May is Lyme and Tick-borne Illness Awareness Month, a time to highlight the importance of preventing tick bites to guard against the viruses, bacteria, and parasites ticks carry and can transmit. While most people have heard of Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a lesser-known tick-borne condition that is becoming more prevalent in the region. Also known as alpha-gal allergy or red meat allergy, AGS is an allergic reaction to red meat, dairy, and other animal products

There is a recipe going around for homemade laundry detergent. Three ingredients, fifteen minutes, a few pennies per load. The version below comes wrapped in a lot of alarm about carcinogens and supply-chain collapse, and you can take or leave the chemistry. What you should not leave is the underlying point, because the underlying point is one of the oldest in economics and almost nobody states it plainly anymore. You have been taught that the things you use every day must co

Mobility training has gained recognition as a component of fitness that supports healthy aging, according to researchers and health professionals. A report by Ava Durgin on mindbodygreen defines mobility as “your ability to move your joints through their full range of motion while maintaining control and stability.” The report states that adults who maintain better joint mobility experience significantly lower rates of falls, fractures, and functional decline as they age. A r