Healthy Gut Bacteria Fights Belly Fat
Accumulating research indicates microbiota in lean individuals is different from that of obese people; lean people tend to have a higher proportion of two types of beneficial bacteria, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes, than obese people. Emerging evidence also indicates that probiotics--live microorganisms that boost healthy gut bacteria populations--provide many health benefits, including enhanced immune response and mitigation of gastrointestinal conditions like...
Fecal Bacteria Found in Reusable Grocery Bags: Wash Them Regularly
These eco-friendly swaps are good for the environment, but make sure they're also healthy for you. Here's how: 1. You use reusable bags at the grocery store. Most plastic bags don't biodegrade, so reusable ones are a smart option. But when researchers tested reusable bags shoppers were using, almost all had large numbers of fecal bacteria, according to a 2011 study...
Repel These 5 Household Pests Naturally
In a recent report, a man died in Florida after a bug-eating contest in which he consumed cockroaches and worms to win a pet python. While most people do not make it a habit to deliberately eat roaches and worms, they can pose serious health problems such as asthma and other diseases. Instead of using toxic pesticides to deter...
Try This 3-Step Meditation When Fear Takes Over
Did you know that there’s only one fear that has been scientifically proven to be an innate rather than a conditioned response? The fear of heights has been documented to appear in young children. Thus it’s highly likely that all other fears are rooted in conditioned responses. This is good news because it means that when we’re able to...
Damaging the Circle of Life: Pesticides and GMOs Impact Our Coral Reefs
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the best-known ocean reefs in the world. However, ocean reefs in other places around the globe are suffering from the same stresses...
5 Tips to Shed Pounds Now for the Fall & Holidays
Need to lose weight now for the fall season? As we come off of summer break and anticipate the upcoming holidays, many women use this time to get themselves in shape and in gear for losing weight and getting healthy. If you're one of those women who wants to jumpstart weight loss or simply get on a super healthy plan...
Give Your Workout a Boost With a Buddy [Video]
Weight loss competitions have joined the reality show craze on television. However, researchers from Brown University and Miriam Hospital’s Weight Control and Diabetes Program have found weight loss programs that involve working together as a group are beneficial for all participants. Weight Loss with Peers For people struggling with weight loss, it can be easier to remain committed to their goal...
Twins Study Finds Drive To Be Thin Resides in Your Genes (not denim)
You may sigh with frustration when you are alone in the dressing room trying on jeans. However, your inherited genes may be responsible for how you look in those denim jeans. Nature vs Media Researchers from Michigan State University challenged the accepted idea that cultural influence is the strongest influence for women who focus on their weight. For decades, women have...
Colorful Detergent Pods Create Major Risk for Children
For 63 years, American kids have been playing Candyland, with its Gum Drop Mountain and Queen Frostine. So it's no surprise infants are attracted to little packages of sweet-looking treats from the time they can crawl. (Your job is to offer healthy alternatives!) But when kids started munching on highly concentrated pods of laundry detergent that come in tasty-looking colors...
Would You Take this Wonder Drug?
It's 9 a.m. in the office, time for my daily medication. As usual, I slink off to the fire escape for my fix. Twenty minutes later, I'm back at my desk, brimming with vitality and raring to go.
