'Tis the season to wash your hands

Hand washing

The point is, healthy habits keep you well. That according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I’m sure you’ve heard of them. (smile)

My four year old goes to an accredited preschool where each child washes his/her hands upon entering the building. It has become a routine for everybody and, like the water cooler at work, the kids and parents gather around the sink to gab about the latest happenings– as if we hadn’t just seen each other yesterday!
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An apple a day

Crab apple
There’s little on the web about Quercegen Pharma, based in Newton, MA, however yesterday, Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) announced reception of a $1.027 million grant by Quercegen Pharma to continue their research of the health benefits of quercetin. If you are in the Boone, NC area: to participate in the study, e-mail asuresearch@appstate.edu

This is the largest one-year research grant awarded to the university and will involve the largest number of test subjects—1,000 participants over the next year.

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Allopathic Medicine is Great – When You Have to Call 911

I had a run to the ER this week for forehead stitches for my little boy. I don’t know why I keep the edges of my doors so sharp but… speed was also a factor in the incident…(both the boy and the door were in motion!) Ouch!

Our bodies are designed to self regulate and be healthy. Unfortunately, accidents happen. And when they do, I am glad for sterile fields, clean gauze pads, and blood pressure cuffs. Any news website, TV media or print periodical report daily accidents and 911 calls because something happened to someone. Just because it may be well and truly no one’s fault, there are times when allopathic medicine experts must rush in to save life or limb.
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