By Vandita It is no secret that hiking — the long, vigorous walk on the countryside, through a forest or up a mountain — is good for your health. But just how good is hiking? It burns calories? Yes. It improves cardio-respiratory fitness? Yes. It…
By Number23 Most of us are familiar with honey. It’s considered as a sweet treat across the globe, and used in many types of foods. A study released in 2008, suggests that honey can be used for an alternate purpose. Honey has been used throughout…
By April McCarthy No healthy diet is foolproof against cancer, but research suggests that more than any supplement or vitamin, getting certain nutrients through eating whole foods can help block tumors. In fact, diet may even play a greater role than weight management in breast…
By Alex Pietrowski Firmly embedded into our culture now, pharmaceutical companies create so-called cures and treatments for every human condition, and modern psychiatry has become an institution that works to create lifelong dependencies on medications to help people adapt to the stress of modern life…
By Amanda Froelich To many, yoga class is a great time to de-stress, lengthen, and balance one’s body. For 86-year-old Anna Pesce, yoga class is an opportunity to do all that, as well as gain more mobility and, in effect, more freedom. Though present pictures…
By Catherine J. Frompovich One of the most definitive, expansive and inclusive peer-reviewed papers I’ve ever read on any subject was published July 25, 2016 online at Electronic Physician as an “open access article” that I sincerely hope everyone in the media and healthcare industries…
By Natasha Longo Artificial sweeteners prime the human body to selectively choose high-calorie foods. By disrupting the fine balance of appetite and metabolic hormones, they distort the body’s ability to monitor how many calories we consume. These are six unparalleled poisons still approved by governments…
By Natasha Longo In terms of antioxidant prowess, oranges are a highly underrated fruit. They contain rich sources of carotenoids, flavonoids and vitamin C. A University of Reading (UK) report shows that a single glass of flavonoid-rich orange juice may boost cognitive function, compared to…
By Daisy Luther This year, the flu shot gauntlet has fired the starting gun with a study that makes it sound like only crazy hippies protect their children from the annual injection. In an extremely biased article presented as news instead of opinion (which, as…
By Dr. Scott Graves, Natural Blaze You need to try acupuncture for migraines or headaches if this is something you struggle with. I have personally found it to be 80-90% effective for most people, which is remarkable at reducing the severity and duration of them…
By Emily McSherry, guest Natural Blaze Homeostasis. That word is synesthetic for me. The sound of a system functioning in complete balance rings sweetly in my ears. Our bodies strive to achieve this equilibrium and, in fact, have numerous systems that function together in perfect…
By Dr. Scott Graves, Natural Blaze One of the simplest things to help with a migraine or tension headache is essential oils. Do you find yourself reaching for an ibuprofen, aspirin, Aleve or Excedrin as soon as you feel pain in your head or neck?…
By Wes Annac, Culture of Awareness To begin for this week – I’ve been writing a lot about creativity’s role in the evolution of the soul, because it’s a topic that’s close to my heart. I’ve always enjoyed being creative; there’s an inherent sense of…
By Dr. Scott Graves, Natural Blaze Rehydrate Now: Dehydration as a cause of Migraines or Headaches Another frequent cause of migraine or tension headaches is dehydration. In so many cases, people tend to be so busy or just are not paying enough attention to the…
By Daisy Luther A scathing new study has put artificial sweeteners under the spotlight and is supporting what health writers have been saying for years. The researchers have found that most of the previous studies into the sweeteners touting their alleged “health advantages” over using…
By Dr. Scott Graves, Natural Blaze Many people today are dangerously low in nutrients due to the toxins in our food, poor growing conditions and modern mass agricultural methods. This deficiency of nutrients can lead to experiencing migraines or tension headaches. White breads, rice, grains…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Unfortunately words like “environmentally friendly,” “green” or even “biodegradable” may just be a form of green washed, sleight-of-hand that have nothing to do with your or your pets’ health. Since the 1990s, we’ve had a virtually unregulated uprising of chemical products. Back…
By Dr. Scott Graves, Natural Blaze Over the last 5 years I have worked hand in hand together with a chiropractor. In that time, I have seen and heard some remarkable things from those that have received treatment for cluster, migraine or tension headaches. Many…
By Dr. Scott Graves Understanding how to heal from a migraine or headache with Chinese medicine involves a very detailed answer. However, this is one of the conditions that is very effectively dealt with from an Oriental perspective. The Chinese believed in dealing with health…
By Dr. Scott Graves Pathological emotional consciousness of migraines and headaches If you have searched for answers for your headache or migraine and haven’t found much relief, they please pay serious attention to what is said next. Most people never explore the mind as the…
