October 1, 2026 Janet Tiberian, MA, MPH, CHES

People have always turned to herbs and spices as home health remedies. Today, 24 percent of Americans use herbal medicines, supplements and tea to boost their h…

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September 16, 2026

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Doctors typically rely on blood pressure screenings and cholesterol blood tests to ga…

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September 9, 2026 Jennifer M. Ruh, MD

For years, information about your health, whether a test result or a measurement, was viewed primarily as a diagnosis or a sign that a condition was likely unav…

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September 1, 2026

When Sugar moved to Lake Charles, Louisiana, more than 20 years ago, she was looking for a slower pace of life and a community built on Southern hospitality. Wh…

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August 29, 2026

The human immune system is a wonderful thing. It responds quickly when we’re injured (the swelling around a sprained joint or a small cut), it attacks microscop…

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August 28, 2026

When fall and winter days draw in and it gets increasingly dark earlier in the late afternoon, you may start to feel moody, even gloomy, sluggish, lacking in en…

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