Tag: Lifestyle

Suffering From Autonomic Nervous Disorders? A 13-Symptom Self-Assessment Helps You Find Out

Patients with dysautonomia often feel uncomfortable all over their bodies—they may have seen different doctors—but the test values are normal. What are the common symptoms of dysautonomia and how to diagnose it? Dysautonomia is usually manifested by one or more physical and mental disorders: Physical Discomfort Sleep disorders. Sleep does not eliminate fatigue. Headache and…


Anatomy of a Classic Cocktail: The Ramos Gin Fizz

There’s a gin fizz and then there’s the Ramos Gin Fizz, a famous cocktail of the Big Easy. The early “gin fiz” (only one “z,” according to the 1887 edition of Jerry Thomas’s “Bartenders Guide”) called for one teaspoon powdered white sugar, three dashes lemon juice, one wine glass of Holland gin (genever), and a…


American Children Are Dying at Highest Rate in 50 Years

Mortality rates among American children and adolescents rose by almost 20 percent in just two years, with non-COVID injuries being a top reason for increased deaths. Between 2019 and 2020, all-cause mortality rates for Americans in the age group of 1 to 19 years jumped by 10.7 percent, according to data collected and published by JAMA Network…


The Pros and Cons of Drinking Coffee: Expert

Coffee has become an indispensable part of many people’s lives. According to coffee consumption statistics, about 30 to 40 percent of the world’s population drinks coffee daily. The number of coffee drinkers in the United States accounts for about 65 percent of the total population. More studies show that coffee has advantages and disadvantages for the…


Frank Lloyd Wright Farmhouse

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955, this unique home is situated on a 76-acre parcel in California’s Central Valley. The 4,041-square-foot, seven-bedroom, six-bath residence was built in 1961 by Buck Fawcett, a college football star who enrolled in Wright’s architecture courses at Stanford University in the 1940s. The location is unusual for one of…


Blood in Stool: 4 Main Causes, 1 Cause Might Be Colorectal Polyps or Cancer

Does blood in stool always indicate a health red flag? Seeing blood in the toilet bowl can be alarming. However, passing bloody stool does not necessarily indicate a serious problem, and only two situations may suggest severe disease (such as colorectal cancer) that requires immediate medical attention. 4 Main Causes of Blood in Stool, Symptoms…


Wegovy/Ozempic Isn’t a Miracle Drug, It’s a Part of the Problem

Commentary In October 2022, a fan posted a picture of a noticeably slimmer-looking Elon Musk and asked the Twitter mogul a question. “Hey, @elonmusk what’s your secret? You look awesome, fit, ripped & healthy. Lifting weights? Eating healthy?” “Fasting,” was Musk’s not-so-surprising first response (fasting is very trendy now, especially in the tech world). The…


Puppy’s Hernia Needs Surgical Repair

Q: Rosie, our pit bull puppy, has a soft lump where her belly button should be. When we push on it, it disappears temporarily. What is it, and should we be concerned? A: It sounds like Rosie may have an umbilical hernia. Your veterinarian can do a physical exam and tell you whether it needs…


All Vaccines Perform Worse Than Natural Immunity Against COVID: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

While it has become a fact that vaccines have performed drastically worse during the Omicron era, a recent meta-analysis accounting for dozens of studies reveals that natural immunity offers better protection against reinfection, symptomatic infections, and severe disease from all COVID-19 variants than all the COVID vaccines. In addition, natural immunity offered the advantage of…


Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

Question: I discovered rows of holes on the trunk of one of my new pine trees, and the holes are oozing sap. I have never seen anything like this, and I don’t want the tree to die above all these holes. I thought maybe house caulk would stop the sap, and the tree might heal…