Let's Talk Trends: Activated Charcoal
Black ice cream. Murky lemonade. Toothpaste mixed with a dark powder. They’re all part of the trend that makes use of an unlikely ingredient – activated charcoal. Advocates of this fine, black powder maintain that it can improve heart function, lower cholesterol, fix digestive problems, whiten teeth and even stave off a hangover.
But can activated charcoal live up to any of these health claims?
Black ice cream. Murky lemonade. Toothpaste mixed with a dark powder. They’re all part of the trend that makes use of an unlikely ingredient – activated charcoal. Advocates of this fine, black powder maintain that it can improve heart function, lower cholesterol, fix digestive problems, whiten teeth and even stave off a hangover.
But can activated charcoal live up to any of these health claims?
Are You at Risk for a Vitamin Deficiency?
When you’re staring down a pharmacy aisle packed with multivitamins and dietary supplements, it’s tempting to just grab a bottle and hope for the best. However, your health may lose if you play a vitamin guessing game.
When you’re staring down a pharmacy aisle packed with multivitamins and dietary supplements, it’s tempting to just grab a bottle and hope for the best. However, your health may lose if you play a vitamin guessing game.
Is Binge-Watching TV Affecting Your Health?
It used to be that our favorite TV shows came on only once a week, at a specific time. With streaming services, we can now watch many of those same shows whenever – and for however long – we want. But if you sit down for just one episode and find yourself still watching hours later, you’ve probably veered off into binge territory.
It used to be that our favorite TV shows came on only once a week, at a specific time. With streaming services, we can now watch many of those same shows whenever – and for however long – we want. But if you sit down for just one episode and find yourself still watching hours later, you’ve probably veered off into binge territory.
50 or Over? Why You May Want to Consider the New Shingles Vaccine
Imagine if the slightest breeze or the touch of a bed sheet caused excruciating pain on your head, shoulder or side. What if you also had a fever, chills or an upset stomach? That’s what shingles, a painful, blistering rash, can be like for some people.
Imagine if the slightest breeze or the touch of a bed sheet caused excruciating pain on your head, shoulder or side. What if you also had a fever, chills or an upset stomach? That’s what shingles, a painful, blistering rash, can be like for some people.
Punching Out Parkinson's Symptoms: How Boxing Can Help
Research indicates that boxing can improve Parkinson’s disease symptoms, helping people diagnosed with the disease maintain higher levels of function and quality of life than those who engaged in other forms of exercise. Learn more about boxing’s impact on Parkinson’s symptoms, including which workouts are best for seniors with the disease.
Research indicates that boxing can improve Parkinson’s disease symptoms, helping people diagnosed with the disease maintain higher levels of function and quality of life than those who engaged in other forms of exercise. Learn more about boxing’s impact on Parkinson’s symptoms, including which workouts are best for seniors with the disease.
Could Food Help with the Winter Blues?
The change of seasons brings more than just a shift in the weather. The colder temperatures and shorter days may also create a darkness of emotions for people with seasonal affective disorder, known as SAD. SAD is a type of depression that often takes hold in late fall or early winter.
The change of seasons brings more than just a shift in the weather. The colder temperatures and shorter days may also create a darkness of emotions for people with seasonal affective disorder, known as SAD. SAD is a type of depression that often takes hold in late fall or early winter.
New Cholesterol Guidelines Recommend Changes in Assessment and Treatment
Cholesterol. It’s that buzz word we hear about from our doctors that can have a major role in our overall health. You probably have the basics. LDL cholesterol, or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, is the “bad” variety that can lead to heart disease – the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. About one third of Americans have high levels of LDL.
Cholesterol. It’s that buzz word we hear about from our doctors that can have a major role in our overall health. You probably have the basics. LDL cholesterol, or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, is the “bad” variety that can lead to heart disease – the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. About one third of Americans have high levels of LDL.
Can Massage Therapy Help Improve Your Health?
People who treat themselves to an occasional massage often describe feeling deeply relaxed and rejuvenated afterward. But allowing a professionally trained massage therapist to manipulate your tissue and muscles can be more than just an enjoyable hour of pampering. Massage therapy offers potential health dividends that can extend beyond the session.
People who treat themselves to an occasional massage often describe feeling deeply relaxed and rejuvenated afterward. But allowing a professionally trained massage therapist to manipulate your tissue and muscles can be more than just an enjoyable hour of pampering. Massage therapy offers potential health dividends that can extend beyond the session.