Have you considered donating blood, but haven’t taken the leap and actually donated? If so, you aren’t alone. Only about 3% of eligible people donate blood on a yearly basis. The COVID-19 pandemic only decreased donations as blood drives were canceled and those who donated on a regular basis stopped doing so. In a recent […]

Living near the ocean, we should not have any shortage of fish in local markets and grocery stores. However, not all of us eat enough fish to reap the health benefits. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends eating 1–2 portions of fish per week. This is because the omega-3 fatty acids in fish provide many […]

It’s cold and flu season which means it’s the time of year you probably stock your medicine cabinets with decongestants, cough suppressants, expectorants, and pain relievers. If you do come down with one of these viruses, the discomfort, and sometimes misery, usually only lasts a week or so and the medicine can treat the symptoms […]

Acid reflux happens when stomach acid flows back up from your stomach into your esophagus. If this happens on a consistent basis (more than twice a week) and doesn’t get better, it’s called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, symptoms of GERD are much worse and can include chest pain, breathing problems, and trouble swallowing. On […]

We’ve all heard about people eating a gluten-free diet as a method to lose weight. But there are about 2 million people (or roughly 1% of the population) in the United States who cannot eat gluten due to having Celiac disease. What was once thought to be a rare disease that only affected children, today […]