Tag: health
Allowing Your Scars to Heal You
Growing up we spent countless hours on my grandparents farm in Southwestern Virginia. It was a more innocent time then–a time where my brother, my cousins and I would disappear for hours on hundreds of acres with no worry from the adults. One particularly warm summer day, I was running around the yard barefoot in more »
Express Script Negotiations with Walgreens Hurts Consumers
As of January 1, Walgreens and NYC Duane Reade pharmacies are no longer part of Express Scripts pharmacy provider network due to contract negotiations by Express Script. Despite Walgreens willingness to hold rates with no increase, Express Script still wanted to lower Walgreens reimbursement below industry standards and dispute the definitions of brand-name and generic more »
High Fructose Corn Syrup | Is it really bad?
You’ve seen the commercials–one tells you that high fructose corn syrup is the devil, while the other tells you that it’s just…corn. Like most things, the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. However, I have been wondering about it lately. HFCS: So, what’s the real story? High fructose corn syrup, or HFCS, is more »
Vegetarians | Why I Might Join the Ranks
Over July 4th weekend I was sick. (No shock, it always happens in our house for holidays or plans.) I didn’t really understand what was wrong–it wasn’t the flu and it wasn’t Strep throat like The Husband just got over. No, it was a bizarre mix of symptoms. I was exhausted, running a low-grade fever, had a non-stop more »
Listeria Lunch Meats | How Your Sandwiches Are Making You Sick
Don’t you just love spreading out a picnic in the park and making your own sandwich? Or, how about those trays of deli meat sandwiches brought into your office during meetings? Well, there might be something lurking beyond that ham and cheese. You may be getting more than just the mayonnaise and mustard spread on that crunchy bread more »
Jellyfish Stings | 9 Facts and Myths
Have you ever seen jellyfish in a public aquarium or even in those awesome tanks in someone’s home? They’re beautiful…and mesmerizing. Unfortunately, you probably don’t feel the same way when you are surrounded by them in the water during your summer beach vacations. Think you won’t see jellyfish or have to deal with a more »
Unhealthy…Water?
I have a confession: I’ve fallen into that whole “bottled water is better than tap water” thing and I can’t get up. I grew up drinking well water, so you would think that I wouldn’t be that picky about my H20, yet here I am…afraid to drink the water out of my faucet at more »
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