by Nancy Averett | Apr 2, 2013 | Wellness
Actress Kristen Chenoweth loves her beauty products, but she won’t be wearing a certain brand of eyelash extensions anymore. A year ago, the Emmy-award-winning actress discovered she had an allergy to formaldehyde, which was in the glue used to attach the lashes...
by Stephanie Kraft | May 3, 2013 | Wellness
Since 14-year-old Anais Fournier died of caffeine toxicity late in 2011 after downing two 24-ounce cans of Monster within 24 hours, there’s been a flurry of investigation into the composition and health effects of energy drinks. It turns out that Red...
by Maggie Wolf Peterson | Jul 2, 2013 | Wellness
Rice is known by nutritionists as a “first food.” Easily digested and bland, it is often the first solid food a baby receives. Prior to that, babies may be exposed to rice starch and brown rice syrup in infant formulas, which use the grain as an ingredient...
by Sandra Gordon | Jul 30, 2013 | Wellness
When Merry Philler’s 13-year-old son, Zach, got braces, she started thinking about her own slightly imperfect smile. “Every time I looked in the mirror, I saw my snaggletooth,” says the 43-year-old stay-at-home mom of four. A twisted bottom tooth...
by Maureen Turner | Sep 3, 2013 | Wellness
For health-minded shoppers, a trip to the farmers’ market or supermarket produce aisle can be a confusing experience. Should you stick solely to foods bearing a “USDA certified organic” label? What if those potatoes sit next to a sign announcing that...
