Health Journal

6 Tips On How To Cut Your Medical Costs
It is a very sad reality that rising medical costs are causing more unhealthy lifestyles for many people across America today. In fact, out of pocket medical costs, such as co-pays and health insurance premiums, have increased by 45% over...
Toxic Skin Reaction Form Indoor Ozone
It has recently been discovered that oil that is naturally found on a person's skin, has the ability to ensnare substantial amounts of indoor ozone, which it then is able to emit it in the form of chemicals that can...
More Breast Cancer Survivors Now Than In Recent Years
A recent study has shown that there were 610,171 breast cancer survivors in 2005 in the United States of America. This same study has forecasted that the survivor number will increase up to 1 million women by the year 2016!...
Medical Astrology
There are many different facets to holistic and natural health. One of the oldest is the belief that your astrological sign can help you determine which foods to eat and which body parts or organs to keep a watchful eye...
Cheerios Cereal - An 'Unapproved Drug'
Television commercials for the General Mills cereal, 'Cheerios', abound. Besides being on television the cereal is also advertised in most major magazines and newspapers as well. The cereal is touted as being a good helper in lowering a person's cholesterol,...
Internet Suicides
Almost every person in almost every part of the world today has access to the world wide web. People use it to learn, to do research, to email, and to communicate with the rest of the world - not just...
Do You Have Drug Money In Your Wallet?
A currency bill has a lifetime of approximately 20 months. During these months in circulation, the bill is fed into ATM machines, Vending Machines, folded into wallets and, of course exchanged for a variety of goods and services throughout the...
Snapple Again Being Sued For Not Being 'All Natural'
In 2007, Stacy Holk, filed a law suit in the New Jersey state court against Snapple manufacturer Cadbury Schweppes. Mz Holk's case stated that the company willingly defrauded its consumers by stating that Snapple was 'all natural', even though there...
Do You Know Your Chakras?
Not many people realize the importance of understanding their Chakras. It is said that chakras are the windows to a person's soul. Chakra is a Sanskrit word that means wheel or circle. Each person has seven chakras and each of...
Last Chance To See The Perseid Meteor Shower
The annual Perseid meteor shower started late Tuesday night. It will continue until about 5 am on Thursday morning. Therefore, if you have not yet caught a glimpse of this spectacular meteor shower, tonight will be your last chance to...
Vacation Health Hazards
Summer is a great time to plan a family vacation or just a weekend getaway. Regardless of your destination, you should be aware of the hidden health hazards that can exist at your holiday hot spot. Camping One of the...
Americans' Spending More Money on Alternative Medicine
According to a survey that was conducted in 2007, $34 billion was spent by people living in America on alternative health and medicine, roughly equating to about 11% of out of pocket health care spending. The last time the US...
The 12 Worst States of Obesity
Each year, the obesity rate amongst adults living in the USA, continues to steadily increase. In fact, 23 US states saw an increase in their obesity rates during the past year, whilst no state saw a decrease in their obesity...
Face Lift For Migraines
Statistically speaking, 30 million people living in the USA suffer from migraines. That's the same as 10% of the entire US population! In fact, one in four households has a family member that is troubled by migraines. Unfortunately for most...
The Benefits of Sound Therapy
There a many different sounds that we hear every minute of every day. Some sounds instantly cause us to become worried and stressed out - such as the sound of a fire engine passing by. Other sounds are created specifically...
Is Your Fitness Regime Eco-Friendly?
Or are you helping in slowly killing the planet in your endeavors to keep yourself fit? Although this may sound like a contradiction in terms, it is true. For most people their daily routine of exercising at the gym contains...
The Benefits of High Dose Multi-Vitamins
Everyone who is concerned about their health knows that they need to supplement their diets with a high quality multi-vitamin. In fact, researchers at the National Institute of Health conducted a study where they examined the end segments on DNA...
Is Wal-Mart Going Green?
It appears that quite soon, not only will shoppers at Wal-Mart be looking for a bargain but they will also be able to find out more information about the carbon foot print of the item that they are considering buying,...
National Hot Dog Day - 23 July 2009
Hot dog connoisseurs across America will be celebrating National Hot Dog Day on the 23rd of July 2009. The basis for every patriotic barbeque and pool party, hot dogs, have been around for many years. Although today, they are the...
The Longest Solar Eclipse
In the Indian village of Surat in Gujarat, sunrise will mark the start of a total solar eclipse that is expected to last for a long time, at least as far as solar eclipses go: 6 minutes and 44 seconds....
Green Transportation
Throughout the USA transportation is accountable for nearly a third of the average citizen's impact on global warming. The good news is that Americans have more control over their transportation than they do on anything else that impacts global warming....