My doctor says if I don’t drink, don’t smoke if I eat properly and take care of myself I really should live until midnight.        Malachy McCourt   1931-present                                  Irish-American actor, writer, politician 2006 Green party                                                candidate for New York governor. Road trips, flights, vacations, camping, fishing and hunting…

“I eat an avocado every day, it’s amazing for your skin.” “It is one of the super foods and I’m so into eating properly and healthy.” Joan Collins 1933-present. English actress, author and columnist. Drinking plenty of water 6, 8 ounce glasses or more will reduce the appearance of wrinkles, by working in the cellular level for overall hydration with benefits. There are an additional 6 tips for…

“The power of community to create health is far greater than any physician, clinic or hospital.” Mark Hyman. 1959-present. American physician, scholar and New York Times best selling author and founder of Ultra-Wellness Center and columnist for Huffington Post.. As I age I am increasingly more aware of joint pain. I never realized in my early youth of how many areas of the human body could ache…

“More than half of pregnant women in the U.S. are obese, which leads to complications like hypertension, gestational diabetes and high blood pressure.”     Christy Turlington  -1968-present//American model A silent, stealthy and submerged enemy to our health that is common to us all is lurking within when we are at our most vulnerable point waiting to strike us at the most inopportune time.  It…

“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.”  W. H. Auden 1907-1973//  English American poet. Time to change levels from health issues and treatment to health benefits and prevention.  This blog will first start off with the 8 health benefits of drinking water.  Enough cannot be said of the overall impact that simply…

Before getting into the 3 main types of diabetes, it is important to become familiar with a few terms; Pancreas: Large gland behind the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum and the Islets of Langerhans is embedded  in the pancreas which secrete into the blood hormones insulin and glucagon.  Insulin: Hormone produced in the pancreas by Islets of Langerhans that regulates the…