Reduce Your Risk for Breast Cancer by 68 Percent!
Researchers have studied the Mediterranean diet extensively over the past decade. It has been associated with a decrease in heart disease, diabetes, inflammation and obesity. Findings on the diet’s health benefits have always been positive, and the diet is supported by health professionals, nutritionists and fitness enthusiasts. Dr. Janet Bond Brill of the University of Miami wrote in her study...
Cayenne Pepper Stops a Heart Attack in 30 Seconds
Did you know that there is one natural remedy that can protect against every leading cause of death in Western countries? It’s time for a new go-to remedy to join the ranks of coconut oil, raw honey, and apple cider vinegar. Cayenne pepper has so many amazing benefits; it has the potential to fight chronic diseases and also help with acute...
Got Low Libido? 6 Reasons Why
As much as we might be reluctant or embarrassed to talk about it, sex is one of the most important things for our health. Robust scientific evidence shows that we can have better mental, physical and social health from regular, satisfying sexual encounters. A fulfilling sex life makes us glow with inner vitality and connect deeply with others. We at...
Is Coca-Cola’s $120 Million Funding Disclosure Supporting Health Research or a Payoff?
In the past five years, Coca-Cola has spent nearly $120 million on health research and community programs in an effort to trim the current obesity epidemic. The National Institute of Health, university research groups, physicians, cancer and diabetes organizations, and recreation departments are among the recipients of grants and funding given by Coca-Cola over the past five years. The list...
Salmonella Claims the Lives of Three and the Number of Cases Continues to Rise
A Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers imported from Mexico continues to affect hundreds of people. The cucumbers were distributed by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce. The outbreak has now affected 33 states, with 31 of the 140 new cases reported last week coming from California. The number of Salmonella cases has now reached 558. According to the Centers for...
Saveur’s 2015 Best of Food and Drink is Out!
Do you like food, wine and travel? Do you have a passion for classic tastes, with a yearning for the odd palate pleaser, and an interest in new initiatives for subsistence farming? Everyone loves a good foodie-esque travel adventure, and if you are like me, then this list of “bests” will kick your wonderment into overdrive! Saveur’s 2015 Good...
10 Reasons You Are Not Losing Weight
If you’re a regular reader on this site, you’ve likely made a lot of positive changes already (you cut the gluten, you stopped drinking alcohol daily, you banned sugar from your house, you eat lots of green leafy vegetables), and you have every reason to expect the pounds to fall off for good. But what if they just don’t?...
Acupuncture as Effective as Some Antidepressants
Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. examined the effects of acupuncture on stressed rats. The results showed a clear positive effect on stress and depression when the rats were treated with acupuncture. According to the researchers, the evidence found in this study "provides the strongest evidence to date on the mechanism of this ancient Chinese therapy...
5 Ways to Reduce Stomach Acid Naturally
An overly acidic stomach can easily be prevented and treated with a few simple, and very natural, approaches. Don’t reach for those over-the-counter antacids just yet… try some other natural options instead! What causes an acidic stomach? You can’t fix something unless you know why it broke in the first place, right? Well, the same goes for indigestion and an overly...
How You and Your Dog are the Same
Have you ever noticed how often dogs match their owners’ personality? A new survey of 1,000 dog owners, conducted by researchers at Bath Spa University has found that humans gravitate naturally towards a dog that will in some way match their own personality and shows some of the same character traits. It makes sense. In human companions we also...
