General Wellness

According to an American Heart Association survey, Americans are much more willing to take a pill or a tea to stay healthy rather than get more exercise.
— Read on www.care2.com/greenliving/would-you-rather-pop-a-pill-or-exercise.html

It’s sad that people would rather take a pill than make a lifestyle change. Unfortunately, medications fix numbers, not diseases. Long term complications are no different in patients on diabetic meds or blood pressure meds compared with those who are not. It’s our job to educate people about that. I read a study that 1/3rd of patients facing amputation would rather have the amputation than change their diet if would save the limb!!! Hard to combat such deep-rooted behaviors.

In 2015 humans threw out 141 million metric tons of We might not have the power to stop plastic manufacturing, but we can choose reusable alternatives.
— Read on www.care2.com/greenliving/7-reusable-alternatives-to-single-use-plastic.html

Since it’s Earth Day, here is another article about avoiding plastic.