5 Lessons Hibernating Bears Can Teach Us About Health
There’s a saying that goes, “you snooze, you lose.” That aphorism doesn’t apply to bears, however. They typically hibernate anywhere from two to seven months of the year, depending on the weather and their location, but they don’t shed muscle mass or suffer ill-effects from their extended inactivity and lack of exercise. Despite being the ultimate couch potatoes -- at...
Equine Therapy Benefits Patients With Physical And Mental Disorders
Hippotherapy has nothing to do with hippos, but it does involve another large animal. In Greek, “hippos” means horse, so hippotherapy is treatment via the help of equines. There’s a major reason hippotherapy benefits so many patients. Unlike some other forms of therapy, it’s a lot of fun. Many kids don’t even realize it’s a therapeutic exercise. As Winston Churchill...
Sweet Potato Fries With Spicy Yogurt Dip: For Stomach Ulcers?
Article: Turning your burger up a notch by adding sweet potato fries and a creamy yogurt dip on the side does more than simply tantalize your taste buds. Apart from being one of nature’s supreme sources of beta-carotene, the humble sweet potato also packs a punch of nutrition and some surprising health benefits in every yummy mouthful. The role of...
Middle Schooler Uses His Own Money To Save A Racehorse
It’s nearly unheard of for a thoroughbred racehorse to still compete at the age of 12. Earlier this month, a 12-year-old boy from a horse racing family used his own savings to claim the older racehorse for the sole purpose of retiring him. In claiming races, which are the majority of horse races, licensed owners can “claim” a horse running...
Mexico Proves A Junk Food Tax Can Work … Kind Of
For years, fierce debate has raged in the the United States and other western countries over whether junk food taxes could be used to reduce the amount of unhealthy foods we eat. Finally, we might have some evidence showing whether such a tax could actually work, thanks to the world's most obese country: Mexico. According to a recent study...
Thumb-Sucking, Nail-Biting Might Actually Be Good For Children
Childhood thumb-sucking and nail-biting has long been looked down on as unhygienic. Parents often discourage it, concerned it could expose their child to germs. Turns out, they're right, but not in the way they think. These childhood practices can indeed expose children to microbes, but that might be a good thing, according to a new study published by the American Academy...
Why You Need Turmeric For Healthy Hair, Skin And Nails
Turmeric has long held a place of honor in spice cabinets and drawers around the world. Its earthy flavor adds depth to curries and other Indian dishes. Until recently, that’s as far as its usefulness went in American households. However, the alternative health community is rapidly beginning to recognize the benefits that this orange spice can provide for the...
WATCH: Healthy Homemade Chia Seed Jam
Jam is delicious, but it is usually far from nutritious. All the preservatives and sugar in store-bought jam steal the goodness from what should be a healthy treat. Even most home made jams use pectin and rely on sugar to help the liquid set. It doesn’t have to be this way. The pectin-sugar combo isn’t the only game in town....
This Is What Happens When You Drink Golden Turmeric Milk
Turmeric is touted as one of the most effective nutritional supplements of our time and for good reason. But if you are struggling to include this golden spice into your daily diet, then it’s time you discovered turmeric golden milk and all of it’s medicinal benefits. Turmeric for inflammation and cancer If you have never tried turmeric, then you’re missing...
An Elderly Performing Elephant Is Finally Free
When rescuers finally took custody of an elderly 55-year-old elephant named Mohan, he was almost starved to death and his weathered flesh was covered in wounds and sores from being whipped and stabbed to perform. But now the unluckiest elephant has finally caught a break. Mohan’s story Stolen from his own wild herd in India as a small calf, Mohan was...
