Power your potential: Meet the Performance Pack

Whether you’re an athlete striving for the next level, a weekend warrior pushing personal limits, or simply someone seeking more energy and endurance for life’s challenges, optimal performance starts from within. Achieving our “peak” requires more than sheer willpower. It demands the right fuel to power the body and mind. Unfortunately, daily stress, intense workouts, and […]

A Review of the Past Year’s Top Health Blog Posts

We are celebrating the start of the new Jewish year here at IsraelPharm, and it’s a perfect time to highlight some of the best articles about health we published this past year; great content deserves to be celebrated. As the lead writer here, I always intend to share the most current and useful information about […]

Men’s Health Week

Men’s Health Week is organized by the non-profit Men’s Health Network to raise awareness of men’s health issues within the general community. As well, it is looking to raise funds to assist in providing free educational materials and other information on a variety of men’s health topics to all organizations that need help to bring […]

Your Kidneys and Alcohol in the Golden Years

Kidneys and Alcohol as we age….what a topic! When we’re young, many of us are counting down the days until we can legally buy our own alcohol. And yet as we age, we begin to see that drinking alcohol isn’t as simple or easy on our bodies as it once was. One of the main […]

How to Safely Dispose of Old Medication

It’s all too easy to throw our leftover, unwanted medications straight into the trash can. It does seem like the most logical option, but unfortunately, this isn’t the best way to dispose of drugs you no longer need. There is a risk of endangering people and animals when drugs are not disposed of properly. Kids […]

Top prescription drugs of 2016

Here is a list of the top ten prescription drugs in the US in 2016. The results might surprise you. 10. Norvasc (amlodipine) – treats high blood pressure Norvasc, a calcium channel blocker, widens blood vessels allowing for better blood flow. It is generally used to treat chest pain and high blood pressure. Having lower […]

Healthy eating for a better life

Let’s face it. When it comes to eating healthy, most of us have a good idea of what we need to do. We all know in an ideal world that we should eat balanced meals of carbs, proteins, and veggies, and moderate our sugar and fat intake. So why is it so hard? So many […]

Local vs. Online Pharmaceuticals

The internet is always a convenient, cheaper alternative to buying consumer products. In recent years, there has been a massive ecommerce boom trumpeting hundreds of website alternatives for any product imaginable that can sell it better than your average convenience store. The downside? With more availability also comes more danger, fraudulence and insecurity.  Especially in […]

The Caffeine Drug

Coffee is the natural picker upper. It is the one thing that gets some us through the day, or at least out of bed. Coffee today is so common and seems so harmless that we forget that it is actually a psychoactive drug. What that means is that the caffeine drug is classified in the […]

Hangover Science

Everyone knows the usual tips for smarter drinking: drink water between cocktails and never on an empty stomach. But even after following these rules, some people still wake up battling a relentless hangover. Meanwhile, their friends, without the benefit of some secret “hangover science,” seem perfectly fine, sipping morning mimosas without a care, and not […]