What’s in your shampoo?

Ingredients Are Important. While researchers are still chasing down the effects of specific chemicals, there’s been enough information to make people pause and think twice before applying a product. An example that recently hit the news was the “baby-powder case.” Covering the story, Washington Post wrote the headline, “Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $4.7 billion to women who say …

Dealing with Stress!

Why Stress is Hard on Our Bodies Imagine you’re in a rain forest, and all the sudden, a tiger slides out of the thick brush. You lock eyes. The tiger snarls. And without thinking, your body pumps adrenaline into your veins and alters your breathing. Your blood moves away from digestion and reroutes to your muscles. Your heart pounds. You’re …

Surviving Halloween

Halloween is tough for those really trying to keep healthy.  According to Huffpost Taste, Did you know that the average American eats 24 pounds of candy a year?   NielsonWire states 600 million pounds of candy are sold during Halloween.  And 2 billion dollars in sales of candy happen just days before Halloween according to Dailyinfographic.com.  That’s a lot of …