It can happen at night, or it can occur in the daytime hours as well. As its name implies, Tooth Grinding, or Bruxism- as it’s known in the medical world- is the practice of grinding or forcing one’s teeth together. The main cause of this health disorder is considered to be stress. It’s been shown ...
Anytime you feel bloated, rundown or moody, you probably don’t consider that your liver may be to blame. The same goes if you’re gaining weight for no explicable reason, your hair is dull or is falling out, your skin is dry, your fingernails crack and break easily or you have allergy-like symptoms. These are all ...
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, (NCHS), more than 60 million American adults and 9 million kids are overweight. Because of that, the sales of weight loss remedies has skyrocketed as adults and kids alike try to drop unwanted pounds. Even so, there are still many adults and young people in this country ...
If you notice mounds of dirt and holes in your yard, then you probably are being invaded by pesky moles. Moles resemble mice, except they’re often dark gray in color. They also live underground where they feed on grubs and other bugs. It’s said that moles are beneficial because they aerate the ground. But they ...
Asthma is categorized as being either a.Chronic, or b. Allergic. Both forms of this lung condition cause the sufferers to have “attacks.” An “Asthma Attack” is when the airways of a person’s lungs contract and become narrow. The narrowness makes it difficult for the person to breathe. Chronic Asthma sufferers need to be monitored by ...
There are basically three types of hair: “Dry”, “Oily” and “Normal.” Normal hair can be easy enough to take care of, and dry hair needs moisture added to it. But if you have oily hair, it can be difficult to remove the excess lubrication that causes your hair to look slick and unclean. Instead of ...
My friend Renee recently gave me a basket of tomatoes from her garden. The end of summer meant these were it for homegrown tomatoes this year. The fruits were very ripe and needed to be used quickly before they rotted. Before long, I had a swarm of pests in my kitchen hovering around the tomatoes. ...
It started when I was a child, and it followed me into adulthood. I dreaded waking up in the middle of the night feeling that excruciating pain in my lower legs. Then, when I took a job that required me to be on my feet most of the shift, I’d feel the pain in the ...
Summertime means spending more time in the sun. Unfortunately, it also means getting more sunburns to the skin, sometimes when you least expect it. Have you ever driven a long distance, only to realize later, that your left arm is red and tender to the touch? Sometimes we underestimate the power of the sun and ...
I detest wasps. They’re beneficial to the environment because they eat flies and spiders. If that was all they did, we could cohabitate happily on the same planet. But I’ve been stung by wasps more times than I care to remember. Wasps can sting you many times instead of just once like a bee can. ...
