It's a beautiful summer morning and you head to the beach. By mid-afternoon you're on your way to the ER. What went wrong?

Odds are, you thought the sun was your friend. But too much of a good thing can make you sick.

Video offered by Assured Healthcare to help educate older adults and seniors about the potential benefits of exercise in improving brain health and reducing risk of stroke.

Many Americans are in a nutritional quandary.  On the one hand, frequently published studies and nutritional experts bombard us with the fact that we don't eat enough vegetables and fruit - the "good stuff" -  to provide proper nutrition; on the other, proponents of organic farming and anti-pesticide activists strive to alert us to the dangers of many of the chemical compounds that are used in commercial agriculture and conventional farming methods.

So you want to stay youthful and maintain your best look, but the thought of turning into Joan Rivers gives you the creeps. And what if you’re a middle aged man? You’ve had an entire life of people telling you that you shouldn’t worry about aging because it’s all inevitable, right?

Remember what your mom used to say about not believing everything you hear or read? Well, the same goes for believing that what you are being told by TV advertisements is good medicine for you. The worst medicine is the kind that “seems” to be true but for which there is no evidence. “Colon cleansers” are a big business but there’s not much evidence they work and because most are herbal-based, the government doesn’t regulate them the same as they do for other medicine. So it’s not even sure they’re safe.

Prescription programs are necessary for anyone who's taking medication. While medicated products and treatments are certainly one of the best ways to stay healthy, improper use can certainly produce the opposite results. If you care about your loved one then you should take every precaution necessary and that includes managing his medication schedule with the appropriate discretion. Consult the patient's doctor.

Sometimes being a nurse isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Mostly by that I mean that you find out things you wish you didn’t have to know. And once you learn it, the idea sticks in our brain like flypaper.

Drinking eight 8 ounce glasses of water a day is encouraged by most weight loss programs, but the water is not what makes you lose weight. Drinking that much water gives you the feeling that you’re full – and you are, sort of.