There is much controversy about caffeine of late. Some research is saying it’s good for you. Studies with athletes are showing it enhances endurance. While these may be true, we need to stop dissecting it to look for the little bits of good and look at it as a whole to see the picture clearly. I think you may see that when all the details are examined the tiny bit of good that caffeine offers is not worth the trade-off. Read on!

 Caffeine, available in forms as widely variable as coffee, chocolate, energy drinks, over-the-counter medications, and prescriptions is one or the most widely used, completely legal drugs in the world.  As a drug, it is habit forming and produces physical and mental changes in all who ...

Our local paper had an article about the resurgence of the Bird Flu in Taiwan. Are you afraid? I'm not. Here's why.

How well your body fends off potential pathogens depends on several layers of immune response. Your skin secretes oils that are slightly acidic and kill many pathogens on contact. Avoid stripping those oils away with soap. Use a pH-balanced cleanser. The hairs and mucous membranes in your nose and sinuses trap invaders that either get neutralized by nasal secretions or blown out onto a tissue. Saliva digests many invaders that make it into your mouth, and your tonsils secrete sticky mucous that acts like flypaper to trap invaders and digest them. Stomach acids digest invaders. And, on the deepest level, the ......