Everyone in the cleaning industry has always been told that hand dryers in restrooms are not sanitary, they spread germs and bacteria around.
Hand dryers blow germs and bacteria around. Look under the hand dryer next time your in a restroom. There is a filter underneath that is supposed to be cleaned weekly, and are [...]
Are you committing one of these common health crimes against your own body that can cost you the immunity you’re meant to have?
Stop right now!
Health Crime No. 1: Are you eating sugar and processed foods? Sugar decreases the function of your immune system almost immediately, and as you likely know, a strong immune system is [...]
Written by Michael LeMay, Au.D.
Myth: Hearing loss affects only “old people” and is just another sign of aging.
Fact: Hearing loss affects all age groups. There are close to 6 million people in the United States between the ages of 18 and 44 with hearing loss and more than one million are school-age. Actually, only 35 [...]
A Few Get Smart Guidelines
Written by Sally LeDuc, PT
Having diabetes may be distressing, but learning how to manage diabetes with exercise can help to lessen some of those fears and reservations. However, before starting it pays to get smart so you don’t find yourself having a negative experience or a hypoglycemic reaction.
Disturbing as the realization [...]
How To Get Rid of
Unwanted Direct Mail at Home and at The Office
Is your mailbox cluttered with junk mail? Have you ever asked yourself how some of these companies even got your mailing address to begin with?
Every time you provide your name and address when buying a product you’re signing up to receive direct mail [...]
Most folks consider their fireplaces and chimneys to be indestructible parts of their home that require little or no maintenance. However, chimneys are a part of your home’s heating system, which must effectively exhaust fumes from your fireplace.
Relatively minor but regular maintenance efforts can help your chimney operate safely for an indefinite period of time. [...]
How to Read a Nutrition Facts Label
By Brittany Russell
A major part of everyday healthy eating and ensuring that we are ingesting the correct amount of calories, fat, sodium, carbohydrates, etc., is properly reading a Nutrition Fact Label. The following are details to keep in mind every time you gaze at a product’s label before you [...]
By Brittany Russell
In terms of landfill growth and dollars being spent toward bottled water by consumers, one might ask: how big is my footprint? Eight out of ten plastic water bottles become landfill waste (creating 2 million tons of trash), and it can take 700 years before they only begin to decompose.
Bottled water has sustained [...]
HEALTH BRIEF
Sunscreen Follow Up
In June we discussed the dangers of sunscreens. The list below is a guide to purchasing the best possible sunscreen products (EWG and Nat’l Geogr. Green Guide). Take it with you to the store.
Top 10 Best Sunscreens:
1. Keys Soap Solar Rx Therapeutic Sunblock, SPF 30
2. Trukid Sunny Days Facestick Mineral Sunscreen UVA/UVB [...]
