Want to Lose Your Glutes? Do Less of This
Aside from dietary concerns - which are major, as all the processed foods and sugars in the American diet are destroying our health - one extremely common thing that we do as a nation is leading to our extra pounds: we sit around. According to the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), obesity rates in both adults and children are...
How Blue Light Can Actually be Good for You
A body of research released in recent years has outlined the sleep-disrupting effects of blue light, especially from sources such as electronics and LED nightlights. However, despite the detriment of blue light exposure in the evening and nighttime hours, during the day, it may just help get you going and get you focused. In 2010, an article by David C. Holzman...
Rejuvenate Your Hair and Skin with Jojoba Oil
Jojoba is a woody, evergreen, perennial shrub that is native to semiarid regions of southern Arizona, southern California and northwestern Mexico. It is cultivated to provide a renewable source of high-quality, unique oil. Native Americans used the oil from the seeds to treat sores and wounds. In the early 1970s, jojoba was domesticated, and collection and processing of the seeds...
Experts Worry New Painkiller Will Cause Deaths and Contribute to Opioid Addiction Epidemic
A new opioid drug, Zohydro, has received FDA approval despite outcry from numerous lawmakers and health experts. The FDA's approval of this drug, which is five to ten times more powerful than Vicodin, met with huge opposition from many medical professionals and policy makers, who fear that it will contribute to the opioid-abuse epidemic rampant in this country. Zohydro is a...
The Tantalizing Taste of Tamarind: The Fruit that Fights Cancer
Often hard to distinguish, the tangy taste of tamarind works synergistically with the ingredients it is paired with. These long, brown, curved and slender pods are found high in the tree tops of the tamarind tree and are a member of the fabaceae family along with beans, peas and other legumes. A native of Africa, the tamarind is a...
Science Validates Traditional Chinese Herb for Potential Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
A significant amount of research performed in recent years has been exploring the scientific validity of traditional remedies in combating chronic disease. One of the latest of these studies has found that Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, an extract from the Chinese thunder god vine, also known as lei gong teng, worked as well as the drug methotrexate at relieving...
Yoga Could be Women’s Secret Weapon Against Urinary Incontinence
With the wide variety of benefits that can be enjoyed through practicing yoga, it is exciting when new discoveries are made uncovering even more good that it can do for us. A new study performed by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have found that certain yoga programs may significantly help women suffering from urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence can be...
New Study Sheds Light on The Sunshine Vitamin You Should Not Live Without
While generations of Americans, Canadians and Europeans have been taught for decades to fear the sun, recently, a growing body of research is uncovering just how vital the sun's rays, and the vitamin D they provide us, really are for our health. While sun exposure does indeed need to be monitored, it is possible that too little sun may...
4 Benefits of Noni Juice
Noni juice comes from the Noni plant which is thought to have originated in Southeast Asia, but today grows in Hawaii and other Polynesian islands. This greenish-white fruit has long been prized by Polynesian herbalists and folk medicine practitioners for its medicinal benefits, with a number of studies even confirming its anti-cancer properties. Others have found that the plant’s extracts also offer antifungal,...
What You Need to do Now to Save Your Liver
Regular snacking has its benefits, often helping to keep blood glucose levels under control as well as keeping you from overeating at your next meal. But selecting those snacks is oh so important. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Hepatology, demonstrated that a poor snack selection will not only increase...
