94-Year-Old Man Ran 627 Marathons
Humans are instinctively obsessed with living a long life, and many of our pursuits are aimed at achieving this goal. This is the story of a man who has reached the age of 94, and whose claim to fame is running. Don McNelly started his running career after a friend died of a heart attack at a young age....
Diabetes and High Blood Sugar Prevalent in Half of All Americans
A new survey has revealed that diabetes and hyperglycemia statistics are on the rise. The survey data was compiled by Dr. Catherine Cowie, a program director in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases for the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, together with Andy Menke, an epidemiologist and researcher at Social & Scientific Systems,...
Nourishing Grain-Free Double Chocolate Cookies
There’s no need to fill your pantry with packaged junk full of processed ingredients, even if you’ve got a hankering for something sweet. It’s easy to whip up something delicious that still has a lot to offer nutritionally. You’ll find no empty calories here, only the good stuff: Coconut oil: This tropical oil has been consumed by island nations for millennia,...
59 Ways to Use Essential Oils
Essential oil use does not have to be complicated. Once you know the basic properties of an oil, it’s easy to discover new ways to use them. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of ways to use these beneficial oils in your life. Here are 59 to get you started: Make an all-purpose cleaner: Some essential oils have antibacterial and...
Free Snacks Boost Work Morale Pulling at Employees Hearts
A simple seltzer machine installed at the Waltham, Massachusetts office of InkHouse, a public relations firm, boosted morale and encouraged a fresh sense of community. “It helps employees be more excited about coming to work,” InkHouse co-founder Beth Monaghan told reporters. “People just love it.” This may come as little surprise to most of you. I mean, who doesn’t...
5,000 Percent Price Increase for a Drug That Kills a Common Parasite
Patients with AIDS and cancer are now facing even greater risks to their health due to an almost criminal price increase for a drug that fights toxoplasmosis, the second most common food-borne disease. Turing Pharmaceuticals of New York, has raised the price of Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 per pill. The medical community is in uproar, especially doctors who...
Want to Live Longer? Be More Social
Are you a loner by nature or a social butterfly? The answer could be more important than you realize. Research has shown that spending too much time alone can shorten your life, whereas being sociable can possibly lengthen it. More than ever before, Americans spend too much time alone In today’s society, Americans are spending more time than ever alone....
Could the Secret to Fighting Disease Be Found in Your Eating Habits?
Research now shows that what you eat may not be the only important dietary factor when it comes to your health. The quantity of calories you eat is also important, as well as the timing. Timing and the frequency of meals is important This new research is presented in a paper entitled, “Meal Frequency And Timing In Health And Disease”...
Studies Confirm: Local Food Tastes Better
When was the last time you sliced into a homegrown heirloom tomato or chopped a fresh, locally-grown cucumber up for a salad? That vibrant taste, the scent that just smells like summer — there’s nothing quite like local food, and now science is backing up such claims. It turns out that our attitude about local, ethically-grown food affects our...
Diabetic Women Have a Significantly Higher Risk for Heart Attack Than Men
Preliminary findings have uncovered that diabetic women are at significantly higher risk of serious heart problems than men. Lead author of the study, Dr. Xue Dong and colleagues, of the Affiliated ZhongDa Hospital of Southeast University, China, presented their preliminary findings at the 51st European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting 2015, held in Stockholm, Sweden last...
