Stop munching on that overpriced kale! Every few years, some new miracle superfood is marketed as a magical cure for every ailment under the sun. Whether it’s chia seeds or goji berries, there’s always some new fad coming down...
Lupus is a shape-shifting disease that can masquerade as any number of maladies. It’s a potentially life-threatening autoimmune disorder that can strike anyone, at any age, in entirely unpredictable ways.
Although it is a hard condition to diagnose it...
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans spend around $2,000 on veneers to make their teeth look whiter and to hide imperfections. The custom-made shells are extremely thin and are bonded to the front of the teeth in order to change...
Mindfulness is catching; it seems like people mindfully practice just about anything these days. And why shouldn’t we? We’ve have been using mindfulness techniques for centuries. It’s easy to get caught up in the idea that mindfulness only happens...
As health experts finally begin to lift their long-held (and unjustified) ban on saturated fats, the popularity of coconut oil and grass-fed butter has skyrocketed in recent years. But while these two fats are undoubtedly superfoods, there’s another type...
If you’re anything like me, you walk into any supermarket with a distrustful squint in your eye and a mind that’s fully focused on ratting out misleading marketing and food that seems healthy but is actually a disease-ridden trap.
For...
There’s a lot more at stake than the loss of some beach real estate as we battle with climate change. In fact, no matter where you live, you’re experiencing the effects. Whether it’s increased seasonal allergies, more aggressive diseases,...
Rejoice, workaholics worldwide, because it turns out your steady diet of caffeine and alcohol might actually be doing you some good. No, you didn’t misread that: coffee and alcohol consumption may increase your lifespan, according to surprising new research.
Premature...
Cancer has proven to be a crafty adversary. So far, the disease has found ways to circumvent the body’s defenses and many sophisticated medical treatments. Nevertheless, patients and doctors are increasingly finding ways to outwit this deadly malady. Here...
Shedding extra pounds is supposed to be good for you. But some recent headlines have suggested that crash diets can lead to serious heart problems (particularly in vulnerable individuals). So far, the evidence suggests that these low-calorie regimens can ultimately...
