came from.” This, because the agency has linked fresh whole onions to a growing and mysterious salmonella outbreak. In a food safety alert issued on October 21st, the CDC said 652 people have been […]
AP and Reuters report that U.S. health regulators said late Friday that kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective at preventing symptomatic infections in elementary school children and caused no unexpected safety issues, as the U.S. weighs beginning vaccinations in youngsters. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted its analysis of Pfizer’s data […]