Health Tip – Dec. 5 – Reading Food Labels and Your Weight
Here’s a behavioral strategy that may help you control your weight: make a habit of reading food labels. A new study authored by an...
Word of the Day – Dec. 5 – Connive
Verb: Connive (kuh-NYVE)
Definition:
1. To pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose.
2. To be indulgent or in secret...
Word of the Day – Dec. 4 – Scumble
Verb: Scumble (SKUM-bul)
Definition:
1. To make (as color or a painting) less brilliant by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color applied...
Health Tip – Dec. 4 – New Way to Find Cancer in Dense Breasts
The FDA has approved a new one-minute ultrasound scan for use in conjunction with screening mammograms in healthy women with dense breasts. Mammograms can...
Health Tip – Dec. 3 – Why Fruits and Vegetables are Especially Good For...
Here’s some news women can cheer: a large study performed in Sweden found that women who ate the most fruits and vegetables - nearly...
Word of the Day – Dec. 3 – Hotdog
Verb: Hotdog (HAHT-dawg)
Definition: To perform in a conspicuous or often ostentatious manner; especially to perform fancy stunts and maneuvers.
Sample sentence: The wide receiver would often...
Health Tip – Nov. 30 – Blood Sugar and Brain Damage
Blood sugar in the “high normal” range - short of levels associated with diabetes or even pre-diabetes - can lead to brain shrinkage, according...
Word of the Day – Nov. 30 – Cathexis
Noun: Cathexis (kuh-THEK-sis)
Definition: Investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea.
Sample sentence: Martha's cathexis in her science project earned her...
Health Tip – Nov. 29 – How Green Tea May Boost Memory and Learning
Research from China suggests that drinking green tea may provide benefits beyond protecting us against cardiovascular diseases, esophageal cancer, high blood pressure and the...
Word of the Day – Nov. 29 – Numen
Noun: Numen (NOO-mun)
Definition: A spiritual force or influence often identified with a natural object, phenomenon, or place.
Sample sentence: For the technology man, the internet...
