Keep Those Kidneys Healthy
Kidneys are the caregivers of the body. They can often function even when 90% of their functionality has been lost to disease. (1) Sometimes symptoms don’t even appear until just before kidney failure. Other times, they appear long before that stage. But what are kidneys and why are they so important? Human kidneys are about […]
Time for Tea
It’s winter and, unless you are one of those fortunate souls living in year-round sunshine, that means winter blues, snow and ice, and early evenings. Christmas and New Years are over and it’s time for the reality of the long, dark cold to set in. Which is partly why The Tea Council of America declared […]
American Heart Month: Check Your Heart
Make a fist. That is the average size of a human heart. A tiny organ that runs the show for the body behind the scenes. February is American Heart Month. This is especially important for Americans because heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. Heart disease is most common in older Americans, […]