Natural Remedies to Eliminate Head Lice
One thing that no parent wants their child bringing home from school is head lice. They are creepy, spread to other children (and adults) easily, and quickly send many parents into a panic. To get rid of lice, many people choose lice shampoos and treatments that contain dangerous chemical pesticides. However, these can have negative side effects, introduce harmful chemicals...
Spend Time Alone Because It’s Healthy
Time alone is essential to our sanity and overall well-being. Despite some social bias against it, many people enjoy and even relish time alone. Research has suggested that alone time may even help lower the instance of adolescent depression. A study in 1997 found that although teens didn't necessarily describe solitude as something positive, many reported increased feelings of...
Another Reason to Consume Foods Rich in Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Decreasing the Risk of Lou Gehrig’s Disease
A study released just last month revealed that eating a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids may help decrease the risk of developing ALS, the fatal neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. This scary disease kills neurons that control voluntary muscle movements, cutting off communication between the brain and the body, resulting...
10 Ways to Find More Joy in Your Life and Why to Do It
There are many reasons to bring more joy into your life - when you feel joyful, you naturally feel more confident and fulfilled, which benefits your entire body and mind. Research has shown that people who are more joyful even have a reduced chance of having a heart attack. They also tend to have lower cholesterol, more optimal blood...
Marjoram: The Culinary Additive that Makes a Soothing Skin Cream and also Fights Pain
Most of us are probably familiar with marjoram (Origanum majorana) in terms of culinary use - and indeed, this flavorful herb is delicious when added to a variety of soups, stews, sauces and spice rubs. However, this relative of oregano also has an array of therapeutic properties, two noteworthy ones being skin health and pain relief. The leaves or essential...
Could Ginger Aid in Combating Breast Cancer?
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is an ancient rhizome known for its potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as for having links to alleviating multiple types of pain and digestive distress. In recent years, a growing body of research has been investigating the potential of ginger to fight multiple types of cancer, with some highly promising results. In a 2012 study...
Yucatán Peninsula Rejects GMO Soybeans
Great news from Mexico (though Monsanto would beg to differ): a permit allowing the biotech giant to plant Roundup-Ready soybeans over 625,000 acres in the Yucatán peninsula was recently overturned by a district judge. The main reason cited for the district's decision was that allowing the GM soybeans to be grown would conflict directly with the region's export of honey...
Your Food Choices May be Influenced by the Type of Bacteria in Your Gut
If you're having difficulty sticking to your diet, it may not just be a lack of willpower. A new study published in the journal BioEssays suggests that your gut bacteria may be at least partially to blame. Gut microbiome, which is the collection of all the microbes in our digestive tracts - outnumbering our own cells about 100-fold - may...
Ayurvedic Sinus Remedies You Can Try At Home
Sinusitis may seem like a relatively minor thing to worry about… until you have it. This type of congestion and pressure can really take a toll on your day, making it very difficult to concentrate and go about your tasks. Regardless of whether it is due to allergies, a cold or another bug, it is always highly uncomfortable. This condition...
More Americans Suffer from this Condition than Heart Disease and Cancer Combined
In the United States, approximately 80 million people have been diagnosed with some type of heart disease, and nearly 15 million people are battling cancer. However, there is one condition that outnumbers them combined in terms of prevalence: chronic pain. It is estimated that about 116 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, which is defined as pain that persists beyond...
