Weather
8 tips to prep your home for extreme winter weather
(BPT) – As winter approaches, many cities in the U.S. have already started to experience the winter chill with temperatures below freezing and snow fall. But cold weather isn’t exclusively a northern phenomenon as the majority of the country experiences extreme temperatures at some point during the winter months. Remember in January 2014 when all […]
Winter weather depriving city dwellers of vitamin D
Residents of snowy, northern U.S. cities are at risk of vitamin D deficiency and worse, may not even know it. During Buffalo’s winter months, nearly 50 percent of people have insufficient amounts of vitamin D and 25 percent may be considered deficient, says nutrition researcher Peter Horvath of the University at Buffalo School of Public […]
Weather changes may be linked with stroke hospitalization, death
Stroke hospitalization and death rates may rise and fall with changes in environmental temperature and dew point, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2014. “Weather is not something people would typically associate with stroke risk; however, we’ve found weather conditions are among the multiple factors that are associated with […]
Health Tips To Prepare You For Hot Weather
Topics: annette sym[1], easy eating[2], recipe[3] Annette Sym 13th Oct 2013 6:00 AM Annette Sym Cade Mooney SPRING is in the air. Yes, we can now start thinking about salads, exercise and swimming. During winter most of us tend to hibernate, for example jumping out of bed at 6am when it is dark and cold […]
Cold Weather Health & Safety Tips For Women
The cold weather months can be a serious challenge to your health. Your body is assaulted with fluctuating temperatures and all the empty calories consumed during holiday feasts. Icy slick roads make driving and exercise difficult, which also puts your health and safety at risk. Plus, lack of sunlight, holiday stress and being trapped indoors […]