This Popular Salad Ingredient takes on Cancer and Diabetes
In their wild, undomesticated state, certain fruits known as cucurbits, which include cucumbers, squash, and melons, have a distinctive, bitter taste. While this bitterness makes them difficult to eat, researchers are finding that their bitter component may have important health benefits. Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as Indian Medicine, have long embraced wild cucumbers, and historically used them for...
The Top 12 Strange but Healing Ways to Use Honey Every Day
Got a jar of raw honey in your cupboard? You know it’s good for you, but are you struggling to come up with ways to use it other than sweetening your tea? You’re in luck! There are all kinds of beneficial uses for honey, some of which, like the following 12, are stranger than others. 1. In a healthy sports...
Cool Kitchen Gadgets Make Cooking Fun
There are hundreds of kitchen gadgets out there on the market. The question is, which are the most useful? Hopefully you’ll find this list helpful for finding a kitchen gadget - or maybe five. Multi-chopper How many times have you sliced your fingers, or found it monotonous chopping all of those carrots into bite-sized pieces? The multi-chopper has interchangeable blades and...
Does Eye Color Impact Pain Tolerance?
Studies have shown that a person’s eye color can determine how much pain they can tolerate. What gives? Well, it seems that the genes responsible for your eye color can also impact the pain your body feels. To show this, a study was performed and presented at the 2014 American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting. The study involved 58 healthy,...
One Small Step: Wendy’s Removes Soda from Kid’s Meals
In response to pressure from concerned parents and public interest groups, the Wendy's franchise has taken a step towards making their Kid's Meals healthier: cutting out the soda. While this is significant, as soda is absolutely terrible, we as a nation need to change our attitude about fast food if we wish to see any improvements in our children's...
Is Ayahuasca the Next Medical Marijuana?
As the potential mind and body benefits of marijuana begin to become more accepted by the government and the public, the popularity of a new natural medicine used to treat emotional and psychological disorders is growing in alternative circles across the US. The medicine—or drug, as some regard it—is called ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic drink made from the stem of the...
Possible USDA Guideline Change: Will Americans Soon be Eating Less Meat?
Later this year, Americans will be seeing new revisions to the US Department of Agriculture's dietary guidelines - and some of the changes may just be shocking. If the recommendations of the advising government panel are heeded, less meat will soon be on the menu. The reasons behind the possible change may be even more surprising: to the USDA panel,...
Clear Skin Do’s and Don’ts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=off-Ibt5dow Having clear and youthful looking skin starts with a great skin care routine. Paying attention to things like how and with what you wash your face with and what you use as a moisturizer can make a huge difference in skin health. Here is a list of some helpful skin care do's and don'ts to help you get started...
Better than Coconut Oil?
When considering what to feed your newborn infant, health practitioners around the globe agree that "Breast is Best." There is really no replacement for the health-promoting milk that a human mother produces. This substance is created by the body especially for baby. It contains all of the necessary elements to kickstart the immune system, and supplies all the essential...
Stretch Like This for Better Sleep
If you are having trouble getting the deep and restful sleep you desire, try these five stretches before bed. They are great for calming the body and mind, and may even help lower anxiety levels and relieve depression. Be sure to breathe through your nose on both the inhale and exhale during these stretches, to help calm your nervous system. Nose-to-Knee...
