Fatigue

Over the last several weeks we’ve spotlighted the concern about excessive sun exposure (causing skin cancer and requiring cautionary behavior) along with the dangers posed by excessive heat. This is all in anticipation of the extreme heat many of us are likely to face this summer (and some of us…

What’s the first thing you think about when you open your eyes each morning? You’re in good company if it’s going for that first cup of coffee. If you haven’t gotten 7 hours of sleep the night before, you’ll probably look to your first cup to help power you through…

Perhaps you’ve recently retired and as you begin to map out what your days will look like, you’re wondering if an occasional daily snooze is okay to include on the schedule. As so many of us are aware, that “mid-afternoon slump” (which can actually be a result of a natural…

There are days when you just feel tired and not up to your usual daily activities. Maybe you over-exerted yourself the day before. Maybe you had a restless night and didn’t sleep well. Maybe you didn’t eat or drink enough the previous day and your body is now feeling the…

It may no longer be National Heart Health Month (which takes place every February) but it’s still critical to learn about heart health and your own heart attack risks. Every year, over 800,000 Americans have a heart attack, and for the majority of them, it’s a first heart attack, meaning…

While research studies and analyses continue to send mixed signals about the health effects of coffee, the general sense that coffee is an essential, pleasurable, and protective beverage continues. With more than 2 billion cups of coffee served worldwide each day, the demand and desire for coffee remain strong. A…