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The holidays are an opportunity to give thanks and celebrate life. They also can be a time of danger. Overindulgence of alcohol or drugs is an increased health threat during the holidays, experts at Keck Medicine of USC say, as is accidental consumption of harmful substances. Children may be most vulnerable. During the holiday season, emergency rooms see many young patients who have accidentally ingested medications from visiting older relatives or family friends. Michael Levine, MD, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC who specializes in toxicology, treats patients suffering from drug

Each day brings about an opportunity for a fresh new start. Are you considering losing weight? Getting back in shape? Diets are hard to stick with (trust me, I know!) and more often than not we cave in at the first sign of temptation. Other times, diets can make us  miserable when we watch our coworkers, friends, loved ones, or anyone in a five foot radius eat what we crave the most. Some people even get to the point where when they cave in, they end up eating more than what they originally started with. So what can we do to

Dealing with stress is tough. Sometimes, it can get overwhelming. Some days you just feel like tossing in the towel and giving up.I get it.I have been there myself. And can I say it definitely is not a fun situation to be in.Whether you are overworking yourself or juggling too many responsibilities in between, work, family or school, there is a solution.These 5 brilliant tricks will be able to help you cope with too much stress, in most situations that you are dealing with in life.Get 8 hours of sleepWhen we are overworked or dealing with too much stress, the

Everyday is an opportunity for a new beginning. Pressing restart may be overwhelming, especially considering our daily responsibilities, but you can set out to accomplish all of your goals this year with a bit of inspiration. Here are 10 simple ways you can start on that today: 1. Read a book Picking up a book can bring you all sorts of wonder. You can enter into a world of the unknown, indulge yourself into a fantasy or even acquire wisdom from a character’s own journey. 2. Reflect Some people reflect through meditation. Others while taking a shower, laying around in

Googling apple cider vinegar returns seemingly endless search results, many of which describe apple cider vinegar to be the key to a healthy lifestyle. Apple Cider Vinegar’s purported health benefits – from weight loss to blood sugar regulation – have been reported in a wide range of websites from from Cosmopolitan to Authority Nutrition. But is apple cider vinegar really the solution to improving your overall health? Well, that depends. Do you have diabetes? If you already have diabetes, apple cider vinegar will not be able to provide a cure. In fact, apple cider vinegar could be harmful to

A hip replacement in October 2014 has not slowed James Foley down at all. “I’m ready to do an Irish jig now,” says the 79-year-old Catholic priest. Originally from Tipperary County, Ireland, Foley, or “Father Jack,” served the parish of Holy Redeemer in Montrose, CA, for 23 years. Although he retired in 2007, he still volunteers with the parish two-to-three times per week. “There is a lot of activity here, and I enjoy staying connected,” he says. “If they need me to give a blessing or do mass or help at different functions like preparing meals for the homeless, I