My poor girlfriend. She falls and breaks her hip in the middle of the night. Then has to have two surgeries to fix her hip. Has been confined to her bed and now has developed IBS because of all the anti-biodics she's had to take. She was very proactive and got on a probiodic to help regain the good bacteria in the bowel. Which is something I learned a long time ago, when my husband got a staph infection in his spine and was on heavy doses of a very strong antibiodic.

TUESDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- Prolonged fasting may increase the risk of a rare type of stroke almost three-fold, according to a new study. The research focused on five years of data from three hospitals in Iran, a Muslim country where fasting is a religious practice followed during the month of Ramadan. During the month, the average number of people admitted for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), was 5.5, compared with 2.0 during the rest of the year.

When lecturing about exercise and proper nutrition, I make a list of the top ten benefits (even though there are several) and always at the top of the list is, “Decreases the chance of heart disease.” The last item on the list is “Weight Reduction.”

I know it’s hard. That ice cream sundae looks like a creamy boat of deliciousness. And, man, that pizza seems like it could be the best thing in your life since Velcro.
To top it off, your gym card has been lost in the war zone of your pocketbook, and that has been holding up as a worthy excuse to miss your morning work-outs…and let’s not even talk about your stress at work.

Here’s the deal, though. No one truly feels all warm and fuzzy, deep down inside, about making unhealthy decisions for herself.

MONDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- On St. Patrick's Day, the wearing o' the green is a popular tradition.

(HealthDay News) -- If you've noticed that you feel particularly sleepy or more energized after eating certain foods, that's because what you eat can have an impact on how well you sleep and how awake you are during the day.

Here are examples of foods that can affect your sleep, courtesy of the National Sleep Foundation:

* Carbohydrate-rich foods, such as pastas and breads, can make you more sleepy.
* Carbohydrates work well with proteins to induce sleepiness, which makes combinations such as peanut butter on toast, cereal with milk, or cheese and crackers good bedtime snacks.

SUNDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Taking the time to investigate food labels not only can improve your heart health, but also your overall wellness.

"Reading the labels is a great way to be guided toward healthier choices for your heart, and for general reduction of all chronic diseases today," Cathy Fitzgerald, registered dietitian with MFit, the University of Michigan Health System's health promotion division, said in a prepared statement. "So think about using the front of the package as well as the nutrition facts on the back when you are out shopping."

(HealthDay News) - Zinc is a mineral that the body needs to help the immune system, in wound healing, and in the breakdown of carbohydrates. Second only to iron in its concentration in the body, zinc is found in protein-rich foods such as meat, peanuts and peanut butter, and legumes.

If you're not getting enough zinc, here's a list of possible warning signs, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine:

* Slow growth rate.
* No appetite.
* Slow-healing wounds, lesions on the skin, and persistent infections.
* Hair loss.

Nutritional science has come a long way since we were told, as children, to clean our plates and drink plenty of milk. Today, it’s all about color. White. Red. Blue. Green. Yellow.