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If you live in Texas, you can expect to have a shorter life than if you lived elsewhere in America.

Veterinarians say affected dogs exhibit symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, nasal and eye discharge, and overall lack of energy.

Dr. Joe Kanter stresses the importance of receiving the flu vaccine by the end of October. Free flu vaccines are available at pharmacies and parish health units for those without health insurance. Louisiana is one of seven states with VERY High flu activity making it especially important for high-risk populations. Taking preventative action can avoid a peak in flu cases.

Who knew THIS was inside the bag?!?!?

When it comes to healthy living, we don't always do our best in Louisiana. A lot of it is the food, but there are other things that we don't do quite as well as other places.

Unfortunately for Louisiana, we did rank among the states with the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases. The CDC has reported increased sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. according to USN, there have been more than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea reported in 2021, the most recent year for which data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was reported.

When it comes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, it's not just about diet and exercise. It's also about the products we use in our daily lives, including laundry detergents. Many commonly available laundry detergents contain toxic ingredients like 1,4-dioxane, SLS/SLES, parabens, phosphates, sulfates, synthetic dyes, optical brighteners, and more. These chemicals can have adverse effects on our health, and they can be absorbed through our skin, our body's largest organ.

One store has already removed the products. Will others follow?