Chipotle Mexican Grill has made history by becoming the first fast food chain to label their GMO ingredients. While the ingredients are listed on their website, not on their in-store menus, Chipotle is nethertheless making an important step towards fast...
Keeping muscles well-toned and fit is crucial to overall health and wellness. The most important muscle to protect and care for is the heart. All of the other muscles in the body require oxygen and sugar to make fuel. The...
Fast food is as popular in Britain as it is in America, and a recent investigation into six well-known restaurants revealed an often-overlooked breeding ground for bacteria: the ice machine. Researchers took ice and toilet samples from ten fast food...
A new study performed at the University of California, Irvine, has found that golden root extract increased the lifespan of fruit flies by approximately 24 percent. Researchers also found that the extract protected both fruit flies and cultured human cells...
It has been well documented that our environment has a tremendous impact on our mental health. Whether you live in a grey, northerly climate or Yuma, Arizona where the sun shines 98% of the time can dramatically impact how...
Surviving cancer should mean just that - overcoming it and going on to lead a healthy, cancer-free life. However, the standard measure of a cancer treatment's success is measured by a five-year survival rate system; the number of patients...
New research published last Sunday in the journal Nature Immunology shows that platelets are important for more than just clotting the blood. A study performed at the University of Calgary found that platelets contribute to protecting the body against...
Do you find yourself utterly consumed by swarming thoughts and worries? Are you often unable to think clearly and make positive changes in your life because your brain is just too 'cluttered?' The stresses of daily life have a way...
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have recently observed the disturbing effects of water tainted with fluoxetine, commonly known as Prozac, on minnows. Results of this study are also frightening because antidepressants are the most common class of drugs...
Each year over 600,000 Americans die of heart disease. More than $109 billion is spent annually on health care services, productivity loss and pharmaceuticals related to heart disease. Arteries are the highways of the human body that transport oxygen from...