Coral Mapping Confirms Climate Change is Killing Our Reefs
Just like humans, environmental systems can become stressed, making them more vulnerable to illness and degeneration. In an attempt to understand why coral reefs are dying at unprecedented rates, marine biologists from the Florida Institute of Technology are using mapping techniques used by human public health officials on coral reefs. The Importance of Coral Reefs Just like bees are a reflection...
Social Media and Television Hurting Our Children in the Long Run
With the advent of the internet, how people interact with others has changed forever. Today, children start watching television at younger ages than in the past and they also spend a large amount of time in front of computer and smart phone screens. However, with less time spent outside playing and interacting with friends face-to-face, both children and adults...
The Link Between Your Belly Fat and Honeybee Decline
Many people fight belly fat that is related to a diet containing high fructose corn syrup and processed foods. Did you know that most high fructose corn syrup comes from GMO-based corn products? Did you also know that bees from commercial beekeepers are also fed high fructose corn syrup which has been cited as a factor contributing to the...
Study Shows Humans from 1.5 Million Years Ago Needed Protein Too
In a study published this month in the peer-reviewed journal PloS One, researchers have discovered that early humans were regular meat eaters. Studying what they believe is a child's human skull dating from approximately 1.5 million years ago, researchers from the University of Colorado Denver have found that the child suffered from anemia related to insufficient B vitamins, which...
One in 10 Adults Are Having Neck and Shoulder Pain Right Now
Do your neck and shoulders feel stiff when you awaken in the morning? Do the muscles seize painfully with no warning? Does neck and shoulder pain limit your physical activity and become your constant companion? If you suffer from pain in your neck and shoulders, you have plenty of company. Doctors estimate that seven out of 10 people will be...
High Triglyceride Levels Fuel Belly Fat and Heart Attacks
Triglycer-WHAT? Long overshadowed by LDL - the lousy cholesterol - triglycerides are easy to overlook on your latest blood-test results, but getting to know this forgotten fat could protect your ticker and save your brain. The latest: One in three Americans have higher-than-healthy triglyceride levels, a situation that can double your risk for stroke and make your chances for...
Obesity & Unhealthy Diets Boosting Strokes in Younger People
People often mistakenly believe that strokes are health issues that only happen to older people, well advanced into their late 60s, 70s or older. However, researchers are finding that people younger than 55 are having strokes at increasing rates. In many cases, a stroke is related to health conditions that can be improved through diet and exercise. Stroke Risk Increasing In...
Well-known Toxic Chemical Approved to Mix Into Cattle Feed
Although it did not gain much attention in mainstream media, Bloomberg Businessweek has published an article stating that the Federal Drug Administration has approved a petition from the Illinois Department of Agriculture allowing blending of toxically contaminated corn with uncontaminated corn for cattle feed. The Illinois Department of Agriculture argues that the toxic levels are low and do not...
Sleeping Pills Still No Match for Natural Cycle of Sleep
When Kerry Kennedy swerved across a highway and sideswiped a tractor-trailer, she wasn't drunk. She was, her attorneys say, driving under the influence of a sleeping pill she had mistakenly taken in place of a thyroid medication. Millions of prescriptions for what are called "Z drugs" are written every year to treat sleep problems, and most of the folks who...
Healthy, Organic Diet is Cheaper Compared to $10K Per Year Diabetes Patients Pay
Many people complain about the high cost of organic fruits and vegetables and how difficult it is to eat the recommended daily allowance of these foods. However, in a study to be published in the journal Social Indicators Research, it was found that people who ate at least seven servings of brightly colored fruits and vegetables daily are far...
