How Harmful is Sunscreen to Your Health?
…The Environmental Working Group (EWG) research shows that 84 percent of 910 name-brand sunscreen products offer inadequate protection from the sun. Only 17 percent of sunscreens are both safe and effective; blocking UVA and UVB rays, remaining stable in sunlight, and having few, if any, health hazards…
Also In This Issue
H(om)age to Meditation
The motivation to meditate can range from simply relaxing, to finding peace, improving your health, praying…Regardless of the reason, studies have shown that meditating results in biochemical and physical changes in the body, including changes in metabolism, heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and even brain chemistry…
Preventing Disease: A Case for Vitamin D Supplementation
Vitamin D has been well known for the protection it provides against osteoporosis. Today it is emerging as an essential piece of the puzzle for reducing the risk of many age-related diseases. Vitamin D’s ability to suppress pro-inflammatory cytokines may explain its use in the treatment of conditions associated with aging…
Heat Stroke Prevention―Why We Need to Sweat It
With the weather zooming into the triple digits, seniors, infants, bedridden, and people on anti-hypertensive and anti-depressant medications are at high risk for heat stroke. As heat stroke can strike quickly and can be fatal in as little as one hour, knowing its signs and symptoms may mean the difference between life and death…
Connection: Complete Health of Agoura Hills
As growing numbers of people turn to complementary or alternative medicine every year, the natural health field is verging on the mainstream in the United States. The convergence of western approaches and alternative therapies results in integrative healthcare. And with it, come progressive integrative clinics….
How to Be Both Friends and Lovers
University of Minnesota researchers discovered how to increase the odds of remaining enamored with your spouse in the years to come. They looked at four types of relationships with premarital couples and then followed up three years later…
Natural Remedies: Soothing Your Stomach With Herbs
With symptoms of bloating, abdominal discomfort, feeling full sooner than expected when eating, diarrhea or constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is no fun, and it affects 10 to 15 percent of the population—about 30 million Americans…
Winning the Mosquito War—Naturally
An effective, natural arsenal includes an array of essential oils known to repel insects and used for years by nature lovers in the know who have spurned the chemically laden and rancid-smelling commercial products on the market to keep bugs at bay…
Nutrition News - Are you Ready for the Beach?
Are you ready for the beach this summer? If not, why not? What’s keeping you from making the changes you want to make today so you’ll feel confident and proud, whatever the season?…
Calling it Quits: The Ventura County Public Health Quit Smoking Assistance Program
Cigarette smoking is arguably the most preventable cause of premature death in the United States, accounting for nearly half a million deaths per year. Cigarette smokers have a higher risk for developing many chronic disorders like cancer, atherosclerosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Quitting smoking improves health and longevity…
Summer Sports Score High Marks for Kids
With summer’s bounty in full harvest, the thrill of no school for 3 months may be waning just a tiny bit. Many parents have heard, by now, the dreaded midsummer phrase from their children, “I’m bored”…
