Cancer Prevention
10 Nighttime Yoga Poses You Can Do in Bed
When you can’t get the shut-eye you desperately need, try these relaxing yoga poses you can do right in bed. You lie awake in bed at night, counting sheep, tossing ...
Hair dye and chemical straightener use and breast cancer risk in a large US population of black and white women
Abstract Many hair products contain endocrine‐disrupting compounds and carcinogens potentially relevant to breast cancer. Products used predominately by black women may contain more hormonally‐active compounds. In a national prospective cohort ...
Ideas for a Greener Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is an American holiday that is loaded with tradition, so why not start a new tradition in your family by making Thanksgiving a green and eco-friendly celebration from ...
Is EMF Exposure Really a Big Deal?
Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) have been around since the beginning of time as we receive natural EMFs from the sun and earth itself. It wasn’t until mankind learned to generate electricity (and ...
Healthy Planet/Healthy Mind with Zach Bush, MD
One of the few triple board-certified physicians in the country, with expertise in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Hospice/Palliative care, Dr. Zach Bush abandoned his prestigious academic career in ...
FDA wants strongest warning on breast implants about risks like pain, rupture, and even a rare form of cancer
The FDA has received thousands of reports from women who blame their implants for a host of health problems including rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue and muscle pain. The U.S. Food ...
The Facts on Chlorpyrifos
Europe is now considering banning chlorpyrifos because of its effect on childhood development, so we thought it would be a good time to revisit the facts. Both the EPA and ...
Cabbage Beats Chemo for Cervical Cancer
Mainstream medicine's cancer treatments of radiation and chemotherapy are far from a cure. In fact, they can make cancer more deadly. But new research shows some common vegetables may be more effective in battling ...
New recommendations reflect ‘continued evolution’ of cervical cancer screening
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force today issued a recommendation statement and evidence review supporting cervical cancer screening via cervical cytology every 3 years among women aged 21 to 29 ...
Putting Your Family First Doesn’t Make You a Better Mom
Most parents will tell you about how they hazily go through their earliest days with their newborns, living in isolation on no sleep, constant am-I-doing-this-right? anxiety and stress, and a ...
A New Normal: Ten Things I’ve Learned About Trauma
I wasn’t really expecting painful things to happen to me. I knew that pain was a part of life, but — thanks in part to a peculiar blend of “God-has-a-plan” Southern ...
Here’s how Trader Joe’s plans to cut 1M pounds of single-use plastic from its stores
Trader Joe’s is taking the fight against plastic to its 500 or so stores. The grocery chain announced that it is cutting back on plastic waste in the hopes of eliminating one ...