ANDREA PAGE

Tis The Season to Remember What Matters

Im always a bit of a bummer around the holidays so Im told. The reason being is that I bring up the unspeakables. This year on my mind is on cancer. I think the consumer obsession that most of us know is overblown still sucks us in and for me I feel acknowledgment of the more important issues helps us all. Not everyone gets to enjoy the holidays. A woman I know this year would like nothing more than to fight off her cancer that has her bones breaking. (Its so painful for me to know this).It...

Too Fit For The Flu?

Swine flu hysteria is all around us. Want to boost your immune system so you have a better chance to fight infection? Try regular — but not too drastic — exercise. Believe it or not, studies have hinted that people who are physically active on a day-to-day basis suffer from fewer colds and flu, and less severe infections, than those who are inactive. In a new animal study, researchers divided mice into two groups: those who regularly ran on a treadmill over a 3.5-month period, and those who d...

Diet & Depression

LONDON (AFP) – A diet heavy in processed and fatty foods increases the risk of depression, according to British research published on Monday. Researchers at University College London also found that a diet including plenty of fresh vegetables, fruit and fish could help prevent the onset of depression. They compared participants -- all civil servants -- who ate a diet largely based on "whole" foods with a second group who mainly ate fried food, processed meat, high-fat dairy products and sw...

H1N1 – To Take The Shot Or Not – REPLAY OF THE LIVE CHAT

H1N1 - vaccination concerns and natural alternatives