I had a strange thing happen over the last two days. I just didn't feel "Good", it was hard to explain, but in general, I felt like I was less on my toes. Worse, I had physical symptoms, I had a scathing headache last night, and some wierd leg pain, and my left leg felt "Warm", like someone was pouring hot water over it! At first I was thinking this was pretty serious, and was concerned, so I explained the symptoms to my wife, and she seemed to think it was a pinched nerve or something bec...

I'm generally a fairly healthy person (but I need improvements), however I tend to get Acid Reflux and Heartburn around Christmas time. The cold weather, combined with my excessive holiday feasting, and my slightly overweight state all combine for some pretty intense reflux this time of year. Four years ago, I discovered a sure fire remedy for acid reflux and general digestive health. Aloe Vera juice! The healing and soothing properties of Aloe have been known for centuries, and ancient ...

For many years, green tea was only frequently seen in the "Heath Nut" sector, but wasn't mainstream. Americans preferred Coffee over tea, and green tea wasn't really even a consideration until the late 90's when it started to break out from the health food stores into mainstream markets. Now you can hardly go anywhere without seeing green tea, many restraunts are serving it, and its on the shelf of every grocer. Why the focus change? There is a wealth of significant, long term data tha...

My father passed away suddenly on October 6th 2004. He was only 60 years old, and died long before he was due to die. The primary cause of his death was Cardiac Arrest, but the major contributing factor to his death was Diabetes, and poorly controlled diabetes. He didn't have high cholesterol, his health in general was pretty reasonable for someone his age, but he failed to control his diabetes, and it destroyed the tissues in his heart and he died. Diabetes runs in my family, on both s...