Tick season: Prepare for an increase
You can tell by the acorns. A bumper crop of acorns means good times for mice and that means lots of food for ticks. According to Richard S. Ostfeld, a…
Month: June 2017
Common foods pose choking hazard
Kids under five years old should not have whole grapes or grape tomatoes. Children that young have small airways making it easy for these small fruits to…
How to avoid ticks
* Don’t walk in tall grass and leaf piles. Stay on trails when hiking. * Use a repellent that contains 20 percent DEET on skin and clothing. * Light…
Using up zucchini
Zucchinis are a great example of a plant that can keep feeding you even in winter. You can eat the orange-colored blossoms and the fruit. Zucchini also…
Mint tea from the herb garden
A refreshing treat to try in the summer is mint tea from your herb garden. Pick roughly a dozen sprigs of mint and pull the leaves off the stems. Put the…
Getting the most out of pumpkins
Pumpkins are useful all year long. Save the big ones to make jack-o-lanterns. The rest you can cut into quarters (save the seeds for roasting!), bake…
Easy steps to keeping a kitchen garden
Keeping a kitchen garden can benefit your pocketbook and your health. With some simple planning and a little bit of space in the yard, you can have a…
Sit right there!
Long hours at a computer can be a pain — in the shoulders back and wrists. Health advisors at the Mayo Clinic studied the various ergonomic factors…
Active shooter safety
As the number of active shooters in public spaces rises worldwide, government, industry and educational institutions have focused on training people to…
Focusing on fatigue
Busy people with busy lives can become overtired and the result has far-reaching implications for all activities at home and at work. According to the…