3 Reasons Why Your Diet May be Toxic
Even if you think your diet is healthy, you might be surprised to find that many of the foods you’re consuming can actually be toxic to the body, harming your physical and mental health. Sugar Sugar exists in many different forms – not just the white powdered kind sitting on the grocery store shelf. Sugar, including corn syrup, evaporated cane juice,...
4 Reasons You Need More Salt
In recent years, salt has been demonized as contributing to adverse conditions including heart disease and hypertension, and many a health-conscious individual has developed the mindset that meals should contain little to no salt. While an overabundance of processed salt can indeed be detrimental, sodium is essential to the human body, so the key is the type of salt,...
Harvard Researchers Develop Biodegradable Plastic from Shrimp Shells
Our reliance on plastic is one of our biggest environmental issues. Plastic bags, bottles, packaging and more can take centuries to break down, and accumulate by the ton in oceans and landfills worldwide. Plastic is usually made from petroleum, the drilling of which also causes significant harm to our Earth. Harvard University Wyss Institute researchers have recently developed an innovative...
Cut Your Stroke Risk By Eating Fruits and Veggies
Over 795,000 strokes occur each year with essentially one person experiencing a stroke every 40 seconds. In the United States, stroke is the fourth leading cause of death as well as being largely responsible for adult disability. And while there are plenty of ways you can reduce your risk of suffering what the National Stroke Association terms a “brain...
Companies Forced To Drop Their “All Natural” Claims
Consumers loyal to their brands have been waking up to harsh realities lately as more and more manufacturers are being forced to come clean about what’s really lurking in their products. Just recently a favorite among many health food enthusiasts, Kashi, was forced to drop the terms “all natural” and “nothing artificial” from the packaging of several of their products...
Fasting: Types, Benefits and Risks
Fasting has been practiced for centuries, but does that mean it’s healthy? And can it help you lose weight? The answer isn’t really straightforward, but it may depend on the type of fasting you do, as well who you are individually. While fasting for a day or two is rarely a problem if you’re healthy, it can be dangerous...
More Good News About Coffee: New Study Says It Protects Your Eyes
Recent research has been shedding light on the wealth of benefits that coffee has to offer. Besides getting you up and going in the morning, this popular beverage - without the sugar and chemical creamers - can do a great deal for your health. A new study performed by Cornell University researchers has singled out a significant way that coffee can...
Is There Such a Thing as Healthy Obesity?
It seems that the belief that it’s possible to be ‘fit and fat’, or even ‘obese and healthy’, may be just wishful thinking as recent research has found that neither statement is true. The theory was based on the fact that overweight people are considered healthy if they don’t have signs of heart disease – but a recent study...
Can Manuka Honey Replace Your Chemical Mouthwash?
You already know that candy and soda and other sugar-filled foods are bad for your teeth, so how can something as sweet as honey be beneficial? Not all honey has cavity and plaque-fighting abilities, but research conducted at the University of Waikato in New Zealand found that Manuka honey has significant antibacterial properties. The honey not only stops the growth of...
5 Ways to Control Excessive Worrying
If you constantly worry about anything and everything that might possibly go wrong, you might be worrying your life away – literally. In addition to negatively affecting the quality of your life, excessive worrying can harm your mental as well as your physical health. Incessant worry may even cause you to turn to unhealthy lifestyle habits in order to...
