Health

• A Danish or Ice Cream?

  Since I was a kid I loved Danish pastries, especially blueberry and prune, and I was always ecstatic about ice cream. If I had to choose between the two, ice cream would be my number one choice. My Mother used to tell me, "Maish, there

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• Berries as Disease Fighters

  If you have (or are at risk for developing) diabetes, hypertension, cancer, or dementia, frequent consumption of berries will improve your health. Here's why. 

• Buckwheat Granola

  Buckwheat Granola

• Cravings

  Cravings represent abnormal drives that have a compelling nature without regard for the benefit of the person. Cravings can cause one to eat to the point of pain; heedless of the fact that ill health may follow. One can look on a

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• Exercise - It Goes to Your Head

  Achieving "fitness" is different than just being active. Activity means moving about, burning so many calories when doing a certain task. That is good, but fitness yields even more benefits. Fitness, specifically the aerobic type, is

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• Exercise 1

  We are a sedentary nation of couch potatoes addicted to computer games, TV, and spectator sports. We need exercise! Children who once were off the charts in exercise now sit way too much – 17 percent are overweight or obese, largely

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• Exercise 2

  We were created for action. Exercise provides greater vitality, extra energy, and a longer life. Yet, for many, the greatest exertion of the day is getting out of bed or walking from the kitchen to the garage.

  We must

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• Heart Disease and Drinking Wine: The Downside of Popular Belief

  The belief that drinking wine helps protect against heart disease is wrong, according to The Globe magazine, published by the Institute of Alcohol Studies in the United Kingdom. 

• Inventing Health: Israeli Innovations in Life Sciences - Part 1

  Science is very important; it is good to learn and share what we have learned with others so everyone can benefit. Over the years humans have learned and built upon the knowledge of others to make life easier for each other. This video

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• Is Your Diet in Ship Shape?

  Prison researchers found that inmates on death row regularly ordered very unhealthy last meals before their execution. Many of these final meals were a banquet of 7,000+ calories, with this final feast including heaps of unhealthy

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• Israeli Company Gives Orthodontics New Bite

  Many people would like straight teeth, but not many people want to be seen wearing braces. An Israeli company developed an alternative to braces that would suit those who would like the benefits of braces without wearing them. With

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• Mujaddara (Lebanese Lentils)

  Delicious and easy to make, this dish makes the Top 5 list in the Life and Health office.  The lentils and rice on their own are wonderful and full of deep flavor, but the addition of caramelized onions lacing the top of the dish turns

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• Rest

  Today, as never before, "the pressure is on:" Pressure to beat out the other guy for the top spot. Pressure to get the highest grade in school, to advance to the next level. Pressure just to make ends meet in a teetering economy. Seems

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• Slow Cooker Lemon Blueberry Oatmeal

  Looking for one less thing to worry about on busy mornings? Put the ingredients for Slow Cooker Lemon Blueberry Oatmeal in the crock pot the night before and take making breakfast off tomorrow’s to-do list.

• Vitamin D

  Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin along with A, E, and K. The disease characterized by a deficiency of Vitamin D is rickets.

  All vitamins in overdosage can cause toxic symptoms. Vitamin D, however, is that vitamin which causes

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• Water 2

  "Anything but water, please!" We really don't say it, but when we go to the drive-up window or sit down to order a meal, that is exactly what most Americans in essence say. "Coffee please," or Mountain Dew, Coke, a milk shake, a glass

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