Could Tree Bark Keep You Alive?
While eating a tree may not sound very appetizing, many types of tree bark are actually edible and quite nutritious. If you ever find yourself in a situation in which you’re lost in the woods or experiencing a major disaster without access to food, it could actually save your life. Tree bark is considered safe as well as healthy as...
Study: Climate Change to Significantly Reduce Marine Life Over the Next Century
A new study  led by the National Oceanography Centre has predicted that by the year 2100, much of the world's deep sea marine plants and animals will be wiped out as a result of climate change. The researchers, hailing from all over the world, used advanced climate models to calculate changes in future ocean food supply, taking into account biomass...
Is Your Cellphone Making You Lazy?
There are many obvious benefits of cell phones. They allow us to connect with each other wherever we go, they bring the Internet to our fingertips and they can be a life-saver in unexpected situations. However, the amount of time we spend staring at our screens per day is staggering, and may even contribute to a more sedentary lifestyle. A survey...
10 Water-Based Home Remedies that Even Doctors Use
When you hear the term "home remedy," do you conjure up images of your great grandmother with her special mystery jar of black salve, or your mother chasing you around the kitchen trying to get you to take her famous "anti cold" concoction that smelled strangely like pungent spring grass? While you may not have ever known what your...
Power Words that Sell but Deliver Empty Promises
How often do you buy a food item because of what the label says? Perhaps you are watching your waistline and the product "sounds" like the perfect option. Words sell, there is no doubt about it and each day customers all over the country purchase products without even looking at the ingredients solely because their labels make them out...
Diabetes Drug Banned in Europe Still Used in US
In 1999, the latest and greatest miracle drug to combat type II diabetes hit the market with a bang. Avandia was quickly prescribed to millions of patients and earned an annual profit of over three billion dollars by 2006 for the drug’s manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline. Its hayday all but ended in 2007, when the New England Journal of Medicine published...
Everyone Washes Their Hands After Visiting the Restroom… Or Do They?
Regular hand washing is the single most important thing we can do to avoid spreading germs. Seems obvious, right? Our hands come into contact with the world around us more often than any other part of our bodies, and it is just good common sense to wash up after handling something that may be not-so-clean. However, despite the logic, a...
Foods That Make Your Acne Worse
The majority of the population suffers from acne at some point in their lives, some worse than others. Although it’s often associated with the teenage years, acne doesn’t play favorites. It can hit children as young as ten and adults well into their later years. While many doctors will still say that this skin condition is not related to...
Do You Know How to Sleep Really Well?
While the answer to this question may seem obvious, many of us have certain habits that may be unwittingly affecting the quality of our sleep. It is well-researched that a good night's sleep is one of the most important components of a healthy life. An eight-hour snooze session can do wonders for your body and mind. A 2013 study found that...
Beating Rheumatoid Arthritis With Exercise
Exercise is one of the best prescriptions for good health, even for those with rheumatoid arthritis. While you may not feel like moving, in the long run it can help relieve a great deal of your pain. Some of the benefits of being active for an RA sufferer include improved flexibility, less joint stiffness, stronger muscles (which can help to...
