Have you ever noticed that when someone is in a bad mood, it can cause your positive mood to skyrocket downhill rather quickly? Recent studies done by the Association for Psychological Science are showing that our mood does in...
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an extremely serious condition that is caused by toxins produced by particular types of bacteria. Both group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus have been implicated. This life threatening condition has been associated mainly with...
When you’re body encounters an injury, its natural response is to become inflamed, but the real problem starts when the body becomes inflamed when it’s not actually injured. Not many people realize that unneeded inflammation in the body can...
It's not just American adults who are getting larger, childhood obesity rates have risen by 50% in adolescents in the last thirty years. Today, a whopping one in three children and adolescents are obese. These are alarming statistics, to...
United States President Barack Obama signed a spending bill, HR 933, into law, the “Monsanto Protection Act,” that strips federal courts of the authority to immediately halt the planting and sale of genetically modified (GMO) seed crop regardless of any consumer health...
While many people have adopted the practice of rinsing their fruits and vegetables with water before eating them, is this practice really accomplishing anything? What about organic produce, does it need to be washed as well? With an ever...
Most people are aware that meditation possesses an array of health benefits to both the body and mind. New and often surprising findings are reported each day detailing more and more reasons to meditate. Recent studies have found that...
What are they up to now? Monsanto has reached headlines in the news once again and the wires are buzzing with their most recent victory. According to ibtimes.com, the latest provision dubbed the "Monsanto Protection Act", part of the...
Is salt bad for you? Well - yes and no. It actually depends on the type of salt you are referring to. There are many different varieties of salt and they vary in their texture, source and how they...
Bono, Russell Brand and Steven Tyler could have used a bit more starch in their collars (or pants or hair!) at Vanity Fair's Oscar-night party. But their fashion faux pas don't come close to the major dietary mistakes most...
