Get drinking water tested
Why should you test your drinking water?
It is important to know the quality your drinking water.
Consuming one glass of water containing just a few disease causing bacteria could get you or your family quite sick.
Are you drinking bottled water because you are unsure of the quality of your well or spring water?
Getting your drinking water tested will inform you whether your water is safe to drink or whether you need to take corrective action to rid your water of contamination.
Public water supplies are tested frequently for contaminants and suppliers are required to present test results to their customers annually.
If you are on a public watersupply, get and read a copy of the test report.
Tests are usually done on the water at the treatment plant.
Change is good — and needed — to be well
I am the youngest of five children.
As a youngster, I happened to be naturally observant.
I would watch how things played out with my siblings and, for some reason unknown to myself, I decided to try and figure out people.
Motivation to move with the original ‘Forrest Gump’
On Thursday, the Healthy Living Partnership of Fulton and Montgomery Counties will bring Robert Sweetgall to town.
» Full StoryWelcome to Turnoff Week
Television has been around for more than half a century.
The first appearance of TV in the United States occurred at the World’s Fair in 1939, but regular television broadcasting did not begin until the late 1940s.
When it comes to health, make intelligent choices
This week I decided to write about choices. Specifically making choices from an intelligent point of view.
This sounds easy, but I hear and personally have experienced, where the easy thing to do is actually not so easy after all.
Healthy weights for healthy kids:What should I do if my child is overweight?
If your child is overweight, he or she is not alone.
Overweight is growing at epidemic rates among American children and teens.
The rate has tripled in thirty years and is expected to rise.


