By Shreya Dalela Notifications are messing up with your brain, big-time! I admit it. I am addicted to notifications. But really, who isn’t? Every single social media network’s growth and revenue depends on how frequently YOU check the screen. They hire neuroscientists and psychologists to understand…
Op-Ed by Alex Pietrowski As the U.S. largely ignores an epidemic opioid crisis fueled by the pharmaceutical industry and a rush of available heroin resulting from the war on drugs, Iceland is receiving international acclaim for its approaches in helping to keep teens off drugs. Primarily…
By Mae Chan Dietary supplements formulated with highly bioavailable curcumin may allow for faster recovery after competition-level training, and blunt training-related decreases in performance , says new data presented at Experimental Biology. Powdered turmeric has been used for centuries to treat a host of illnesses….
By Mae Chan Ashwagandha is an herb from India used for centuries as a body tonic for general health of the body and mind. Adults supplemented with ashwagandha root extract had improved memory test scores, researchers in India found. Ashwagandha has been used as an…
By Alex Pietrowski For years, the cell phone industry has fought litigation and has tried to prevent warning labels from being added to their products, and in a 2017 landmark case in an Italian court a judge even ruled that excessive cell phone use can…
By Health Tips Now At first, it might sound strange (throwing away your shoes and walking barefoot in the grass or sand) but there is evidence that this can be very beneficial for your health. It lowers free radical damage, inflammation, stress, and pain. The…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Movie research shows that multitasking is seriously bad for productivity. It’s official: The brain works most efficiently when it can focus on a single task for a longer period of time. And if anything should put this argument to rest, it’s research…
By April McCarthy Gentle sound stimulation — such as the rush of a waterfall — synchronized to the rhythm of brain waves significantly enhanced deep sleep in older adults and improved their ability to recall words, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. Deep sleep is…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor We’ve written before about the power of essential oils like lavender essential oil. Essential oils are the condensed, aromatic compounds that occur naturally in plants. Many, many of them have profound effects on the senses and our emotional state. They can be be inhaled…
By Robin D P Watson, Natural Blaze There is a growing body of evidence to indicate that this may just be the case, for it is certainly disturbing a great many of our body’s processes. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is food additive found in a significant…
By Michael Forrester More researchers are accepting the power of psychedelics with unprecedented potential to treat disease and psychological trauma, but most of all, to reorganize the brain and shift thought patterns. Measuring neuron activity has revealed that psychedelic drugs really do alter the state…
By Organic and Healthy Japan’s history is rich with wisdom and philosophy, and we’re here to offer some of our favorite gems! 31 pieces of profound wisdom from Japan that will change your perspective on life: If a problem can be solved, then it’s not…
By Health Tips Now Most people, over the age of 50, wake up during the night to urinate. This condition is known as nocturia. It can lead to irritability, sleep disruption, stress, and daytime tiredness. But a new study reveals that one easy diet change can…
By Roger Johnston Stoicism saved me in a way. My last deployment to Iraq was particularly trying. I was medivacced out with just three weeks left of the deployment. I recall as the helicopter crew chief told me we had crossed the Kuwait border and…
By Organic and Healthy Our bodies have a knack for telling us when something is wrong – but that only works if we catch the signals. Fortunately, we’re here to explain what your eyes may be trying to tell you. 1. Stye that persists Styes…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor You’d have to be a sufferer of immune-related psoriasis or eczema to know the extent of suffering it causes. The fear of unsightly disease being seen – the questioning from onlookers, the scaling and the ensuing repulsion, the money spent on…
By AnonWatcher Emma Morano, the world’s oldest person has died, aged 117. Ignoring current medical advice, Morano followed advice given to her when she was 20 and outlived everyone. The world’s oldest person has died, aged 117. Emma Morano died peacefully in her armchair in her…
By Health Tips Now Whether you work indoors or live in a city, you are probably not as often in nature as people generations before you were. Today, the majority of people live in congested and busy cities. Even those who live in the countryside…
By Karen Foster How people describe both positive and negative events in their lives influences their perception of their own life. When scientists began tracking the health of 268 Harvard sophomores in 1938 during the Great Depression, they hoped the longitudinal study would reveal clues…
People generally throw a lot of energy into their recovery process and they do so from many different angles. As they try to build up their physical, emotional and mental strength, they begin to realize that it takes a multi-faceted approach to stay clean and…
