Lighting in Fast Food Restaurants Entices You to Eat More & Faster
Why don't vampires cruise the fast-food restaurants? Is it because there's too much cholesterol in the customers' hemoglobin? Nope. It's the bright lights, colors and sounds in fast-food temples of cardiac arrest that would send "The Vampire Diaries'" Alaric Saltzman (Matthew Davis) and "Twilight's" Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) running out of the place. And so it should be for...
What Happens First in Your Brain? Sexual Desire or Emotional Love?
For many people, it seems like a natural assumption that love and desire are related in the brain. However, scientists were curious about what areas of the brain become active when feelings of love and desire arise. In a recent study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, researches found that the brain is, indeed, the center of emotional...
31 Veggies and Foods You Should be Eating
Sharon Palmer is one of our own featured writers and contributors and an expert on healthy eating and cooking. Her recipes are featured in the most recent issue of Time Magazine’s Healthland online publication. The article highlights foods included in the "31 Healthiest Recipes of All Time." Loading Up on the Healthy Stuff As a registered dietician, Sharon Palmer is an...
Sea Creatures Could Provide Key to Youthful Skin
In a groundbreaking study from Queen Mary College in London, researchers have found that sea creatures ability to change their appearance may lead to breakthroughs in skin science for humans. Urchins, Sea Cucumbers and Human Skin Although purple sea urchins and sea cucumbers look very little like humans, they may provide valuable information about how collagen in human skin can be...
Study: Skipping Breakfast Leads to Obesity (Doughnuts Aren’t Breakfast)
Depending on which survey you trust, anywhere from 10 to 50 percent of Americans skip breakfast, at least on weekdays, and many of the rest grab a donut on the way to work if they don't wolf down something like cold pizza or a bowl of Froot Loops at home. Men aged 18 to 34 are the biggest breakfast-beaters, followed...
4 Simple Steps to Boost Oxytocin Naturally
When Dr. David Banner got mad, his body transformed into the Incredible Hulk. The effect of stress on your body might not be so obvious, but chronic tension is an inflammation trigger that contributes to cancer, cardio and gut problems, and skin disruptions, and it amps up tension in relationships at work and home. Now we find out stress actually...
Kentucky Fried Raw Chicken: 3 Epic Fails of Eating KFC
In a weekend Reddit post, a KFC patron in Canada provided a picture of a raw chicken sandwich they had just taken a bite of moments earlier. While chicken is considered...
Understanding the Link Between Irritable Bowel, Iron & Probiotics [Video]
According to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada Irritable Bowel Disorder (IBD) is a debilitating illness that many people are now diagnosed with in their late teens and 20s. However, it is often difficult to diagnose and stress can be a significant factor many people. IBD Symptoms IBD is an inflammatory condition that affects the intestinal system. Crohn’s can affect...
What’s Your Environmental Disaster Plan?
Got a plan for staying safe if an environmental disaster strikes your town? This summer's string of toxic emergencies - a refinery fire in California, a chemical blaze in a Baltimore train tunnel, explosions at a PCB-riddled New York recycling company - all sent plumes of hazardous chemicals into the air breathed by tens of thousands of people. These...
Phytochemicals Play Critical Role in Gut Health, Cancer Battles and More
Scientists know that plants possess thousands of bioactive compounds, called phytochemicals, that impart health benefits when we eat them. These benefits range from protection...
