Exploring the Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet
Whether you consider yourself health conscious or not, you’ve probably heard about the benefits of the Mediterranean diet. While first popularized in the 1990s, this produce, fish and nut-heavy diet has proven itself to be more than a mere fad as more and more people are realizing the benefits of a heavily plant-based diet. While there are countless studies...
Supreme Court Sides With Monsanto
In a truly unfortunate turn of events, the US Supreme Court has put an end to a lawsuit by the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, which, alongside over 80 non-GMO farmers, strove to overturn Monsanto's ability to sue anyone who is found to have patented seeds growing amongst their crops. The impact of this decision is truly troubling: Monsanto...
Understanding Self-Control and Why We Lose it Sometimes
A new study performed by neuroscientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the University of California, San Diego has revealed a technique to improve a certain area of human self-control through electrical stimulation of the brain. For the study, researchers recruited four volunteers with epilepsy who were being monitored for seizures at the Mischer Neuroscience...
Depression More Likely in Migraine Sufferers
A study  out of the University of Toronto published recently in the journal Depression Research and Treatment found that younger migraine sufferers are particularly at risk for depression. The rate of depression among those who suffer with migraines in general is twice as high as compared to those who don’t. Women under 30 have it the worst, with a six-fold...
Washington Continues the Anti-GMO Battle with new Frankensalmon on its Way
Washington voters fighting to label GMOs may have lost in November, but are certainly not giving up. New bills have arisen in Olympia requiring the labeling of genetically engineered salmon if it is approved, as well as certain other GMO foods. These new bills were were introduced due to several factors, including AquaBounty's 'frankensalmon' inching closer to FDA approval,...
How to Shovel Snow Safely
When you think of dangerous wintertime activities, snow-shoveling probably isn’t at the top of the list. But in fact, the death rates from heart attack victims in men ages 35 to 49 triple when the snowy season rolls around and researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital calculate about 11,500...
Why it is Harder to Lose Weight in the Winter
A number of factors contribute to the difficulty many people have in reaching their weight loss goals during the winter. More time spent sitting indoors means less exercise, and the abundance of sugary and carbohydrate-filled holiday temptations certainly does not help. There are also certain biological factors that contribute to the struggle to keep the winter pounds from piling...
Population Growth and GMOs: Why it Won’t Work
"On my 70th birthday I was asked: What are Mankind’s prospects? My reply: We are behaving like yeasts in a brewer’s vat, multiplying mindlessly while greedily consuming the substance of a finite world. If we continue to imitate the yeasts we will perish as they perish, having exhausted our resources and poisoned ourselves in the lethal brew of our...
You’re Never Too Old to Start Exercising
Think it’s too late to start getting active? A recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine revealed that even those who only start exercising later in life will still reap health benefits. A direct link was found between healthy aging and the amount of physical activity that older people get. Of course, the sooner one begins incorporating...
Why Nutrition and Prevention Should be the Cornerstone of Any Healthcare System
All too often, many of us tend to ignore our health until something goes wrong. By the time we experience negative symptoms, or are diagnosed with a disease, however, it may be quite difficult to get our bodies back to a state of optimal wellness. It is for this reason that choosing to focus on proper nutrition, exercise and lifestyle...
