The 15 Sneaky Places Where High Fructose Corn Syrup Hides
Fact: Over 13 million youth in America are obese, and childhood obesity has quadrupled in the last 40 years. Fact: Over 70 percent of obese youth will be obese adults with an increased risk of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and cancer. Fact: The American Heart Association projects that over 40 percent of Americans will suffer from heart disease by 2030. Today...
One More Reason to Avoid Factory-Farmed Meat
There's no question about it: stress can certainly be a killer. When we are exposed to chronic stress, it dampens our immune systems' ability to respond to foreign invaders, opening the door to a wide array of diseases. Stress also has a similar effect on animals. When anxious livestock exposed to deplorable living conditions are slaughtered for food, the...
5 Steps to Creating a Relaxing Home Spa
Most of us are so busy that we don't make time for self-care, but it's really essential for good health and well-being as a little pampering can go a long way when it comes to reducing stress. Too much stress, as you probably know, can weaken the immune system, lead to weight gain, and even increase the risk of...
Emotional Eating Starts Very Young: What Can be Done
In a three-year study presented recently at the European Congress on Obesity in Sofia, Bulgaria, researchers revealed that children as young as five years old seek to relieve stress by turning to unhealthy foods. Researchers asked about 500 elementary school children, between the ages of five and ten, questions about their lives such as whether they had experienced stressful events...
Catching Up on Sleep: Myth or Reality?
When we pull an all-nighter to get a project done, or go for several days with fewer Z's than normal, can we really set our sleep record straight by getting extra snooze hours over the weekend? According to experts, it is possible to partially redeem lost sleep, but it may not have all of the restorative effects you may...
Minerals that Ward off Fatigue and How to Get Them
Many of us suffer from fatigue at least occasionally, making it difficult to accomplish our numerous daily tasks in addition to taking the joy out of life. If you wake up feeling tired and have difficulty getting out of bed or start feeling more and more fatigued throughout the day, you may be able to increase your energy levels...
Is There Such Thing as an Obesity Gene?
While a number of studies have linked versions of the FTO gene to chronic obesity, researchers from the National Institutes of Health believe they may have discovered why people that have it struggle to maintain a healthy weight as they age, and suggest that some are predisposed to becoming obese. The FTO gene is thought to trigger hunger pangs...
Do You Use this Common Sugar Substitute that Doubles as an Insecticide?
With the dangers of sugar consumption - obesity, diabetes, inflammation, the list goes on - becoming increasingly well-known, the market for sugar alternatives is booming. As more and more research has also come to light on the dangers of artificial sweeteners, many people are on the lookout for a natural sugar replacement. However, when searching for these products, we...
5 Ways You Can Save Money on Your Grocery Bill
Grocery shopping can be expensive, especially when you're trying to eat healthy. With the economy the way it has been for quite a few years now, many of us find ourselves struggling to make ends meet while food prices continue to rise. Fortunately, there are lots of ways to save money on your grocery bill without having to turn...
What are You Doing When You Should be Asleep?
Have you ever found yourself vehemently deciding to get to bed early, and then staying up for hours watching TV, clicking through websites or pacing around the house completing mundane tasks, and never getting that much-needed sleep? Well, Dutch researchers have coined a new term for this vicious cycle: bedtime procrastination. According to a new study performed at Utrecht University...
