It might not seem like it, but it's almost summer. And summer means grilling season. Cooking outside the kitchen is a great way to commune with nature, but it's also a great way to give your dinner guests salmonella. There are some simple rules to follow when it comes to food preparation and storage. MPR [...]
How time-restricted eating can help you It turns out, it’s not just what we eat that matters for our health, but also when we eat. Many Americans eat throughout the day. We force our bodies to keep pumping out insulin as we metabolize a steady stream of food. Now, a small study in the Journal of Nutritional Sciencesuggests that time-restricted eating can help [...]
Summer is a great time to bring out the blender and treat your friends to a frozen concoction called a smoothie. Smoothies differ from juices in that usually in a smoothie, the whole fruit or vegetable is blended into the drink. Smoothies are not only a fun addition to the menu, but they can also [...]
NEW YORK -- Spring is here and with it, the desire to get back outside and play your favorite sport, or maybe you or your child wants to learn a new one. Dr. Edward Laskowski, a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Co-director of Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, has seven tips [...]
When it comes to hummus, most people think chickpeas. But truth be told, you can make hummus using any number of legumes. Lentils are a perfect example: grassy and earthier than chickpeas, they lend themselves nicely to this Levantine dip. Typically, chickpeas and other beans require long cooking times and even pre-soaking in baking soda [...]
Children who live in areas with bad air pollution are more likely to develop asthma, which is the most common chronic illness among young people. But when you clean up the air does that actually protect the health of kids? A study published Tuesday in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association, looked to answer that question. [...]
The way self-care is portrayed today is completely and utterly backward. First, self-care as a concept is almost exclusively aimed at women (generally wealthy white women who can afford the goods and services that get marketed to them as self-care). The not-so-subtle suggestion is that women need to be reminded to care for themselves because, [...]
AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill ending most nonmedical exemptions for childhood vaccines. The bill, LD 798, eliminates religious and philosophical exemptions for receiving immunizations required by schools and day cares. Credit: iStock, Manjurul Read more...
A significant increase in mumps cases and continuing outbreaks of measles in England have led to calls for people to ensure they are immunised. Public Health England said even one person missing their vaccinations was "too many". There were 795 cases of mumps in the first three months of 2019, compared with 1,031 in the [...]
Most people don’t think twice when putting on nail polish. Whether it’s the association of nails as inert objects on their fingers, or the thought that nails (unlike skin) don’t absorb certain compounds, people don’t really take what they put on their nails seriously. Unfortunately, the nails do, just like skin, absorb substances that we [...]
