7 Popular Plant-Based Diets
With the pitfalls of the industrial Western diet becoming increasingly researched, many people are turning to plant-based diets as an alternative. Dining on a variety of plant-based foods is a great choice for health, as the antioxidants and other nutrients they provide can keep you in the healthiest state possible, and often aid in weight loss. Some people choose to...
Smoking Increases Risk of Suicide and Psychiatric Disorders
Over the years, researchers have found that smokers are more likely to commit suicide than those who’ve never lit up before. The hypothesized reasoning has been that individuals suffering from psychiatric disorders were more likely to be smokers, and were also more likely to commit suicide. However, a recent study suggests that smoking in and of itself may be the culprit...
Fortified Foods May be Harming our Kids
Do your kids tend to eat fortified breakfast cereals every morning? If so, it could be harming their health. A new report by the Environmental Working Group, a health research and advocacy organization, says that "millions of children are ingesting potentially unhealthy amounts" of vitamin A, zinc and niacin. Fortified breakfast cereals are the leading source of the excessive...
Study: How a Cool Bedroom Can Help You Burn Fat
Could it really be possible to enhance your metabolism while you sleep? Sounds too good to be true, right? While you still obviously have to eat right and exercise during the day, new research shows that you actually may be able to rev up your body's ability to burn fat during snooze hours, simply by making the room colder. The...
Bhutan Plans to Become First Fully Organic Country on Earth
A revolutionary announcement has been recently made by Bhutan, a small Himalayan kingdom located between China and India. The tiny nation - home to approximately 700,000 people - plans to become the first country on Earth to boast an agricultural system that is 100 percent organic. The decision to go fully organic is a part of Bhutan's "Gross National Happiness" program,...
What Himalayan Salt Lamps Can Do for Your Health
One side effect of our modern lifestyle is the often-poor quality of our indoor air. Our indoor air quality is affected by allergens, chemical residues from conventional cleaning products, and the large amount of electronics that we use in our homes, often at the same time. According to leading health expert Dr. Joseph Mercola, air that is filled with...
5 Delicious Brain Boosting Tonics
Are you more apt to worry about the aspects of physical health that you can see with your eyes, such as the fact that your size 9 jeans no longer button up, or that you can actually feel your thighs slapping together when you move? While these are sure signs that you may be carrying a little extra weight,...
Breaking News: Chikungunya Fever Now In Florida
For the first time ever, the presence of chikungunya fever, a tropical ailment spread by mosquitoes, has been confirmed in the United States. Two cases of the illness have been documented in Florida, and health officials are urging residents to take precautions and protect themselves from mosquitoes to avoid its further spread. One of the chikungunya fever cases was detected...
What is Your “Position” on Public Toilets? ( Video)
Do you hover or cover? This video answers the age old question regarding the germs that collect on public toilets and in public restrooms. You might just be surprised...
Drug-Resistant Superbug Increasing in Hospitals Throughout the Southeastern U.S.
A highly contagious and drug-resistant bacteria is spreading throughout hospitals in the southeastern United States at an alarming rate, with a fivefold increase in the number of cases involving the highly contagious bacteria known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) over the past five years, according to researchers in a new study that will be published in the August issue of...
