Health & Wellness
North Atlantic Books/Thinkstock Should Kids Go on a Vegan Diet?
Many people have adopted a vegan lifestyle as a healthy alternative to eating meat. But is veganism, a strict diet which eliminates all animal proteins, including milk, cheese, eggs, meat and fish, healthy for growing children?
ABC News Controversial K-E Diet Promises Brides Extreme Weight Loss Via Feeding Tube — Is It Safe?
All brides-to-be want to look great on their wedding day, but some are taking this to the extreme with a controversial new diet that involves a feeding tube to promote rapid weight loss.
flicker/eurleif Your Computer Mouse is Three Times Filthier Than Your Toilet
April 5, 2012
We've seen plenty of reports on how innocent things you touch every day are filthy and germ-infested. And here's another one, to keep you on your toes.
According to a study by a company called Initial Washroom Hy
(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) The Average Chocolate Bar Contains How Many Insect Parts?
April 4, 2012
This news may seriously cut down your chocolate consumption for the next few days.
Flickr Allergic To The Falls? Here are the Six Worst Allergy Mistakes People Make Everyday
April 4, 2012
I heard a joke the other day that Wee-Chee-tah, in the language of the Native Americans who lived in this area long before it was settled by us palefaces, literally translates to "Land Of The Sick Head". It seems like allergies go hand in hand with living in Wichita Falls. However, if you don't make these allergy mistakes, the physical symptoms can be greatly reduced.
(Image via Wikipedia) Poison Centers Warn Teens and Parents About Risks of “Cinnamon Challenge” [VIDEOS]
March 29, 2012
A popular Internet meme has lead medical experts across the country to warn people about the consumption of ground cinnamon.
What Local Fairs Are Coming Up in Whichita Falls in April?
March 29, 2012
I don't know what it is about local fairs, but my kids love them! Every year my husband has a DJ booth at the KFDX Bridal Fair and my kids can't wait to help him out and of course, look around and see what free goodies they can walk away with. Listed below are two upcoming events in April that I know my kids and I will be attending. One event is free and other only costs $2, so what are you waiting for? Put them on your calender and bring your families as well.
Getty Images Scientist Prove That Eating Chocolate Makes You Skinnier!
March 27, 2012
Every once in a while, a study comes along that's so important, it changes you! Like this one. Which is going to make you run out of your office, get in your car, pull into the next 7-Eleven you pass to buy the king size Snickers bar you've been denying yourself for years.
(Image via GallagherSmash.com) Comedian Gallagher Has Another Heart Attack
March 25, 2012
Only days after being released from a Texas hospital after suffering a heart attack and being put into a medically induced coma, Gallagher is now in an Arizona hospital after a second heart attack.
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Rush Limbaugh Refuses To Apologize For Rude Comments About Law Student [UPDATE!]
March 2, 2012
UPDATE: Earlier today, Rush Limbaugh issued a statement on his official website where he finally apologized to Sandra Fluke for his insulting comments,
For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a person
(Image via Heart Attack Grill Facebook Page) Define ‘Irony’: Man Has Heart Attack While Eating At “Heart Attack Grill”
March 1, 2012
It sounds like a bad joke when a "nurse" has to inform the "doctor" that a "patient" is having a heart attack in dinning room of "The Heart Attack Grill".
Formerly located in Chandler, AZ, "The Heart Attack Grill", now in Las Vegas, had a scary incident recently when a customer in his 40s started having chest pains while eating a 6,000 calorie burger called the "Triple Bypass"
(Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) ‘Diabetes Tattoos’ Being Designed To Check Glucose Levels
February 29, 2012
Even in 2012, having tattoos still carries a stigma. Many employers will immediate disqualify a job candidate if they tattoos that are visable outside regular clothing, no matter what the tattoo depicts
