Behavior Kills We have known for years that behavior impacts health. There has been a linkage between smoking and cancer for decades. A new study shows that unhealthy behaviors, including smoking, are behind many cancers. We found that 42% of all incident cancer cases and almost one-half of all cancer deaths, representing 659,640 cancer cases […]
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The Hospital in Hospitality The English word hospital finds its roots in the Late Latin hospitale “guest-house, inn,” (click here for more etymology) and evolved to focus on the sick and needy. The idea that the hospitality industry has taken a renewed interest in health and wellbeing for its guests really isn’t so new. While hospitals continue to
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Millennial Health Care Americans born between between the early 1980’s to the mid 1990’s are often labeled “Millennials” as a demographic to depict / explain behavior of the generation. While we should not rely too much on demographics, each generation does have some defining characteristics. Millennials have entered an increasingly expensive and broken “sick care”
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Afterglow Cosmetics — A New Face For The Industry? Unfortunately, too few people appreciate the role of beauty and personal care in health. There are many facets to health and wellness. Appreciating our own beauty is one of those facets. This is not about some unattainable Hollywood version of beauty. Everyone is beautiful in their
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Homemade Toothpaste We were running out of toothpaste. You know that point where you use everything but a steamroller to squeeze that last squirt from the tube? This stuff is expensive. Then we started wondering… why? Toothpaste has been around a long time and why do manufacturers keep adding stuff to toothpaste? Could homemade toothpaste
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Amla’s Benefits First, what is this “amla” thing and second what kind of benefits? Amla is simply a variety of gooseberry that is native to India. Amla’s benefits? Numerous! Occasionally we bump into something new that has real health potential and we are excited to try it. Sometimes we hear great insights about a food
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Wing Chun Strengthens Older Adults Anyone who has watched a kung fu movie has probably seen the student practicing on a wooden dummy. Working at different speeds, the student lifts the pegs that represent arms and delivers various punch combinations. It is relaxing just to watch. However, this is not limited to young students who
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Savvy Health Consumer The article from Ogilvy might dismiss too easily the new power of the savvy health consumer as well as benefits from therapies such as homeopathy. However, it is bang on about increased consumer engagement in health. With consumers keener than ever before when it comes to their health, brands must ensure that
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