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Flu season is coming, and every year it takes a heavy toll.

You wince at that twinge in your back when you stoop to peck your grandson’s cheek and as you tie the laces on your sneakers.  Soon cooking, tending to your garden and working at your computer are all bound to that dull ache that grows more intense every day.  Should you continue biting your lips …

Frostbite is a potentially severe condition that affects exposed skin in freezing temperatures, and it’s important for anyone who lives in a cold climate to recognize the signs and symptoms so that it can be treated before permanent tissue damage occurs. While most people know about frostbite, many don’t realize that it occurs in stages, …

While many of our vitamin requirements can be met with a healthy diet, vitamin D is found in few foods. Regular sun exposure is required for our bodies to make adequate amounts of what has been called “the sunshine vitamin”, but sometimes even that isn’t enough.    One of the most well-known of our body’s …

Flu season is coming, and every year it takes a heavy toll.

Superfoods are a unique group of natural foods, loaded with nutrients and very low in calories. They are excellent sources of illness-fighting antioxidants and essential, immune-boosting nutrients.   Furthermore, superfoods can even act like medications, and can help stave off and treat various health disorders such as anxiety, depression, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, …