According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are 14 million Americans who report having a visual impairment. Once the population gets over the age of 50, the percentage of those with a visual impairment jumps even higher for those with and without diabetes. While many suffer in the dark silence […]
5 Ways Women Can Help Protect Their Eye Health
April is considered Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month, making it an ideal time to take stock in the issue. According to research, women tend to have more eye problems than men do in the U.S. because they usually live longer. Additionally, there are some […]
Send a Message to Your Winter Cold – Eat This!
While scientists cannot agree as to why winter is the cold and flu season, for many people the cold months are a time to take extra precautions against sickness. Though we can’t crack the code on why more of us fight colds and flu during the cold winter months, researchers suspect it has something to […]
5 Reasons to Go Vegan
Bill Clinton did it. So did Ellen DeGeneres. In fact, millions of people around the nation have taken the pledge to go vegan. November is considered World Vegan Month, and it is a great time to take a look at what veganism is and why so many people are moving toward this lifestyle, which eschews […]
Soda is Harsh on your Health
Soft drinks or soda is very bad for your health. That fact has been pointed out by many experts through these years. Still, people sought after drinking sodas for their hearts’ content, quite unconcerned about the health risks they might be exposing themselves into. If you are one of them, read on. Open your eyes […]
The Giving Trees: Five Trees You’ve Never Heard of that Are Helping to End Hunger
<em>Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute’s </em><a href="http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/"><em>Nourishing the Planet</em></a><em>.</em> We know that trees can help mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon dioxide from the earth’s atmosphere. But what is less widely understood is how many of these trees can also help to bring an end to hunger and poverty. <img class="alignleft" title="trees" src="http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Marula.bmp" […]
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