4 Common Drugs That Shrink Your Brain
Cognitive decline, or dementia, is arguably one of the worst things that can happen to a person, and a family. No one wants to experience their memory slipping away, or their brain not working as well as it should. Therefore, prevention of this awful condition is of the utmost importance. While it may not be possible to prevent all instances...
Nestlé Will Still Peddle Candy But Also Sell Nutritional Supplements
Responding to the highly encouraging trend of consumers demanding healthier food choices and transparency of ingredients, many big food corporations are taking steps towards removing certain unsavory additives (such as artificial colorings and GMOs) from their products. These are baby steps, as we know that processed foods are still not healthy by their very nature, and removing the artificial colorings...
Zika’s Olympic Threat: Spain’s Most Famous Athlete Threatens To Skip
Pau Gasol, widely considered Spain’s most famous athlete, actually attended medical school prior to becoming a professional basketball player. Using his training in healthcare, he acts as a strong advocate for his Chicago Bulls teammates when they are receiving treatment for an injury. In fact, the team’s doctors claim they speak to him like a colleague and thoroughly explain...
More Americans Dying: Behind The Shocking Numbers
The U.S. death rate has moved up a notch for the first time in a decade. The rise was attributed to changes in various categories, including deaths due to aging-related illnesses such as Alzheimer’s. But what’s surprising is the increase in deaths from drug overdoses, liver disease due to alcoholism, and depression-linked suicide. Rare increase in death rates Death in America...
From Asshole To Meaningful Entrepreneur: How Tucker Max Went Inward For Healing, Love & Happiness
Tucker Max is no stranger to the typical “disclaimer” that most blogs, interviews, articles and podcasts give in their preamble. Tucker was one of the first outspoken bloggers on the internet. If you have not heard of him, you will probably google his name. What you will find is the writing of a very creative and entertaining young man...
Women Catch Alleged Date Rapist In The Act
Three L.A.-area women were in the right place at the right time when they witnessed a crime about to unfold. Thanks to a keen eye for observation and quick thinking, they were able to stop a rape before it happened. We all need someone watching are back, but for one lucky woman — she had three! They were witnessing an...
What Is Fentanyl, The Drug That Killed Prince?
After weeks of speculation about the sudden death of music legend Prince, reports reveal he died from an accidental overdose of a self-administered opioid painkiller. But authorities have yet to determine how he got his hands on the highly addictive drug fentanyl. His struggle with debilitating pain Prince was found unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park Studios on the...
6 Veggies You Should Always Cook
Most of us assume that vegetables are good for us whatever shape or form they come in. They’re packed with nutrients, there’s no recommended limit to how many we should eat each day, and a few taste bad — a sure sign that they’re good for our health! Surely then, it’s even better to eat them raw rather than...
Check Your Steak Label For Mechanical Tenderizing
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of the outdoor grilling season. If you’re firing up your grill and just waiting to throw steaks on it, step back a minute. Check the label on the meat’s packaging. If it has been mechanically tenderized, maybe you should go out to dinner. Mechanical tenderizing potentially leads to contamination that can make...
You Can’t Afford Rent In Most States On Minimum Wage
If you make minimum wage, you can’t afford to rent a two-bedroom apartment in any state in the union. That’s the harsh but honest truth in a report issued last week by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC). You might expect that’s the case in major, expensive cities such as New York, Los Angeles or San Francisco. However, the...
