If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Recently, Amy Winehouse was in the news again. The singer, whose popular song “Rehab” topped the record charts, has been in and out of drug rehab herself. Winehouse has struggled with a highly publicized crack addiction as […]
Sometimes life after drug and alcohol addiction recovery can be extremely difficult. Some people find if extremely difficult to fight the urges they once had with drugs and/or alcohol. Therefore, in an effort to not be tempted into doing drugs again, they remove themselves from situations where there may be drugs and/or alcohol. […]
Turning 21 years old never seemed so deadly. It’s absolutely amazing how accepting Americans are of alcohol sometimes. We embrace it and even encourage it with games such as “21 for 21″. According to this popular alcoholic drinking game, a person (who is typically in college by this age) drinks 21 alcoholic […]
Have you ever driven your vehicle or another person’s vehicle after you had consumed an alcoholic beverage? Most people skate around the truth either denying it completely or justifying it to themselves by downplaying it to “not a big deal”. If you think hard enough, you could probably think of at least two […]
Most of us have heard of it before, while some of us have actually experienced it first hand. Migraines have been described as perhaps one of the most uncomfortable, unbearable pains that you could ever experience. Some have even ventured to say that it is worse than childbirth! According to Wikipedia, migraines […]
What are the sleep habits of working Americans? How do hours worked affect both sleep and ability to function while awake? How do sleep habits and problems affect performance in the workplace? How often do working Americans experience sleep problems or disorders? These are just some of the questions that researchers […]
According to a recent article that was published in The Independent, a young man by the name of Steven Howarth can now see again thanks to gene therapy. Howarth, an 18 year-old from Bolton in the UK, had a rare eye disorder that left him with extremely poor vision as well as the […]
According to a review published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, by scientists at the University of Pretoria and the University of Limpopo, excessive intake of aspartame may inhibit the ability of enzymes in the brain to function normally. Whoah! This is huge news-especially for those of us who drink diet soda […]
Heath Ledger, Anna Nicole Smith, Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. What do all of these celebrities have in common? They all died due to overdosing on prescription medication. Some speculate otherwise, but the news media reports that each one was taking some form of prescription medication for one or more ailments. For […]
Who would’ve thought that food could be linked to depression? Well, it’s true. Think about it. People who drink coffee can sometimes experience an initial rush of clarity or energy from the coffee but then feel anxious and jittery afterwards because of the caffeine contained in the coffee. For some people, […]
