Sweat a Lot? 4 Reasons Why Sweating More Is a Good Thing
You’ve seen the ads for underarm deodorant, so you know that in our culture sweating is just about the most embarrassing natural process out there. And yet, anyone who has exercised in July realizes that the human body is meant to produce sweat, and a lot of it. Sweating does more than just keep you cool, it provides multiple health...
350 Newborns Possibly Infected with Tuberculosis at Hospital
Santa Clara County health officials announced alarming news that more than 1,000 people at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, California, including 350 newborns, may have been exposed to tuberculosis. Hundreds of Valley Medical Center patients, employees, newborns and their mothers, who came into contact with a nurse infected with tuberculosis between August and November, will begin testing for the potentially...
11 Things We Learned from the GOP Debate
On December 15, 2015, the nine frontrunners — if we can call that many people “frontrunners” — in the Republican race took to the stage in Las Vegas in the final debate of the year. Terrorism, refugees, Russia and technology were among the subjects that Republican hopefuls debated, and we learned a few things. The players: John Kasich, Governor of...
8 Ways to Spot a Liar
“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” —Abraham Lincoln Okay... let’s not beat around the bush. People lie. We ALL lie, and quite often. Some people lie to make themselves look better, others lie to hide a dark secret....
Anti-Aging and 8 Other Benefits of Melatonin
If you’re among the many, many people who don’t get enough sleep, or good quality sleep, you could be seriously endangering your health. Not only are you left tired and moody with impaired metabolism and reflexes, but the production of melatonin becomes lacking. Have you heard of this vital hormone? Most of us think of it in the form of...
Busted Winter Health Myths You Can Stop Worrying About
A wide variety of winter health myths fill the vast ocean of information on the Internet around this time of year. However, some of them may be as fictional as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and his other antlered aviators. Busting a few health myths may help you to enjoy the wintry wonderland a bit more. Let’s take a look...
17 Outstanding Olive Oil Uses: In and Out of the Kitchen (#9 Is the Best)
Did you know that olive oil can boost your sex life and may also reduce wrinkles? There are a lot of outstanding olive oil benefits in and out of the kitchen that you may not be acquainted with. Extra-virgin olive oil has recently become a catalyst for research as part of the Mediterranean diet and is becoming widely known...
Solar Farm Project Rejected for Fear It Would Take All the Sun’s Energy
North Carolina is fourth in the nation when it comes to solar power investment, according to a 2015 report titled “The Solar Economy: Widespread Benefits for North Carolina” from Duke University. However, a Woodland Town Council meeting in Northhampton County, North Carolina, rejected plans for a new solar farm in the region. According to the Roanoke-Chowan Herald-News, the majority...
Nearly 90 Percent of Americans Want GMO Labeling — Why Is It So Difficult?
GMO labeling: it’s simple, but clearly not easy. We’re all for GMO labeling here at The Alternative Daily because we have the crazy idea that we, as consumers, have the right to know what we’re putting into our bodies and feeding our children. And guess what? About 90 percent of Americans agree with us. According to EcoWatch and Just Label...
Antidepressants During Pregnancy Increase Risk of Autism up to 87 Percent
The National Institute of Mental Health tells us that anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults in the United States aged 18 and older. Often, people who suffer with anxiety disorders also struggle with depression. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) impacts approximately 6.8 million adults, or just over three percent of the U.S. population. Women are twice as likely as men to...
