Low Testosterone Myths and Facts

December 12, 2016 Health And Wellness

The symptoms associated with low testosterone affect both men and women. It is usually considered to be a sex hormone, and it is definitely associated with our sex drive. However, we are now learning how many problems found in older people are actually related to having Low T. Weight gain and the loss of muscle […]

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Parkinson’s Starts In The Gut

December 10, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Mae Chan The composition of our gut microbes may change through the development of many diseases. Parkinson’s disease may be triggered by gut microbes, according to a California Institute of Technology (Caltech) study that points to probiotics as a potential therapy for the disease. Findings from the team point to the gut as the […]

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Stay Strong

December 9, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Wes Annac, Editor, Culture of Awareness & Openhearted Rebel “The people who [are] trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?” – Bob Marley To say life is hard is an understatement. We’re often hit with unexpected challenges or circumstances that make us want to hide away […]

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Your Rhythm of Breathing Controls Emotional Judgement and Fear

December 7, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Joe Battaglia Air is necessary for life and it aids in healing, but proper breathing can do so much more. Full, free breathing is one of the most powerful keys to enhancing physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered for the first time that the rhythm of breathing creates electrical activity […]

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3 Definitive Signs of Opiate Addiction

December 7, 2016 Big PharmaHealth And Wellness

The United States is in the grips of a growing epidemic involving heroin which shows no signs of abating. In fact, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), about 1.6 percent – or 4.2 million people – in the country who are aged 12 and up have tried heroin at least once. This figure […]

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Avoiding Existential Crisis and Spiritual Struggle Linked to Poor Mental Health

December 6, 2016 Health And WellnessTop

By Heather Callaghan, Editor Trying to answer the “big questions” of life and grappling with spiritual matters are things everyone typically goes through at some point. An existential crisis deals with questions of our existence – Why am I here? What is my purpose in life? Are we alone? Is there a God? What happens when you die? Are […]

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Hormone Therapy After Menopause Damages Kidneys

December 5, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Marco Torres Estrogen treatment after menopause increases the risk of new kidney damage, according to a study by Tulane University School of Medicine researchers published in the American Journal of Physiology–Renal Physiology. Estrogen seems to protect against high blood pressure, one cause of kidney damage. Since fewer premenopausal women have high blood pressure than […]

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Personalized Probiotics – In Five Years, It Will Be Routine Medical Practice

December 3, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Karen Foster Intestinal bacteria play a key role in causing and preventing many diseases. Consequently, giving personalised gut health advice will be routine medical practice in five years, predicts the researcher behind the new start-up Map My Gut and big gut data projects British Gut and Kings College London’s TwinsUK Registry. There are over […]

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New Evidence On Why You Should Never Go To Bed Angry

December 2, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Andy Coghlan Don’t go to bed angry. Now there’s evidence for this proverb: it’s harder to suppress bad memories if you sleep on them. The discovery could reveal new ways to treat people who suffer from conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder, and reinforces an earlier idea that it is possible to suppress bad memories […]

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Why Was Harry Potter Too Short For His Age?

December 1, 2016 Health And WellnessTop

By Dr. Fahad Basheer, Natural Blaze “Perhaps it had something to do with living in a dark cupboard,” but Harry had “always been small and skinny for his age.” He had a “thin face, knobbly knees” and wore round glasses held together with a lot of Scotch tape because of all the times Dudley had […]

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Try Some Tea – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

November 30, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Wes Annac, Editor, Culture of Awareness & Openhearted Rebel I recently switched from coffee to tea after learning that the latter can be healthier. I like coffee, but I don’t like adding sugar and I’ve had trouble finding healthy creamers with a good taste. I don’t need as much caffeine as I get from […]

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No Money for a Vacation? Try This at Home for SAME Benefits

November 29, 2016 Health And WellnessTop

By Heather Callaghan, Editor When problems pile up – most people think the answer is a vacation far, far away. Their nerves and stress receptors are so burnt that fantasies of mountains, cabins, beaches and Caribbean waters dance in their minds. But when it comes to relaxing fantasies that dance in our minds – that type of […]

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Curcumin Reduces Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Even In People With Major Depression

November 29, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Mae Chan Curcumin, the yellow pigment associated with the curry spice turmeric, has been found to be effective in reducing depressive and symptoms of anxiety even in people with major depressive disorders. Writing in the Journal of Affective Disorders, researchers from Australia said studies had supported the antidepressant effects of curcumin (from the spice […]

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Natural Ways to Increase Your Body’s Production of HGH

November 29, 2016 DietHealth And Wellness

Human Growth Hormone (HGH), produced by the pituitary gland in the body is one of the most significant hormones contributing in the growth of the body in your early years. This hormone also helps in faster growth of your hair and nails while increasing the muscle mass and decreasing the body fat in multiple ways. […]

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Chemical, Radioactive and Heavy Metal Contamination and What to Do About It

November 27, 2016 Health And WellnessNatural Living

By Dr. Mark Sircus The Romans were aware that lead could cause serious health problems, even madness and death. However, they were so fond of its diverse uses that they minimized the hazards it posed. What they did not realize was that their everyday low-level exposure to the metal rendered them vulnerable to chronic lead […]

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Tomato Extract Better Than Aspirin For Blood Thinning And Without The Side Effects

November 25, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Mae Chan Decreasing “platelet activation” lowers the risk of “thrombosis” — or the forming of dangerous blood clots that cause heart attacks and strokes. It’s the reason many doctors to this day still recommend aspirin despite treatment with the drug increasing cardiac failure, including heart attacks and bleeding episodes. New research show tomato extracts […]

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How Gut Microbes Control Our Minds

November 25, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Dr. Fahad Basheer, Natural Blaze The enteric nervous system (ENS) had been regarded as a digestive organ till; the remarkable discovery made by Michael Gershon that 90% of the body’s serotonin is located within the walls of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This ignited interests of various neuroscientists, including psychiatrists, about the GI nervous system […]

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Almost no children in France are medicated for ADHD: This is how they define & treat it

November 25, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Organic and Healthy The French do not recognize ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) rejecting the idea that medicines that are usually prescribed for the condition are at all helpful. Another difference is that the French tend not to raise their children on the additive-laced food that parents in the U.S so, coincidence? These two […]

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An Interesting Interview On Consciousness

November 23, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Dr. Fahad Basheer, Natural Blaze Recently I got into an interview as a part of my assessment. The interviewer asked me about the existence of consciousness, which usually everyone knows. It was a predictable question – yet an unexpected question for a beginner. On hearing the question, a puzzle of twists and tricks shrieked through my mind. […]

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Hack Cold and Flu Season + An Essential Oil Anti-Bacterial Spray You Need

November 21, 2016 Health And Wellness

By Daily Superfood Love It’s that time of year…cold and flu season. You need all the help you can get (right now) to hold off as many germs as possible. Yes, these frustrating and debilitating illnesses happen all year but they really pour on the charm in the fall and winter. As we pull on […]

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