Can Sex Cure Migraines?
If you have a throbbing headache, sex may be the last thing you want to think out. However, according to a recent study, sexual activity during a migraine or cluster headache may actually bring relief. Headache experts at the University of Muenster in Germany believe that a rush of endorphins brought about by sex may act like a natural painkiller...
Want to Relieve Stress? Take a Walk in the Woods
For the great majority of our history, humans have lived in natural surroundings. Today, with many of us living amongst industry, appliances and other modern conveniences, a walk in the woods is a much-needed return to nature that may significantly boost our health. In Japan, walking in the foods is termed shinrin-yoku, which translates to 'forest bathing.' While the term...
10 Possible Cancer Signs Women Should Not Ingnore
While men are more likely to ignore cancer symptoms and avoid going to the doctor, it doesn’t mean that all women are vigilant about getting their recommended health checkups. Younger women may ignore symptoms with the thought that cancer is something that afflicts older people. While it’s true that people who are older are more often diagnosed with the...
Obesity in Father Visits Next Generation
A recent study discovered that a father’s diet as well as body composition at the time of a child’s conception will likely negatively affect the future of his child’s health, in addition to setting him or her up for a greater risk of disease throughout life. If you’re obese and would like to be a father someday, this should be...
How Much of Flavor is in Our Minds?
A study performed at the University of Oxford and published in the journal Flavour shows that the taste of food is significantly affected by the color and shape of your cutlery. Researchers Vanessa Harrar and Charles Spence guided over 100 Oxford students through three experiments. The first consisted of eating white and pink yogurt using different colored spoons. The...
Are They Kidding? Coca-Cola Calls Genetically Modified Aspartame a Safe and Effective Weight Loss Tool
Coca-Cola made its debut in 1886 in Jacobs Pharmacy in Atlanta. This cocaine and caffeine induced sugary soda was created by pharmacist John Pemberton, who decided to leave his drug making behind with hopes of finding success in the beverage industry. Not a marketing whiz himself, Pemberton was able to convince Frank Robinson to be his partner and Robinson...
Your Brain on Gluten
Recent research suggests that gluten - primarily wheat, barley and rye - may have a greater negative impact on our health than we once thought. A growing number of studies from across the country and around the world show that gluten may have detrimental neurological side effects in those who are sensitive or intolerant to it. Most of the known...
Living Longer but Living Sicker
A new study, reported last month by CBS News, found that although the life expectancy of Americans has been slowly increasing, obesity rates continue to climb. Over the last twenty years, the life expectancy in America has increased by three years, and now averages 78.2 years of age. However, according to 2012 statistics by the Centers for Disease Control, 28.9...
#1 Best Exercise for Fat Loss
If you are of the mindset that long, drawn out workouts are best for boosting fat loss, you have been misinformed. There is a secret to maximizing your fat loss that not many people know about. If you have struggled with a stubborn belly roll even if your diet is ultra healthy, high-intensity training (HIT) may be just what...
Monsanto Fails to Sell GMO Seeds in Europe
Monsanto has announced that due to Europeans' overall rejection of GMO seeds, they are canceling all of their pending license requests, and are essentially pulling the plug on their efforts to market GMOs in Europe. According to Tageszeitung (Taz), a newspaper based in Berlin, Germany, Monsanto is no longer pursuing approval of any new GMO plants, and will not...
