Food poisoning and dehydration
This weekend I got food poisoning and was down all Saturday and Sunday. It felt like I had the flu - my body was sore and I was very weak from losing all my nutrients. The pharmacist suggested taking
Fish Is Healthy. No Wait, It's Poisonous
It's more than a little confusing to figure out what seafood you should eat these days. On one hand, fish contain a lot of omega 3 fatty acids, shown to reduce your risk of heart attack. On the other ...
Plant patrol: Poison ivy, oak and sumac
As many of us have found out the hard way, poison oak and poison ivy can cause nasty rashes that can last for up to two weeks. These pernicious plants thrive in summertime; in the Bay Area, poison
Salmonella in conventional eggs
with the Salmonella bacteria (a cause of diarrheal illness)."
There was a recent study that showed that (surprisingly) pasture-raised pork had more salmonella and other contamination
Peanut butter recall widens for salmonella link
U.S. food safety authorities extended a recall of peanut butter linked to a salmonella outbreak to include products bought as early as October 2004.
Initially, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said
Don't Get Burned by Overcooked Meat
We?ve all heard about the dangers of undercooked meat'salmonella, lysteria, e. coli, and other types of contamination that can cause food poisoning?but what about meat that's too well done? It turns
Tecnu
After a ridiculous bout of poison oak last year, someone told me about this stuff called Tecnu. I... off any poison oak residue. And it is also great if you already have it, it makes it go away so much
