by Amy LeForge | Jun 19, 2014 | Health
People want their children to grow up strong, and in many families, parents give their children vitamin supplements to keep them healthy. According to a 2004 study, about 50 percent of young children have taken supplements. These candy-flavored vitamins with their...
by Amy LeForge | Jun 11, 2014 | Health
Do your preschool children take multivitamins? It may not be necessary. For many children who are healthy and growing normally, the best source of nutrients is food, and they can get all of the vitamins and minerals that they need from their normal meals and snacks....
by Amy LeForge | Jun 1, 2014 | Health
The first week of April was Asbestos Awareness Week, and obviously we’re well past that of course. But I was very much taken with Heather Von St. James’ story. She’s one of few people diagnosed with mesothelioma to have survived. Most die within 2...
by Amy LeForge | May 8, 2014 | Health
Is your family having an unusually high number of trips to the doctor? Does it seem as if you don’t have the energy or stamina you once did? Perhaps the issue is in your home. Here are some of the most common places to check, and some of the possible causes you...
by Amy LeForge | Apr 15, 2014 | Health
Heroes, nothing is more important than the health of the family, so it’s imperative to prevent illness and injuries before they occur. The American Osteopathic Association (AOA), which represents the nation’s more than 82,000 osteopathic physicians, or DOs, wants to...
by Amy LeForge | Apr 14, 2014 | Health
How many of us are guilty of having old, half-full prescription medicine bottles deep in a cabinet? Yep. Me too. Even though I’ve worked on clearing out old unused meds from the cabinet, I still have some in there. A couple of prescriptions that didn’t get...
