Saving Energy at Home

Saving Energy at Home

If your house is all electric, like mine, you might want to look for ways to cut the costs you pay for energy uses. Using the  oven and stove are two big ones along with heating. Ovens and stoves are the most common ways to make our meals and baking, while not as power-hungry as […]

Chronotherapy and Taking Medications

Chronotherapy and Taking Medications

Chronotherapy involves altering the timing when taking medications. This helps to improve the overall control of a disease and to minimize side effects of the medication. Chronotherapy also refers to the manipulation of circadian rhythms to affect a disease state, and that is frequently employed in the treatment of sleep disturbances. Several experiments done by […]

New Year Traditions to Give You Luck!

New Year Traditions to Give You Luck!

Most of us would appreciate a lot of good luck any time of the year. Some cultures believe that certain foods start the year off in the right direction. Beans, round foods and noodles seem to be high on the list, as well as lucky desserts! Now who wouldn’t feel lucky to enjoy the best […]

CARCINOGENIC INGREDIENTS FOUND IN SUNSCREENS

CARCINOGENIC INGREDIENTS FOUND IN SUNSCREENS

Valisure, an online pharmacy known for testing every batch of medication they sell, announced this week that they petitioned the FDA to recall 40 batches of sunscreens and after-sun products tested for high levels of the chemical benzene. This ingredient is getting a lot of news coverage currently. The company tested 294 batches from 69 […]

A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM TOTAL HEALTH NEWS

A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM TOTAL HEALTH NEWS

  Over the next few months I will be writing shorter articles (do I hear applause?). I had rotator cuff surgery in April and need to limit my typing for a short time. Recovery is going very well. In addition to my temporary limitations, my husband will be having yet another surgery for an ongoing […]

PLEASE – NO SALES/SPAM PROMOTIONS!

PLEASE – NO SALES/SPAM PROMOTIONS!

Recently I have been receiving emails encouraging me to purchase SEO programs and other products/services. Four different individuals wrote the exact same text in each of their separate notices. Another individual actually wrote that I have duplicate articles on my site. This isn’t true. If the title seems like a duplicate it isn’t! The information […]

Do You Need To Know Your Body Fat Percentages?

Do You Need To Know Your Body Fat Percentages?

Stepping on the bathroom scale doesn’t tell you the what your real weight is! Scale weight alone is not a clear indicator of good health because it does not distinguish between pounds that come from body fat and those that come from lean body mass or muscle. Carrying too much fat is a condition called […]

Consume Kombucha At Your Own Risk

Consume Kombucha At Your Own Risk

Kombucha tea has been claimed to be the beverage that will fix many health conditions. Everything from immunity, improved digestion and just about every disease known to mankind.  The results are almost magical among believers of this beverage. Just recently my local health food store put in a Kombucha sample bar. They have three flavors […]