By Soren Dreier Recently, I was approached by a couple who just had their third child. The baby was in agony and they couldn’t find a reason. The 3-month old baby couldn’t seem to rest. Was it the milk? Was it pain? What was it?…
By Dena Schmidt The results of a recent study are offering new hope that avoiding memory loss related to aging as well as Alzheimer’s disease could be as simple as eating more cucumbers. Many older adults resign themselves to memory loss as part of the aging…
By Waking Times Writer’s Note: This list was gathered and collated by Brendan D. Murphy with kudos to Mark Passio, Tim McClew for the distillation, and Juliet J. Carter. “Real compassion kicks butt and takes names and is not pleasant on certain days. If you are…
By Peter Paul Parker Not being able to fall asleep when you need to can be a frustrating experience. This is a spiralling problem as the more you become frustrated, the more you may become anxious, therefore your condition will be even more detrimental to…
By Heather Callaghan Tried and true sleep hacks that work even with anxiety, obsessive or intrusive thoughts – one you’ve never heard of Since before Christmas, I’ve successfully used two sleep hacks together to fall asleep fast despite having bouts of racing thoughts, worries, fears and deadlines…
By Anna Hunt An important breakthrough may prevent people from suffering from cancer or the aggressive radiation and chemotherapy treatments used to kill cancer cells. Anthony Holland, an Associate Professor and Director of Music Technology at Skidmore College in New York, U.S., and his fellow…
By Rosanne Lindsay Every day another politician decides to practice medicine without a license by proposing new medical mandates or the removal of vaccine exemptions that dictate healthcare choices for individuals, parents, and families. Such maneuvers are attempts to test the resolve of the people. When…
By Michael Forrester Nine distinct personality types make humanity very special, not only in their interactions with each other, but within themselves. Synchronicity ties them all together in a beautiful system that makes everything work. No human being is ever represented by just one of these…
By April McCarthy The language you are introduced to affects the structure of your brain, influences how you see the world and who you are. But what if you speak two languages? Can learning a language rewire your brain? As our species evolved parts of…
By Zyana Morris Taking antihistamines is the most common way to ward off seasonal allergies; however, there are certain foods that can help you alleviate the symptoms of a runny nose, sneezing, congestion and watery eyes. Some foods have anti-allergic properties mainly due to their…
Yes, it is kind of fun when a part of your body “falls asleep,” and as much as those “pins and needles” hurt when it wakes up, you kind of enjoy their weird sensations too. If this happens only occasionally, you’re fine, but if you…
By Brandon Turbeville A new recommendation has been released by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government advisory group that is now recommending all adults be routinely screened for depression as part of their healthcare. The first part of the recommendation suggests that…
By Chris Veritas It’s a mystery how this writer has never written an article on health before, given that the past thirteen years have been fully dedicated to it! In 2002 I had surgery for a non-metastasizing tumor in the right chest. Although the surgery…
By Daily Superfood Love This is your year. 2016 will be the year you remove all obstacles from your path and seize the life you were meant to live. This is the year you’re going to be accountable for your happiness and hold others accountable…
Op-ed by Chris Veritas “What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god!” In a world seemingly becoming…
By John Vibes Why does it seem like we are more likely to come up with good ideas in the shower? A team of psychologists think that they know why. The team includes Ron Friedman Daniel Pink, Gretchen Rubin, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Scott…
by Sarah Peterson The worst enemy to happiness is self-doubt. Has self-doubt ever stopped you from doing something you longed to do? That little voice in your head kept whispering… “Who are you to even try to accomplish that?” Whether you wanted to run a…
For those individuals who live with individuals afflicted with autism, there is no such thing as Autism Awareness Day. Every single moment is an exercise in awareness, as they search for answers in a world that is still seemingly no closer to real solutions. However,…
By Blanche Levine It’s true – vitamin D kills cancer cells! Best of all, here is a medical report you can’t afford to ignore. Scientists have recently uncovered a so called experimental approach to treating inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), a rare and aggressive form of the…
By Jesse Alvarado In certain traditional medicines, one of the main tools practitioners use for determining the cause of someone’s illness is through tongue diagnosis or evaluation of the tongue. The tongue is the first step on the digestive tract, which stretches for about 30…
