Old Hans Halbig always sang to the tomato plants in his greenhouse. The 85-year-old Calgarian green thumb (my neighbor) had an inkling that singing helped them grow. What Hans might not have known was that his plants were probably making sounds back to him. Evidence attests to the former prospect—human singing releases plant-friendly CO2 while…

What if improving depression and lowering your risk of dementia was as simple as drinking more water? Dehydration is usually linked to low blood pressure, increased heart rate, and headache. But it’s also related to these two unexpected diseases. Researchers believe hydration could be a powerful tool to help our brain be at its best—physically and…

How does one define skin quality? Smoothness? Complexion? Elastic? Hydration? While beauty standards in various cultures can be like day and night, we can all agree that staying beautiful is hard work. In modern society, men and women feel more pressure to present themselves in specific ways due to social media influence and reality TV…

On hot summer days, you’re more at risk for becoming dehydrated and depleted or imbalanced in important minerals. Try these suggestions for getting more of these essential nutrients, without the sugar typically found in many electrolyte replacement beverages. Several years ago, my mother, who was in her 90s, became dehydrated and depleted in electrolytes after…

Lots of people believe they know when they are dehydrated, but dehydration can be sneaky, not to mention unhealthy and dangerous. Dehydration is when your body loses more fluids than you have replaced. You may have lost these fluids from excessive sweating (due to exercise, hot weather, or environment such as a sauna), diarrhea, or…

You’d be hard-pressed to find anybody who has gone unaffected by the pandemic. Even if you think you’re doing alright, you’re probably wrong. For example, have you been as active as you were before the lockdowns? And even if you’ve boosted your activity to exercise for 45 minutes per day, what are you doing the…