Health & Wellness

Details: Written by: Nicole Lee

Close to 40,000 people, mostly women, have given up alcohol for FebFast and many others participated in Dry July.

Details: Written by: Rose Brandt

Prescription Omega 3s Keep Triglycerides In Check

Prescription omega-3 fatty acid medications are a safe and effective option for reducing high triglycerides, which increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new study.

Details: Written by: Laurel Thomas

Lack Of Vitamin D As A Kid May Lead To Acting Out As A Teen

Vitamin D deficiency in middle childhood could result in aggressive behavior as well as anxious and depressive moods during adolescence, according to a new study of school children in Bogotá, Colombia.

Details: Written by: Lucinda Berglund

How Do We Get Allergic To Food?
It all starts with the immune system. Every person has one - a group of cells, tissues and organs in the body that helps you fight infections.

Details: Written by: Étienne Aumont

The idea of seeing a loved one decline and lose their ability to recall their most treasured memories is devastating.

Details: Written by: Jon Gordon, M.A.

Don't Be Too Busy For Lunch
It's a popular notion that we will get more done if we skip lunch. Unfortunately that couldn't be farther from the truth. According to various studies, researchers agree that performance scores plunge when people skip lunch and those who skip lunch soon feel more anxious and tense...

Details: Written by: Yoga With Adriene

Please join me for this 28 minute at home yoga practice designed to help you feel good and bring you back into a balanced state.

Details: Written by: Ervin Laszlo and Pier Mario Biava, MD.

Things and events in the universe are not haphazard and chaotic: they are formed—“in-formed”—by universal attractors. The recognition that the manifest world, and thus the living organism, is “in-formed,” suggests a new definition of bodily health and disease.

Details: Written by: Adrian Cameron, et al

Supermarkets Put Junk Food On Special Twice As Often As Healthy Food
Half-price chips, “two for one” chocolates, “buy one get one free” soft drinks: Australian supermarkets make it very easy for us to fill our trolleys with junk food.

Details: Written by: Shahab Haghayegh

Want Better Sleep?
Do you struggle trying to fall asleep? Do you feel you don’t get enough sleep and you feel sleepy during the day? You are not alone.

Details: Written by: Cynthia Curl

“Organic” is more than just a passing fad. Organic food sales totaled a record US$45.2 billion in 2017, making it one of the fastest-growing segments of American agriculture.

Details: Written by: Johns Hopkins University

Women’s Mid-life Stress Linked To Memory Decline
A new study links stressful life experiences among middle-aged women—but not men—to greater memory decline in later life.

Details: Written by: Ewald Kliegel

The Holistic Nature of Reflexology: It's Not Just About The Feet
One of the most fascinating aspects of the human body is the fact that there are so many reflexology maps found on different parts of the body. By reading the zones that are located on the surface of the skin on different parts of the body we can discover incipient health disturbances, which may otherwise remain hidden, before they become chronic problems.

Details: Written by: Cynthia Mathew

Viruses are mostly known for their aggressive and infectious nature. It’s true, most viruses have a pathogenic relationship with their hosts – meaning they cause diseases ranging from a mild cold to serious conditions.

Details: Written by: Pat Harriman

Brain Boost Drugs Hamper Sleep And Memory With Little Upside
Taking nonprescribed psychostimulants may slightly improve a person’s short-term focus but impede sleep and mental functions that rely on it—such as working memory.

Details: Written by: Erika Buenaflor, M.A., J.D.

Soul Loss and Soul Retrieval in Modern Times
The concept of soul loss may seem foreign and perhaps impossible for people who see the soul as an immutable essence that reflects the divine presence within us. While this is an ideal, it is likely that this ideal has not been a constant throughout a person’s life. The soul is sacred essence energy that originates from divine source, but this energy can be depleted if we allow it to be.

Details: Written by: Clean & Delicious

Corn on the cob is a sweet, summer staple, so I'll show you how to cook your corn on the cob three different ways.

Details: Written by: Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen and Ivan Sedov

Many pregnant women find themselves waking up in the middle of night to go the bathroom (for the third time) or struggling to find a comfortable sleep position.

Details: Written by: Nigel Taylor

Sweat comes from special parts in our skin called glands. You might be able to see them if you have a very strong magnifying glass.

Details: Written by: Padma Kaul

Fainting, also known as syncope, is the sudden loss of consciousness. In most cases, fainting is not dangerous — unless it is complicated by a fall or other injury — and the person recovers quickly.