Year: 2020

This has been a tough year for us all. The global pandemic triggered a cascade of events that we have all dealt with on physical and psychological levels. Physically: The World Health Organization points out that just over 35 million people have contracted Covid-19. Psychologically: This pandemic has affected...

The end of the year commonly comes with parties for the office and families celebrating the upcoming new year. These are wonderful times that often come with a wide variety of candies, cupcakes, and other confections. Of course nothing is wrong with sugar, just like there is nothing wrong...

One thing that the global pandemic and confinement conditions have driven home is the importance of our relationships. Psychologists point out that when people have their health and even financial success, they aren’t happy without supportive relationships. These can come from family, friends, and even pets. Such social connections...

This is not to say that next year will pose no challenges, nor that our current issues will magically go away, but only that the new year brings the promise of better days. And in fact, choosing a positive way to view events is a powerful weapon for physical...

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women (not counting skin cancer), and is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. Each year more people die of lung cancer than colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. One reason...

Submitted by Kristy at Eckert Seamans. Thank you Kristy! This sounds like a delectable side dish for a holiday feast. You’ll Need 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 6 slices bread (I use white bread) – cubed & cut tops off (only the tops – leave the remaining crust...

What is there to say about “Diabetes Awareness:? Everyone is aware. You know it is there, and you also know that it is a health hazard. But that’s the problem actually. If you know all about something and it never seems to change, year after year, being “aware” of...

One of the most perfect holiday cookies, but really it can work at any time of year. Give this ginger snap recipe a try. Yields: Approximately 3 dozen cookies You’ll Need: ¼ cup softened, butter 1 cup granulated sugar (you can leave out 1 to 2 Tablespoons)  ¼ cup...

Headlines are often just click-bait, asking leading questions to get you to click the link. Here are some examples that you can find literally every day. Can the Mediterranean Diet Prevent Cancer? Can regular exercise defy diabetes? Can the latest miracle drug, or cure, or cocoa, or fill-in-the-blank prevent...

As you might imagine, working with a virus that you plan to inject into humans requires a high degree care and an overabundance of caution. Because of this, quite appropriately, creating the final vaccine product can take many many months. Testing starts on experimental animals to validate that it...

We hear a lot about the vaccine for COVID-19, and researchers race to create it. But how do they work and what kinds of viruses do they use? How Do They Work? If you contract a virus, your body will produce antibodies to that molecule so that if you...

It’s the time of year for pumpkins! Pumpkin is great to cook with and is somewhat underutilized. The directions for this recipe are very loose. So have fun and experiment and celebrate the art of cooking! You’ll Need Equal parts of peeled pumpkin and potatoes Onion finely chopped Butter...