I recently read an interesting post by Tom Hoobyar, a successful Silicon Valley CEO and Success Coach, called “Tom’s Twelve Laws of Life.”  They’re well worth reading and thinking about. One of Tom’s 12 Laws that stuck a chord with me was Number 4:  You make your habits, and then your habits make you.  How true, especially when it comes …

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 …

When I was growing up, the only time we went out to eat at a restaurant was on special occasions like birthdays.  The whole family would dress up, pile into the old Ford station wagon with the wood side panels and then drive down to where you could order whatever you wanted to eat and not have to worry about …

After a long and busy day, there’s nothing that refreshes the body more than 8 hours of restful sleep. Unfortunately, as many as 1 in 4 of us have trouble getting a good night’s sleep. That’s over 70 million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

I got a shock the last time I went to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. It’s part of their practice to take a quick blood pressure reading before they begin. I never gave it that much thought. This time however, as the Dental Hygienist was writing down the results in my folder, she said, “Hmm, your blood pressure …