Elevated Stress Levels Directly Impact Others, Especially Our Children
Have you ever noticed that when someone is in a bad mood, it can cause your positive mood to skyrocket downhill rather quickly? Recent studies done by the Association for Psychological Science are showing that our mood does in fact affect those around us, especially our children. According to the study, babies who are exposed to arguments between their parents...
Probiotics Could Prevent Fatal Toxic Shock in Women
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an extremely serious condition that is caused by toxins produced by particular types of bacteria. Both group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus have been implicated. This life threatening condition has been associated mainly with the use of tampons, however, it can affect people of all genders and ages. TSS Symptoms People afflicted with TSS experience a...
3 Anti-Inflammatory Foods You Can Eat Tonight For Dinner
When you’re body encounters an injury, its natural response is to become inflamed, but the real problem starts when the body becomes inflamed when it’s not actually injured. Not many people realize that unneeded inflammation in the body can actually lead to some serious, long-term effects that can be wreak havoc to even the most “healthy” individual. Eating the wrong...
Vitamin D Better Than Prescription Drugs at Controlling Blood Sugar?
It's not just American adults who are getting larger, childhood obesity rates have risen by 50% in adolescents in the last thirty years. Today, a whopping one in three children and adolescents are obese. These are alarming statistics, to say the least. Overweight youth are more likely to develop the risk factors which may lead to cardiovascular disease, high...
Doctor: Widespread Use of GMO Frankenfoods Unconscionable
United States President Barack Obama signed a spending bill, HR 933, into law, the “Monsanto Protection Act,” that strips federal courts of the authority to immediately halt the planting and sale of genetically modified (GMO) seed crop regardless of any consumer health concerns. “The provision would strip federal courts of the authority to halt the sale and planting of an illegal, potentially hazardous...
Why It’s Important to Rinse and Wash Even Organic Produce
While many people have adopted the practice of rinsing their fruits and vegetables with water before eating them, is this practice really accomplishing anything? What about organic produce, does it need to be washed as well? With an ever increasing body of research relating to pesticides and other dangerous chemicals lurking in our food, it pays to pay attention. Pesticides The...
Meditation Prevents Brain Thinning Caused by Aging
Most people are aware that meditation possesses an array of health benefits to both the body and mind. New and often surprising findings are reported each day detailing more and more reasons to meditate. Recent studies have found that meditating for just thirty minutes per day increases gray matter in the parts of the brain that process learning, mental...
U.S. Government Now Pushing GMOs Down Our Throats
What are they up to now? Monsanto has reached headlines in the news once again and the wires are buzzing with their most recent victory. According to ibtimes.com, the latest provision dubbed the "Monsanto Protection Act", part of the HR 933 continuing resolution, keeps federal courts from being able to stop the planting or sale of GM or GE...
2.3 Million Die Each Year From Salt, But What Kind of Salt?
Is salt bad for you? Well - yes and no. It actually depends on the type of salt you are referring to. There are many different varieties of salt and they vary in their texture, source and how they are processed. Like all food, the more processed, the worse it is for your health. The American Heart Association recently reported...
Get Your Daily Dose of Good Carbs From Beans!
Bono, Russell Brand and Steven Tyler could have used a bit more starch in their collars (or pants or hair!) at Vanity Fair's Oscar-night party. But their fashion faux pas don't come close to the major dietary mistakes most folks make when they miss out on the powers of resistant starch. Resistant starch is a carbohydrate that does NOT turn...
