Healthy eating for a better life
Food is for eating and eating is essential for living, however, what you eat and how you eat it affects every aspect of your life and can be instrumental in dictating your future health. We all know in an ideal world that we should eat balanced meals of carbs proteins and veggies and moderate our […] To Take Antidepressants or Not?
Let me tell you a bit about myself. I am 37 years old, married and have 3 young kids with another on the way. I’ll tell you another thing about myself, I take Lexapro, and it’s an antidepressant….. Even though I am not depressed…. And I can manage without it. Do you think I’m crazy? […] 9/11 Memorial in Israel
We wanted to share something with you, something that is not widely known to many Americans (and not all Israeli’s either). In Israel we have a dedicated memorial to the terrorist attack of 9/11. Not only does it stand out poignantly on a hill in the middle of Israel, near Jerusalem, but the base is […] Online pharmacy testimonials
A few months ago we decided to update our IsraelPharm.com online pharmacy testimonials page so we sent out a testimonial request in our June monthly newsletter. We always get thank you emails and receive praise over our customer service efforts, but we wanted to hear something a little more personal for our customers… to hear a […] Should insurers cover weight loss drugs?
“You’re fat”, “don’t eat so much”, “you’re eating the wrong things”… if you are overweight then you have probably heard any number of comments like this thrown in your direction. The fact is, it’s unhelpful and normally untrue. People who suffer from obesity are not just slightly over-weight from bad eating habits, the majority of obesity […] The crazy price of generics
We used to buy generics because they were cheaper and they saved us money, we were even prepared to potentially take sub-standard medications in order to cut the crazy price of generics (generic prescription medications) but all that seems to be changing rapidly. The prices of generics are rising. Sometimes slowly and sometimes 100’s of $$ […] Does low-dose Aspirin really help?
For many decades aspirin has been used for aches, pains and fevers, in essence it is an anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). The last two decades have seen a rising change in prescription use. Researchers discovered that low doses of aspirin also have antiplatelet properties, meaning that they can help to reduce the risk of blood clots, […] Selincro – a cure for alcoholism?
Alcoholism is a disease and like any other disease it can be treated with medication. We say very strongly the word “treated”, like many diseases there is no cure. What exactly needs treating and how do we go about it? Alcohol abuse is no simple matter to fix. Many alcoholics need counselling, they have deeper […] Weird conditions
An opinion piece by Sara Flack The human body fascinates me. There is no end to the weird and wonderful things that go on inside. I just can’t get my head around it most of the time! Even just the act of eating and digesting food is pretty much a miracle in my eyes. Even […] Nutrition Essentials
Nutrition for seniors is essential for maintaining a good quality of life and goes a long way to staying healthy into old age. There is an old adage that says “you are what you eat” (well, it might have been an old adage or it could have been something made up by Weight Watchers but […] 
