7 Great Reasons to Drink a Green Smoothie Daily
If you were told to do just one thing each day to change your health for the better, wouldn't it make sense to follow that advice? Drinking a green smoothie each day is a great way to get your greens and ultimately transform your health for numerous reasons - here are just seven of them. Loaded with nutrition to strengthen...
Is Sleep Apnea Keeping You Awake? Here are 6 Signs
For some people, having sleep apnea may be obvious. Your partner might complain about your snoring keeping him or her awake, or you may get up in the morning feeling as if you haven’t slept. For other people, however, the problem may not be as easy to pinpoint. Sleep apnea is a health disorder in which the sufferer stops breathing...
Research Gives Us More Reasons to Enjoy Dark Chocolate
Theobromine is an alkaloid that is a methylxanthine with a structure similar to that of caffeine. This bitter tasting stimulant is found mainly in cocoa beans, with the highest levels occurring in dark chocolate. Its effect on the body's central nervous system is much milder than that of caffeine, but it has a greater impact on the heart, smooth...
5 Ways to Get More Cinnamon Everyday
Cinnamon is one of those enduring aromatic spices that everyone loves. It smells like the essence of warm, cozy and comforting. It smells like family gatherings, snug nights by the fire and autumn. Cinnamon just makes us feel good This sweet spice is actually the inner bark of the cinnamon tree (of which there are numerous varieties). When it...
Can Magnet Therapy Really Help with Pain?
Magnet therapy involves applying a magnet to or near the skin to improve a condition, such as pain. Magnet therapy is thought to be effective due to the variety of electromagnetic fields that occur naturally within the body, such as nervous transmissions, as well as related muscle contractions which are associated with magnetic activity. The heart generates the largest...
How to Stop Procrastinating in 5 Easy Steps
Many of us develop the bad habit of procrastinating. In fact, right now there is probably something you should be doing, but you've found yourself browsing the web instead. Fortunately, this time searching the Internet was likely productive, as this may be the article you need. Whether you're procrastinating because of anxiety, a fear of being imperfect, a lack...
6 Reasons to Drink Organic Green Tea
It seems that more and more benefits of drinking organic green tea are being discovered all the time. If you haven’t developed the healthy habit of consuming it on a regular basis, here are just six reasons to remind you to stock up the next time you go to the store. Aiding weight loss A recent study out of Penn State’s College of...
How Modernization Has Made Us Fat
According to United Arab Emirates University obesity expert Syed Shah, “modernization has not been good for our health. Even in remote Himalayan villages in Pakistan, obesity rates have increased five times over the last two decades. Years ago, people had to walk for hours if they wanted to make a phone call. Now everyone has a cell phone." Nearly one-third...
How to Stay Safe if You Sleepwalk
Sleepwalking, when an individual rises and walks around the house, sometimes doing routine chores, or engaging in bizarre behaviors, while still in non-REM sleep, can be highly disruptive for family members of the sleepwalker, and potentially dangerous for the individuals themselves. In some cases, sleepwalkers are completely unaware that they engage in this behavior. According to the American Sleep Association...
Can Grapes Combat ‘Diabesity’?
When it comes to controlling diabetes, the mention of grapes may seem surprising, as these crisp berries are relatively high in fructose, and eating too many of them may cause a diabetic's blood sugar to elevate. However, new research has found that the skins of grapes hold promise in fighting this increasingly common illness. Additionally, earlier research has found that...
