Another semester has started, and that means that “free time” is a phrase long gone from my vocabulary. I’m struggling to find time for the “health” aspect of my life, and after the third week of this hectic schedule, I’m feeling worn down and worn out. Then I stumbled on Mark Hyman‘s article, “Is there [...]
You’re trying to avoid H1N1, but what’s in that hand sanitizer?
GoodGuide is thinking about your health and your hands. We all know it’s important to keep your hands clean in order to stay healthy through this winter and flu season (or you’d better learn quick), but if you’re using hand sanitizer to replace a tradition soap-and-water method or between hand washings, you need to check [...]
Washing your hands a lot to avoid flu doesn’t have to dry them out
During a visit to my dermatologist today (to have my severely dry hands checked), I learned that you don’t have to (and really shouldn’t) wash the backs of your hands with harsh soaps in order to remove the germs from your hands. Most things that you touch are with the palms and sides of your [...]
If you don’t want the flu, wash your hands.
And the award for best opening sentence about avoiding the flu goes to WVNS’s recent news story: “The power to stop the flu virus from spreading is literally in your hands.” I could never have said it better. Beyond each of us having the power to end the spread of swine flu, it is almost [...]
You can’t spread swine flu if you avoid getting it.
If you don’t consider staying healthy a matter of social responsibility, you’re (dead) wrong. The thing about the swine flu, the regular flu, the common cold or even HIV is that they wouldn’t be spreading if people protected themselves and avoided it in the first place. You cannot spread an illness if you never contract [...]
