Word of the Day – Aug. 7 – Affront
Verb: Affront (uh-FRUNT)
Definition:
1. To insult especially to the face by behavior or language.
2. To cause offense to.
3. To face in defiance: confront.
4. To appear...
Health Tip – Dec. 31 – Lung Cancer Part 2: Simple Prevention Tips
Breathing properly is fundamental to good health, and you shouldn't take your respiratory system for granted, especially if you live in a big city....
Health Tip – Jan. 4 – Many Scented Cleaning Products Contain Toxic Chemicals
Even those products labeled "green" emit hazardous compounds not listed on the labels, report researchers from the University of Washington. They detected 133 chemicals...
Health Tip – Feb. 14 – Depressed? Think Vitamin D
After reviewing data gathered during a four-year study involving nearly 12,600 participants, researchers have reported a clear link between low levels of vitamin D...
Health Tip – Oct. 18 – How Laughing Fights Pain
We all know that laughing makes us feel good, but research has never shown exactly how this happens or how laughter fights pain, which...
Word of the Day – Feb. 20 – Espouse
Verb: Espouse (ih-SPOWZ)
Definition:
1. Marry
2. To take up and support as a cause: become attached to
Sample sentence: John made the decision to espouse Loretta, despite...
Health Tip – Mar. 29 – On the Job Risk of Major Depression
If you’re working lots of overtime, you could be at an increased risk of major depression. A new study from researchers in Finland and...
Word of the Day – Aug. 16 – Gargantuan
Adjective: Gargantuan (gar-GAN-choo-un)
Definition: Tremendous in size, volume, or degree
Sample sentence: People are always amazed at the gargantuan amount of water that goes over Niagra...
Health Tip – Oct. 18 – Lard Making a Comeback
In the minds of many people, lard is the most unhealthy food imaginable. The conventional wisdom of the last 40 years has been that...
Health Tip – Feb. 28 – Underwater Exercise, The Wetter the Better
Because water displaces body weight, exercising in swimming pools may not seem as worthwhile as putting in the same effort on land, where gravity...
