Ice to treat injuries is one of the oldest methods of pain control.  Proven to be safe and effective at reducing swelling, relieving pain and decreasing muscle spasms, ice therapy is an easy self-care technique that anyone can administer.  Every mother knows to put ice on a bruised knee after a soccer game or on [...]

The cultivation of olive trees has been traced as far back as 6,000 B.C. in Syria and there is certainly evidence that oil from this marvellous plant has been used for thousands of years in the Mediteranean regions.There are many references to its’ use in the Bible, both for culinary and ceremonial purposes, and of [...]

A random list of statements, facts and figures relating to smoking. Hopefully this list will give you the final push to be committed to giving up smoking.If you smoke more than 25 cigarettes a day are 25 times more likely to die from cancer and almost twice as likely to die from heart disease. Each [...]

your skin will be with you for the rest of your life. Your skin serves you and your body in a number of ways.  It aids in sensory perception, protects you from injuries, provides a barrier against dehydration, assists in temperature maintenance, removes toxic wastes, aids in the manufacture of vitamin D, and provides structure [...]

cancer is the most popular cancer. Every year, more than 1,000,000 skin cancer cases are diagnosed and tens of thousands of skin cancer patients die in the U.S. alone. The number of skin cancer exceeds that of all other cancers combined. Among more than 1 million of skin cancer cases, 100,000 are melanoma, the deadliest [...]