Study: These Drinks Help You Live Longer (Plus 4 Ways To Slow Aging)
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 death reduced by 18 percent According to researchers at University of California, Irvine, moderate alcohol and coffee intake can reduce your...
Here Are 3 Alternative Cancer Treatments To Ask Your Doctor About
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 is an amazing story and some recent developments, which provide hope that people will ultimately get the upper hand. 1. Immunotherapy Oriana...
If You’re Trying To Lose Weight, Avoid This Diet To Protect Your Heart
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 improve health because the cardiovascular risks are usually temporary. What exactly is the hazard researchers are talking about? And how...
7 Medicinal Herbs To Plant In Your House Right Now
People have been using herbs for thousands of years as medicines, to season meals and (in some cases) to expand minds. Science is confirming that many of these commonly used plants are suffused with ingredients that promote health and well-being on multiple levels. The beneficial things you’ll typically find in herbs include: Anti-inflammatory compounds Antioxidants Phytonutrients Tumor-inhibiting and cancer-busting compounds ...
6 Seeds To Plant That Have Been Shown To Beat Cancer
We all know cancer’s worst enemy is fresh food. The epidemic of the modern era is often blamed largely on processed foods, and most cancer experts agree the easiest way to reduce your risk of cancer is with a healthy diet of fresh fruits and vegetables. You can’t get much fresher than what you grow in your backyard, so here...
Plant These 6 Seeds In Case Of An Economic Meltdown
Learning how to grow some basic food crops can not only be great fun, but also important. In our post-GFC world of economic uncertainty, crops can offer a bit of security in a worst-case scenario. Below, we’ve picked a handful of easy crops to try your hand at. Which is your favorite? 1. Potato The humble potato could be your savior...
Instead Of Cough Syrup, Try These 3 Essential Oils To Beat A Cough Naturally
When the all-too-familiar symptoms of the common cold or, even worse, the onset of the flu begin to take hold, most people reach for over-the-counter synthetic medicines to treat the fatigue, body-aches and fever that undoubtedly come with being sick. And while there are some occasions that do warrant the use of Western medicine, for many of us, there...
5 Things You Need To Do To Prepare For A Nuclear Disaster
Humanity is closer to a nuclear Armageddon than at any time in the last 60 years, at least according to a group of atomic scientists that monitor the existential threats our species faces. In fact, ever since 1947, a distinguished panel of astrophysicists has been calibrating a device known as the Doomsday Clock, which represents their consensus about the chances...
7 Natural Remedies To Banish Toenail Fungus
Some 14 percent of people in North America have fungal infections, with older people more likely to get them than young people. Unfortunately, anti-fungal nail cream can take up to 12 months to cure an infection, if it is successful at all. Often doctors recommend treatment that softens the nail, allowing for the infection to be scraped off. However, there...
Mint Toothpaste + 9 Other Strange Things That Cause Insomnia
If you’ve ever tossed and turned all night, or it’s taken you hours to fall asleep finally, you know how torturous insomnia can be. Between 50 and 70 million Americans have a sleep disorder, so most of us are familiar with the standard triggers for insomnia, like too much caffeine, working the graveyard shift or reading your phone for hours...
