by Active Family new | Dec 22, 2025 | Articles
So-called “alkaline” water products are being promoted by their manufacturers and some health gurus as the answer to health problems ranging from indigestion to cancer. They claim that those with high body acidity are at an increased risk of osteoporosis and kidney...
by Active Family new | Dec 22, 2025 | Articles
Look on any supermarket’s shelves these days and you’ll see a huge variety of fruit juices, far more than were ever seen in our parents’ day. Orange juice (or occasionally grapefruit, apple or tomato juice) was the juice that typically appeared on most American...
by Active Family new | Dec 22, 2025 | Articles
Everyone has had hiccups at one time or another. The ability to hiccup begins at a very early age. Fetuses of less than 28 weeks have been shown to hiccup, and this ability continues throughout childhood and into old age. It is believed to be one of the evolutionary...
by Active Family new | Dec 22, 2025 | Articles
Cleansing, sometimes also referred to as detoxification, has been all the rage in recent years among those interested in alternative medicine. The theory is that the body accumulates toxins from the environment in the form of pollution, processed foods and food...
by Active Family new | Dec 22, 2025 | Articles
People are becoming increasingly aware of the dangers that can result from the overuse of antibiotics. When antibiotic were first discovered in the early 20th century, researchers believed that they had found the key to conquering many deadly diseases. Since that...
