Natural and Alternative Approaches for Menopause
While not all women will experience dramatic uncomfortable symptoms during menopause, for those that do, finding a safe way to reduce their discomfort can be important. In the past, women often talked to their doctor and were prescribed synthetic hormones to ease their discomfort. However, in recent years, multiple studies have revealed increased health risk for heart attacks, stroke and...
Is Your Diet Anti- or Pro-Inflammatory? [Video]
Sharon Palmer recently sat down with Stephanie Stephens of Mind Your Body to discuss what Anti-inflammatory foods we should be adding to our diet and what 3 Pro-inflammatory foods we need to be removing. Hint: We figured that french fries weren't that good for you. Sharon's recent book The Plant-Powered Diet: The Lifelong Eating Plan for Achieving Optimal Health, Beginning...
10,000 Little Ways to Calm Yourself and Drop Weight at the Same Time
Christine Ha battled her way to become the next Master Chef (despite being legally blind) - and she was calm, cool and collected in that incredible pressure cooker. But most of us aren't so stress-resistant. We could use a little bit of feel-calm-and-happy magic to help us deal with our challenges. What's the trick? Research shows moderately intense aerobic exercise...
Naturally Lower Bad Cholesterol by Adding More Fiber to Your Diet
Q. How do "cholesterol-lowering" cereals like oatmeal reduce LDL cholesterol? How much do I need to eat to make a difference? A. Fruits, vegetables, and whole grains are part of a heart healthy diet. Part of the benefit of eating these foods is that they crowd out the high fat and processed foods associated with heart disease and some cancers....
Younger, Healthier Skin the Natural & Organic Way
For thousands of years, humans have been fighting the effects of aging on their skin. As we age, skin naturally loses elasticity and wrinkles appear. When you add exposure to sunlight, air pollution and other toxic effects, it can be difficult to maintain healthy skin. Researchers at Kingston University in London have been trying to identify ingredients that may...
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...
