Energy Drinks: 3 Natural Alternatives

What would you say if I told you that your energy drink contained a half-cup of sugar, excessive levels of caffeine, unidentified stimulants, red food dye and taurine, among other health-harming ingredients? Many of the most popular energy drinks contain ingredients...

How to Avoid the Freshman 15

Ahh, college—the good old days when we had no shame chowing down at 3 a.m. on luke-warm, greasy pizza. It sounds like a good idea at first, but you always pay for it in the morning—and later on when you have to buy bigger clothes. Many college kids put on weight by...

Could your painful joints be rheumatoid arthritis?

More than 50 million Americans have some form of arthritis. Most forms of arthritis cause pain and swelling in your joints, places where two bones meet such as your knee or elbow. Usually arthritis affects older people, like my mother-in-law in her 70s whose pain got...