You may get sick from germs present in the most unexpected of places. Germs are everywhere, and 99 percent of them don’t…
Germs
Hand Washing 101: Forget Everything Your Mama Taught You
New research about effective hand washing proves that most of us have been doing it wrong–and it’s costing u…
You Can Be Too Clean
Chemical cleaners remind me of elementary school. Way back when dinosaurs roamed the earth alongside Ms. Pac Man, the ha…
‘Double Dipping Will Kill You’ and Other Strange Myths About Food
Did you know that if you swallow your gum, it will hang out in your stomach forever? Such are the legends of childhood b…
What’s the Deal with Anti-Bacterial Soap?
America has declared war, and it’s not against high-waisted jeans. (Though on that subject, consider me General Pa…
Getting Purelled: The New Fixation of an Ailing Nation
Getting Purelled is the growing phenomenon of sanitizing one’s germ-infested mitts with the alcohol-based, Johnson…
5 Natural Ways to Fight the Flu
The flu is already spreading like a Malibu wildfire in my Bay Area community with dozens of kids out the first few weeks…