Ever since its release in 1992, the USDA Food Pyramid has been a guide for the American diet. The pyramid was divided into six horizontal sections which featured foods from each section's food group. It was updated in 2005, with colorful vertical wedges replacing the horizontal sections, and the silhouette of a person climbing a staircase added on the side to represent exercise. It was even renamed as MyPyramid.
The USDA's pyramid was actually quite controversial. Some point out that it makes little sense that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, whose responsibilities include developing and executing U.S. federal government policy
Drugs: The Good and the Bad
by Lori Sciame August 1st, 2011 | Medication
Americans rely on medications to keep them healthy. We take drugs to get rid of infections, to ease aches and pains, and to lower blood pressure. Some people use drugs to keep themselves out of wheel chairs for as long as possible (multiple sclerosis), or to keep themselves out of nursing homes (alzheimer’s). And still others need drugs to keep them alive. For example, many of those who suffer from cancer, diabetes, or HIV/AIDS rely on drugs for their very existence.
Although medications or “wonder drugs†(as you may have heard them called) can be essential to a healthy life,
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Although medications or “wonder drugs†(as you may have heard them called) can be essential to a healthy life,