Gone are the days when we thought that our brains go to sleep with our bodies at night. We now …
4 Most Common Ways Your Body Tries To Warn You About Cancer
Given that close to 10 million people will die from cancer each year, it’s natural for dread to take a …
Why Seven Hours of Sleep Might be Better than Eight
You can live without food much longer than you can go without sleep. We’ve been told that eight hours of …
5 Things You Can Do Now To Prevent Dementia Later
Many believe that degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and dementia are completely unpreventable. But that just isn’t the case. There …
5 Natural Ways To Get Rid of Headaches Fast
There are many different types of headaches caused by a number of varying factors. Everything from dietary changes to stress …
Why Biting Your Nails Is More Than Just a Bad Habit
Nail biting is a habit of many. Chronic biters aren’t even aware they’re doing it. The consequences, however, are more than …
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): Hard Cold Facts about this Fatal Disease
Recently, all over Facebook and other social media, you have probably seen friends and celebrities alike dumping a bucket of …
Top 15 Foods That Help Fight Chronic Inflammation
Inflammation is the bane of many doctors and patients’ existence. It accompanies many infections and bodily injuries and is infamous …
8 Aches and Pains That May be Indicative of a Serious Health Problem
From time to time, it is completely normal to experience an ache or pain and you should not let it …
The 10 Most Common Signs and Symptoms of Heatstroke
According to statistical information obtained from the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 3,442 heat related deaths were reported during 1999-2003. …
12 Acne Trigger Foods to Avoid (Plus, 10 Natural Ways to Get Rid of Your Pimples)
Acne is an uncomfortable embarrassment most of us seek to avoid. From birth into our 50’s, we can all suffer …
10 Most Common Types of Eating Disorders. #7 Involves Eating Sand and Dirt!
An eating disorder is something that can happen to anybody. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated …
This is What Happens to The Brain of a Person Suffering From Depression
Depression isn’t just sadness. It doesn’t last a day or two, or even a month. Chronic depression can remain for …
10 Signs You May Have an Ulcer
An ulcer is a painful sore in the stomach lining or at the opening of the small intestine. Ulcers happen …
Bad Cholesterol Activates Signaling Pathway That Promotes Cancer
We know that an accumulation of fat on the interior of artery walls–known as plaque–causes artheriosclerosis and contributes to heart …
Older People Sleep Less. Now We Know Why.
Often as people age their sleep patterns change and they spend much less time asleep. We may know this from …
10 Things to Avoid To Keep Your Eyes Healthy
There are many things people do that can wreak havoc on their eyesight. From falling asleep with your contact lenses …
How to Use Turmeric Paste to Get Rid of Acne & Acne Scars Fast
Acne affects nearly all of us at some point, from puberty into our 50’s. Acne occurs due to clogged pores …
Study Finds 1 in 3 Cases of Alzheimer’s is Preventable.
First, the statistics: over 5 million people currently have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States alone, almost …
8 Home Remedies for Upset Stomachs
Stomach aches can be brought on by a number of factors, including stress, smoking, drinking, diet, allergies, hormonal imbalances, and …
The Many Health Benefits of Music on The Brain
We all know it without having to read the multitudinous studies: music affects us. How it affects us isn’t always …
Here’s Why You Should Never, Ever Clean Your Ears With a Q-Tip
If you’ve ever heard that you shouldn’t stick anything in your ears for any reason, you should heed that advice. …
Doing This Twice a Week can Help Reduce Your Risks of Dementia and Alzheimer’s
The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease is increasing—up 68 percent in the last decade—resulting in half a million deaths per year …
8 Health and Beauty Uses for Epsom Salt
Long gone are the days when magnesium sulfate, better known as Epsom salt, was used strictly to soothe tired feet. …
5 Good Reasons Why Aging Isn’t so Bad
As George Bernard Shaw noted, “Youth is wasted on the young”. Ah, to have all the benefits of age in …
8 Ways Working The Night Shift Hurts Your Health. Here’s What You Can Do About It
The U.S. has become a country requiring workers, 24×7. We can shop for groceries at 2:00 a.m., we can speak with …
The Psychological Health Benefits of Dog Ownership
If you think about it objectively, it’s a weird idea to have an animal living in your home, walking around …
Ice in 6 out of 10 Restaurants has More Bacteria Than Water From Toilets
A survey of ice served in ten British fast food restaurants found that at six of them, there were more …
Never, Ever Wash Raw Chicken at Home. Here’s Why.
Why do we do it? My mother did it that’s why. Washing chicken before you cook it seems logical…we wash …
Selfie Addiction Linked to Narcissism, Low Self Esteem & Mental Illness
An award for everything, the word “selfie” won last year’s Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year: “a photograph that …