Did you know that up to 75% of cancer deaths in the US can be prevented?  According to a recent issue of Harvard Men’s Health Watch, there are a lot of things that you can do to reduce your chance of getting cancer.  That’s right – you have a tremendous amount of control over your chances of getting the “Big …

“Red Bull gives you wings” say the commercials.  But it turns out that misusing energy drinks, including the industry leader Red Bull, can give you health problems as well. The premise sounds good – drinking a beverage that gives you extra energy, and nowadays, who can’t use a little extra energy?  Energy drinks have become a 1.1 Billion dollar industry …

I was watching a news program this past Sunday when they mentioned a survey that identified the Top 5 types of foods consumed in America.  I was already expecting the worst but the results were even more surprising than I thought! Can you guess what the number one food is that Americans eat? (see picture for a hint)  The number …

My company has been performing Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessments for mold in homes and public buildings for several years. During that time, we have encountered people with a number of health problems living or working in environments that contain mold. It’s only natural to wonder whether or not the presence of mold is a contributing factor to these people’s …

Although Teri and I love to go camping, there are a couple of things that can turn a great weekend outing into the Camping Trip from Hell.  As a companion piece to an earlier post (“10 Reasons to Love Camping“), here are 10 things that can make you hate camping: Boom Boxes. For some insane reason, some people just love …

Teri and I love to camp. We attended our annual Martial Arts training camp at Wolf Creek Park next to Lake Livingston last week and spent this past weekend at Tyler State Park right outside Tyler, TX. What is it about camping that makes us want to go so often?  Here are 10 reasons I came up with as we …