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Cheap & Easy Do-It-Yourself Dental Care

Recently we talked about 4 Cheap and Easy Skin Treatments You Can Eat, citing the importance of not putting toxic chemicals on your skin that were readily absorbed through the skin and into the bloodstream. That got me to thinking about the caustic ingredients we put in our mouth to “clean” our teeth and gums. It strikes me as slightly ironic that many of us are moving away from the more harsh... [Read more]

Laughter (+Yoga) Is The Best Medicine

How long has it been since you really laughed? I’m talking about a full out, bust a gut, almost pee your pants belly laugh? For me it had been awhile. I tend to be bit serious. I do have a sense of humor, but it is a little dry and mostly elicits small chuckles here or there when I’m really on a roll. So when I received an invitation from “Miss Lafalot” to join her new show on Blog Talk... [Read more]

First Graders Can’t Identify Common Vegetables

Perhaps you've read the statistics on childhood obesity, seen the growing size of our nation's school-age kids, but what might obesity sound like in a first grade class? Right "from the mouths of babes" comes yet another symptom of the health crisis in this country. Food ignorance. In a clip from the upcoming series, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, the British celebrity chef visits a first grade... [Read more]

5 Sneaky Tactics to Get Kids to Eat Their Veggies

When was the last time your 6-year-old came to you craving some sauteed spinach? How often does your 9-year-old request Brussels sprouts with her meal? Let’s assume for the moment that we all buy fresh fruits and vegetables to prepare for our family. (Okay, okay….we’re working on it.) Let’s brainstorm some ideas to help get your kids accustomed to a healthier whole food lifestyle rich with... [Read more]

Tri-State Doc Recalls Olympic Moment (video)

Healthy Alter Ego's own Fitness Ego, Dr. Tim McCrossen was featured on WLWT, Channel 5 this week. Watch here as Tim shares his experience as the brakeman on the 1994 U.S. Olympic bobsled team with sportscaster, Ken Broo.     Related: Reflections of Olympic Village An Olympian Remembers Read More →

Reflections of Olympic Village

The winter games are coming to a close and I feel they have been pretty spectacular, and I’m not speaking of our team USA medal count. As the winter games go on I wanted to give some insight as to what goes on behind the scenes at the Athlete and Olympic Village when athletes aren’t competing.  The housing is usually little chalets or cottages lined up by country. The rooms are set up in a... [Read more]