Glowing skin and shiny hair aren’t reserved exclusively for “the lucky ones” with good genes. And they don’t require a bottomless budget for purchasing exorbitantly priced designer beauty products. In fact, the opposite is true. Apricot kernel oil is an...
A run-in with lice is bad enough all by itself, but now there may be more to worry about when trying to get rid of them. According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), the insecticide lindane...
Napping is for babies and toddlers. Or is it? As it turns out, a power nap of 10 to 30 minutes a day could be beneficial to all of us. You’ll love to hear that Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison...
Controversial data in a CrossFit study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2013) has led to a lawsuit between the owner of a CrossFit gym and Ohio State University (OSU). The false data was allegedly used...
One hundred and sixty-five billion. What do you think this figure represents? As crazy as it sounds, this figure represents the total amount of money that wasted food costs Americans each year. Twenty percent of the food produced in...
The stress of trying to have it all can leave us feeling like we have nothing at all. If we just take a step back to smell the roses, our bodies and minds will relax and find balance, allowing...
High blood pressure is one of the most pervasive and concerning health problems that exists today, yet also one of the most preventable. While conventional literature maintains that the cause of high blood pressure is usually unknown, scientific research...
While medical marijuana has been acknowledged as a complementary treatment to manage the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, only recently have scientists begun to analyze its potential for treating cancer directly. Marijuana has been used medicinally for at least...
Our liver detoxifies everything that goes onto our skin and in our mouths. It filters out harmful ingredients in order to purify our blood. Applying chemicals every day to our skin can cause significant problems for the liver, even...
You have likely heard that the population of honeybees in the United States is in serious decline. For years, activists have warned of the effects of chemicals used on plants. Since the 1950s, the honeybee population in the United...