By Rosanne Lindsay Once a year we wake up to celebrate living a new year on Planet Earth. We mark our birthday with a candle, blow out the flame, and call it a day. The next day we wake up and forget to celebrate, even though everyday…
By Amanda Froelich The topic of cannabis and what its main ingredient, THC, can do have long been debated in the scientific and political community, but it’s difficult to argue with video footage that displays its abilities. Since 1974, studies have concluded that cannabis can…
Drug addiction is an all too standard problem. Some might even call it a crisis. What makes this modern plague so devastating is the fact that despite our best treatments for individuals, there seems to be no way to stop it from claiming new victims….
By Sandrine Ceurstemont If you live in a modern city, finding a quiet spot is a challenge. The buzz of traffic, planes, sirens and the racket of construction are probably the backing track of your daily life. And you’ll get no respite by sitting at…
By Joe Battaglia Alternative and complementary treatments such as creative art, meditation, and yoga have been proposed to bridge many gaps that conventional medicine cannot. But music, because of its ubiquity in our society as well as its ease of transmission, has perhaps the greatest…
Heroin is an addictive opioid that attracts users from all age groups. Many experts believe that this rising trend of drug abuse stems in part from prescriptions prescribed by doctors for injuries. Recent findings uncovered that an alarming 45% of people who became addicted to…
By Heather Callaghan Recently we reported the good news that the so-called stress hormone – cortisol – lowers significantly after just 45 minutes of art creation. Attention: that includes any kind of art creation at any age or level of skill. Cortisol is a protective hormone…
By Natural Blaze Study links overtime to early development of chronic, life-threatening illness COLUMBUS, Ohio – Women who put in long hours for the bulk of their careers may pay a steep price: life-threatening illnesses, including heart disease and cancer. Work weeks that averaged 60…
By Teal Burrell Pumping iron to sculpt your biceps. Yoga poses to stretch and relax. Running to whittle your waistline and get fit fast. There are loads of reasons why it’s smart to exercise, and most of us are familiar with the menu of options…
By Mae Chan Epicatechin is a beneficial flavonol found in foods such as berries, apples, dark chocolate, ginger, and grape seeds. It appears to stand head and shoulders above the rest for its health and performance boosting properties. Data from the Zutphen Elderly Study collected…
By Christina Sarich Learning how to embrace mental silence or do a few Downward Facing Dog poses just might keep your brain from becoming a human piñata as you age. A recent study suggests that the cognitive disarray that can result from aging — the…
By Dylan Charles Has modern psychology has become the science of disempowerment? You no longer have to be a bona fide psychiatrist to prescribe mood and mind-altering pharmaceuticals to patients young and old, as any general practitioner is now allowed to experiment on their patients in…
By M.J. Higby Arthur Somers Roche once said, “Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” If you’ve been affected by anxiety, you not only understand this quote, but…
By Bernie Suarez A Texas-based physician, doctor Stanislaw Burzynski is on trial and everyone should know what this is about. The Texas Medical Board is attempting to revoke his medical license for his crime of curing his patients of cancer by treating them with a…
By James Holbrooks According to a study published by the International Journal of Electrochemical Science, you may want to think twice before wrapping your food in aluminum foil to cook it — because some of that foil will leach into your meal. “Aluminum foil used in…
By Vandita Fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up ― Veronica Roth Fear is an emotion, an unpleasant or anxious feeling caused by the presence or imminence of danger or pain. Fear of heights, water, rats, snakes, injections, rejections, flying, dying, sickness, loneliness, a…
By Amanda Froelich Sodium fluoride is classified as a neurotoxin – in the same category as arsenic, lead, and mercury, but it’s still prevalent in the United States’ water supply. Here are six ways to detox the substance from your body. For years, health experts…
By Yvonne Holterman Everyone wonders what their dreams mean, and there are many complicated systems one can use to learn about them. Since any attempt at looking inward is rewarding, all of these systems probably help some. “The biggest myth about dreams is that they are frivolous…
By Alex Pietrowski Is depression simply a disease as many psychiatrists and doctors would have us believe, or is there tremendous potential for personal growth and spiritual awakening locked up in the struggle against this common ‘disorder?’ For those who are battling, or who have…
By Yvonne Holterman Discover the Secret Every Loving Couple Knows You can all have the deep, passionate, rewarding love you long for. All you need to do is what every woman and man in a successful relationship has done. When two people decide their relationship…
