health and wellness

            Caffeine is harmless. It is actually an important part of daily life and provides no real side effects and is not stored in your body. It is like vitamins that give you a little boost for your day, plus it makes life and mouth happy.

Haven't you always wondered why you yawn? What it was? Why it always seemed to happen right before you went to sleep, and sometimes when you awoke? Why is was seemingly involuntary? Why other primates used it as to communicate? I have.

I have recently Become a health guru. I joined 24hour fitness last sunday and went to the gym 5 days this week. I am encouraging you to join me in the fight to be healthier. My blog is about apples and how they help your body.

We all know the story of antibiotics.

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 and there was much rejoicing.

Well, actually the rejoicing comes a little bit later, because Alexander Fleming didn't actually do anything.

Hydrogenation.

So about a week or so ago I found out I had been diagnosed with PCOS, aka Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Turns out I had been diagnosed a few years ago in my medical records, but the doctors failed to actually TELL me (we'll leave that one for a later blog).

When most people think of the term "HEALTH," the presence or absence of disease is usually the first thing that comes to mind.

As if health is somehow either black or white, no room for gray.

For example, some common thoughts are: I am in good health if I do not have a cold, if I am not obese or if I do not have any type of cancer (just to name a few).

Upon surfing the net, I came across an article that associated those who have Asperger's Syndrome (form of autism) with nerds. I knew I shouldn't have clicked on it. I knew I would be offended. I clicked on it regardless.