By Jennifer Giustra-Kozek, LPC, NBCC The Facts: Multiple studies have outlined the potential benefits one can receive through the use of essential oils. The study presented in this paper shows it can have positive effects on the human brain. Reflect On: If we want to…
By Mayukh Saha Project Freedom Ride was started by seven-year-old Roman McConn and his mother Sully to help pooches in and around Texas. Roman has been tirelessly working to help senior and abandoned dogs get a second chance at life. As of 2018, this little…
By Graywolf I previously wrote about how to survive a winter storm at home in case your power goes out, which has some great overall information in it to help you prepare, but I realized I’d missed something important and thought I should address it…
By Emma Fiala According to a 36-count grand jury indictment, a Seattle company used a hidden drain to dump a highly-corrosive chemical solution directly into the sewer system. The King County sewer system eventually reaches the Duwamish Waterway and the Puget Sound. After “a sensitive sewer…
By Emma Fiala Winter break is supposed to be a time filled with family, fun, new toys and games, and plenty of time to play and relax. But for thousands of Seattle Public School students and their families, this winter break has included an unexpected…
By Elias Marat In a landmark ruling, Italy’s Supreme Court has decriminalized growing small batches of cannabis at home for private use. In the latest interpretation of laws governing the growth of narcotic plants, the judges decreed that “small amounts grown domestically for the exclusive…
By Amanda Froelich After becoming a centenarian, you automatically gain a new level of respect. Ageism falls by the wayside and instead, people beg to know the secrets of a long, healthy life. Well, according to 108-year-old Dorothy Flowers, the secret is plenty of champagne…
By Amanda Froelich Meet Macinley Butson, a young inventor who has received international recognition for her efforts to protect women from excess radiation during breast cancer treatments. Thanks to her ingenuity, the copper SMART armor has the potential to save countless lives. Butson has always…
A randomized controlled study recently published in Ethnicity & Disease in their Autumn 2019 Hypertension issue found that the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique helps to prevent abnormal enlargement of the heart compared to health education (HE) controls. Also known as left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), it…
By Mayukh Saha Soon you wouldn’t need to buy snacks while roaming in the streets of Copenhagen. The city council has recently made a decision to plant fruit trees for the whole community. Many trees will be planted, including apple trees and blackberry bushes. The…
By Kalee Brown The Facts: Below are 10 natural substances that have strong anti-bacterial properties. Reflect On: How much would we discover if the medical industry put the same amount of resources into natural medicine as it does with ‘chemical’ medicine? There’s a huge shift…
By Daisy Luther In an interesting coincidence, the CDC has issued an advisory on the use of an Ebola rapid diagnostic test only 3 days before the announcement of a new FDA-approved Ebola vaccine with a “100% effectiveness” rate. The health advisory The CDC has…
The workplace is unfortunately becoming increasingly associated with high levels of stress. A massive 83% of workers report suffering from work-related stress, with 63% of workers reporting they were ready to quit their jobs due to their workplace stress. Thankfully, there are several methods for…
By Matt Agorist In case you have been under a rock, Donald Trump is getting impeached. He is not getting impeached for invading countries on false pretenses, engineering coups to overthrow democratically elected governments in foreign countries, sending weapons to the largest state sponsor of…
By Michael Snyder The West Coast never stops shaking, but lately the shaking has gone to an entirely new level, and this has many people deeply concerned about what may be coming. Last summer, a series of alarming foreshocks immediately preceded the two historic quakes…
By Tyler Durden China is the world’s top producer and consumer of pork. So when 50% of its pig herd was wiped out in 2019 from African Swine Fever (ASF), it caused pork prices in the back half of the year to hyperinflate. The immediate…
By Sara Tipton So many of us enjoy the holidays with fervor. But to others, it leads to depression often called the “Holiday Blues” once it’s all over. If you’ve ever had a case of a “Blue Christmas,” just know that you aren’t alone and…
By Rosanne Lindsay The U.S. is a nation of vaccine-related outbreaks. A vaccine-nation. Recently, another outbreak of whooping cough was reported in Houston, where 100 percent of the affected students had been vaccinated against it. In 2018, ten children confirmed with pertussis in a North…
By Sara Tipton It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas comes with family time and gatherings to celebrate traditions, but if you’re a normal American, you probably overindulge during the holidays leaving you with extra weight that can wear on your physical health. …
By James Prigioni Grow food through the winter with this easy to build raised bed garden hoop house. James Prigioni of The Gardening Channel on YouTube shows you how simple it is to build one for yourself and enjoy fresh food from your garden year…
