Worried About a Stroke? Do These 8 Things
Stroke is a leading cause of death in the US, killing almost 130,000 Americans every year. As many as 80 percent of these strokes could be prevented by making some important lifestyle changes. The following are some things you can do to decrease your risk of having a stroke, which can cause early death or negatively impact the quality of...
5 Treadmill Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
Treadmills are perhaps the most popular piece of exercise equipment around. Over 50 million Americans claim to use them, a statistic that has been growing steadily over the past decade. And while avid road and trail-runners often look at the treadmill with disdain as they far prefer running outdoors, most if not all runners have utilized this piece of...
Buffaloberry – The Little-Known Fruit with a Powerful Antioxidant
The buffaloberry, a resilient, tart, red berry that grows in North America, is the focus of some promising new research. The potential antioxidant benefits of this little berry led the Daily Mail to declare it, "the new superfood of 2014." Scientifically known as Shepherdia argentea, buffaloberries have been harvested for food by indigenous North Americans for hundreds of years. They...
6 Reasons Why Organic Grassfed Butter is a Superfood
In America, one person dies of cardiovascular disease every 39 seconds. Are saturated fats like those found in butter to blame? Does dietary cholesterol really cause heart disease? The answer, based on a mountainous volume of expanding peer reviewed studies is unequivocally NO on both counts. If we told you that real butter made from cows fed grass is one...
Coffee, Nuts and Citrus May Reduce Risk of Type II Diabetes
According to the American Diabetes Association, over 25 million Americans are afflicted with type II diabetes with almost two million new cases are diagnosed each year. Poor diet coupled with the sedentary lifestyle most Americans live these days, have allowed over eight percent of our country to come down with this preventable disease. And while new diet fads and...
Study Finds Connection Between Narcolepsy and Autoimmunity
When the swine flu swept the world a few years ago, hitting China particularly hard, the nation saw a significant increase in the cases of narcolepsy. This disorder is rather mysterious and involves sudden, uncontrollable urges to fall asleep. It turns out that not so coincidentally, in Europe about 1 in 800 children who were given a flu vaccine known...
Probiotics Under Investigation as Potential Autism Therapy
In a 2012 publication by Harvard Medical School, the authors state, "the brain and the gastrointestinal (GI) system are intimately connected - so intimately that they should be viewed as one system." Based on this connection, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) performed a study  exploring the use of probiotics to alleviate symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD),...
Study: TV Junk Food Ads Linked to Obesity in Young People
A growing body of research associates junk food advertising to obesity, illuminating just how harmful frequent exposure to this type of media can be. The latest research, published this month in The American Journal of Preventative Medicine, shows a link between adolescents' receptiveness to televised fast food advertising and obesity. The study, performed by researchers at the Norris Cotton Cancer...
5 Reasons Why Eating Radishes is Good for You
Often pushed aside for the main stars of a salad, the underrated radish is actually a powerhouse of nutrition. As a member of the cruciferous vegetable family, the radish is a close cousin of veggie superstars broccoli and kale but boasts a long list of nutritional benefits unique to this red root. A detoxifying agent. In both the ancient...
Using Thieves Oil to Protect Yourself from Cold and Flu
An essential oil fit for the season, the aroma of Thieves oil can make you feel festive almost immediately. A blend of clove, lemon, cinnamon, eucalyptus and rosemary oils, Thieves not only smells incredible, it also has some very unique and potent properties. Thieves essential oil gets its name from the legend of a band of thieves that raided...
