When You're Sober and Your Partner's Not
When I got sober, I didn't ask my then-husband to quit drinking. In the foggy, shame-filled logic of early sobriety, I felt guilty. After all, he had moved the booze from a locked cabinet (which I easily picked open with a kabob skewer) to some other super secret place in support of my recovery. Underground bunker? Mars? A few months in, though, he wondered if it would be okay to bring it all back home. "Yes," I said. "I'm fine. I'm the one who can't drink, not you." The cabinet was reassembled with the delicious clutter of scotch, gin, vodka, ouzo, tsipouro, brandy, kahlua, rum, tequila, and wine. It was mostly fine,...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
QFC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Pecans, Wheat, and Soy in Cranberry Chicken Salad
QFC said it had recalled its Fresh Food Market Cranberry Chicken Salad that is sold in QFC stores, located in Oregon and Washington. The product may be mislabeled and may contain pecans, wheat, and soy not listed on the label. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 28, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Planning for Easter With Alzheimer's
The last actual Easter dinner I had with my mother was so long ago I actually can't remember it. What I can remember about Easter is that it was always a big deal in our house and my mom typically made a ham with all the fixings including mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, jelly, breads, and this weird green jello salad mix that my brothers like. Easter was once a big to-do that sometimes started the week before with a sunrise service and progressed into a day filled with laughter and a large table that sat roughly 12. For many Americans, this Easter will be their first with a loved one who has recently found out or reveal...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Copies of Copies
Friends make fun of me for having a fireplace going on Netflix. And they're right, it is a bit ridiculous. But we do not deal with real things anyway, only copies. Candles, for example. Longtime chandler Yankee Candle has attempted to copy the smell of just about everything in the natural world, from Fresh Cut Roses to a mixture of Mandarin and Cranberry. Apparently, they can also smell like A Child's Wish and My Serenity. A Child's Wish, you guys. One wish of children is to become rich. They think that will happen through robbing a bank. Of course, there's no money there. In what some theorists refer to as a postmodern e...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 22, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Resveratrol Benefits: Powerful New Discovery
New, “hidden” resveratrol benefits have just been confirmed by researchers — and I’m not surprised.
You may already know that resveratrol is the astonishing antioxidant that’s found in red wine.
I’ve been a fan of it for a long time, because of its anti-aging qualities. It helps prevent heart disease by increasing levels of HDL cholesterol, and protect against artery damage and high blood pressure. It even stimulates the production of adult stem cells, which boosts your immune system.
But that’s just a few of the reasons why I recommend red wine in moderation to my patients at the Sears Institute for Anti-Ag...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - March 9, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging resveratrol Source Type: news
If You Eat Any Fruits Or Vegetables At All, You're Doing Better Than Half Of America
If you’re feeling down about how you eat, consider this: if you eat about one cup of fruit and more than 1.5 cups of vegetables a day, you’re actually eating better than about half of all Americans. If you eat 1.5 cups of fruit (the recommended serving size for an adult), you’re doing better than more than three-fourths of Americans. And if you eat two cups of vegetables a day (another recommended serving size), that’s better than almost 90 percent of your neighbors. We say this not to put down our fellow Americans, but to point out that eating more fruits and vegetables is linked to lower rate...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 29, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Cranberry Juice for Urinary Tract Infection?
Specialist says grocery-store varieties aren't strong enough for the job (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cranberry Juice for Urinary Tract Infection?
Specialist says grocery-store varieties aren't strong enough for the jobSource: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Page: Urinary Tract Infections (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cranberry Juice for Urinary Tract Infection?
Specialist says grocery-store varieties aren't strong enough for the job (Source: U.S. News - Health)
Source: U.S. News - Health - February 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cranberry Juice for Urinary Tract Infection?
THURSDAY, Feb. 25, 2016 -- Contrary to popular belief, cranberry juice does not cure a urinary tract infection, a doctor says.
Many people drink cranberry juice in an attempt to ease their symptoms, but it will do nothing to help them, said Dr.... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 25, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Five things to know today, and a Pittsburgh nonprofit fights Zika
For many of us (including at the Pittsburgh Business Times), today is the start of the work week. But that didn't mean that the business world stopped: It didn't, as Monday brought news of a growing company in Pittsburgh moving its headquarters from Fox Chapel to Cranberry Township. Here's five more things to know today:
Pittsburgh manufacturing stocks begin 4-day week strong
Pittsburgh-region manufacturers will start the shortened trading week with big gains that they racked up on Friday on the… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 16, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news
Cranberry Juice May Not Prevent Urinary Tract Infections, Experts Say
BOSTON (CBS) — Bladder infections are common and many people turn to cranberry juice for early treatment, but some experts say that may be a waste of time.
More than three million Americans develop a urinary tract infection every year. Most are women, and up to 30 percent of women have recurrent UTIs.
Many patients look for a quick fix and turn to cranberry juice for the answer. Turns out, while taking cranberry tablets can help reduce the risk of UTI, cranberry juice probably does not.
Experts say there isn’t a lot of pure cranberry in a serving of cranberry juice and that the compounds responsible for prevent...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mouellette2015 Tags: Health Healthwatch Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Cranberry Juice Cranberry Juice And Urinary Tract Infections Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
How I Knew My Relationship With Wine Was Unhealthy
This is author Joyce Maynard's second part of a three-part series on drinking. You can read the first piece here. I was 12-years-old, which would make the year 1966 -- and I was home alone, except for my father, who was upstairs asleep. But he was not so much sleeping as passed out. Knock at the door: a police officer. "Do you know anything about the Oldsmobile outside?" he asked me. It was our family car. Abandoned in the middle of the street in front of our house. With the motor running. "I guess my father left it there," I told the policeman. This wasn't the first time. "Don't worry," he said, when he learned I...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
6 Simple Health Tips for Buying Chocolate
Shopping for "good" chocolate is kind of like searching for a viable online date. Approach the market without a plan and it's easy to get duped by glossy packaging and false claims. Know what you're looking for, though, and you can find yourself a sweetie with substance -- guaranteed to reduce your stress levels, ignite your sex life, and make your heart sing from the first blissful encounter. In fact, findings from a new long-term study in Heart journal involving 25,000 volunteers suggest that eating up to 3.5 ounces of high-quality chocolate per day can significantly reduce risks of heart disease and stroke. Sort through...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Cranberries help urinary tract infections, but not as juice
Cranberries contain PACs, which help prevent urinary tract infections. But cranberry juice does not provide a sufficiently concentrated form, if any, of the necessary ingredient. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology / Nephrology Source Type: news
