Faizah Shareef

Vaccinations are a necessity for everyone’s well-being

Faizah Shareef - September 20, 2014

T he year 1980 marked the highly effective global eradication of smallpox. This extermination was made possible through a highly regulated vaccination program coordinated by the World Health Organiza...

Sugars cause more harm than fats

Faizah Shareef - September 11, 2014

Sugar and fat have long competed against one another as the root cause of many cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. Fat has always won this battle in the past, sweeping past sugar with its higher c...

Food stamps should limit unhealthy food

Faizah Shareef - April 20, 2014

One in seven Americans receive support from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or the food stamp program. Food stamps may be a noble idea, but studies have shown that their recipien...

New food label nourishes health

Faizah Shareef - March 23, 2014

Americans have been looking at the same nutrition label since 1993. Meanwhile, eating habits have morphed drastically since we’ve entered the new millennium. A steep increase in obesity, diabetes a...

Fad diets compromise health

Faizah Shareef - March 17, 2014

The Atkins, Paleo and South Beach diets, to name a few, are diet fads that have run through our society at unfathomable speeds. They each have guidelines by which the dieter must abide, and to stray f...

Alternative medicine aids in well-being

Faizah Shareef - January 12, 2014

For many, a visit to the doctor tends to conclude with some sort of prescription pharmaceutical that has been tested in hundreds of labs to ensure functionality and effectiveness. But some doctors now...