May 3, 2012 Many people are trying to put more "natural" products in their bodies for optimal health. The same logic applies to beauty and skin-care products, and you'll have an opportunity to learn how to create you own personal spa products using natural materials at the "Natural Woman Workshop" Saturday, May 5th at For-Mar Nature Presever and Arboretum.
April 29, 2012 The thermometer read 22 degrees this morning, but my garden is already off to a good start. Most of it is beginning indoors, but my peas handled the cold with no problem despite being outside where it was frosty!
April 27, 2012 Do we really need a reason to eat chocolate? Probably not, but here's five more good ones to enjoy some chocolate, without feeling guilty about it.
April 25, 2012 New research from British scientists suggests that eating more fruits and vegetables gives your skin color a darker pigment, almost like suntanning but without the hazards. We have known for a long time that eating fruits and vegetables is good for our health in general, but now it appears that a healthy diet can give you a "healthy glow."
April 25, 2012
April 24, 2012 Kids are very resourceful. Especially when it comes to getting high. I would like to know who thought it would be a good thing to sip on some hand sanitizer. Yes, I said hand sanitizer.
April 24, 2012 I remember getting the vaccination for measles when I was young. That one, and the shot for polio were required. We thought that we had eradicated it in our lifetime, but the number of measles cases spiked last year to 222. This is the highest number in 15 years. If you didn't get the measles vaccine you are especially vulnerable says a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
April 22, 2012
April 20, 2012 If you've always wanted to quit smoking, a golden opportunity awaits you, courtesy of the Genesee County Health Department and the Smoke-free, Multi-Agency Resource Team (SMART). Two free quit smoking classes will be offered in May at the Burton Health Clinic on S. Saginaw Street.
April 19, 2012 Edible Flint wants to help residents of Flint and Genesee County to have access to healthy food. One of the best ways for that to happen is for people to grow their own gardens. Nothing beats something fresh picked from your own backyard garden, and Edible Flint is offering garden starter kits for just $15 that include everything you need to start a nice garden.
April 19, 2012 One woman appeared on "The Doctors" and says she's addicted to nicotine gum and has been chewing roughly 100 pieces a week for the last five years. She's trying to quit but doesn't know how she can do it. Check out the video after the jump.
April 17, 2012 National Stress Awareness Day is a day to focus awareness that stress is one of the leading health problems in the world today. Traditionally, it would fall on the first workday after the Income Tax filing deadline. This year, Tax Day falls on the 17th (today) of April.
