By Alex Pietrowski “Food pleasure appears to involve both the opioid and cannabinoids reward circuitry that interact in complex ways.” [Source] It’s no secret that the standard American diet is having a terrible effect on human health. What’s is a secret, though, is how the…
By Neenah Payne Note: Magnesium is contra-indicated for people who have kidney disease, low blood pressure, or severe heart disease. This article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. Transdermal…
By Phillip Schneider Starting in June of 2018, Facebook began deleting pages with up to 40 million followers in an unprecedented assault on independent media outlets using the platform. Jake Passi, the founder of the popular Facebook page Collectively Conscious and victim of the purge called…
By Melinda Cafferty Surgeries to correct hernias are a burgeoning industry because more and more Westerners are being struck with them due to lifestyle factors. In fact, there are over 1 million hernia surgical procedures performed each year. Although 800,000 of these are for inguinal…
By GMI Reporter Let food be thy medicine. Just don’t let it be thy drug. Can’t resist a slice – or two or three – of pizza? You may well be addicted. Researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan and the…
By Mae Chan Some phytochemicals and botanicals have ‘very promising’ evidence for combating cognitive decline, according to a new systematic review of children. Researchers from Poland and Italy looked at studies published in the English language from 1970 to 2017 that explored how botanical ingredients…
Working a desk job is not necessarily good for our health. Research has consistently shown that working long hours at a desk is likely to increase your risk of cardiovascular disease and other serious health conditions. Office workers often work through their lunch hour and…
By Catherine J. Frompovich As a retired healthcare professional but a still-active consumer health issues researcher and writer, there’s something I think high tech devices and Wi-Fi users ought to know, plus factor into the equation of constant exposures to microwaves, 4G and 5G, and…
Laurel Mellin, University of California, San Francisco With springtime comes the desire to shed those few extra pounds, in preparation to don swimsuits and head to the pool. This year, new obesity research is making it easier to find a pathway that is right for…
By Amy Reichelt, RMIT University Some of us can definitely say we have a sweet tooth. Whether it’s cakes, chocolates, cookies, lollies or soft drinks, our world is filled with intensely pleasurable sweet treats. Sometimes eating these foods is just too hard to resist. As…
By Amy Reichelt, UNSW The mere sight of a slice of gooey chocolate cake, a cheesy pizza, or a sizzling burger can drive us to eat these foods. In terms of evolution we show preference for high calorie foods as they are an important source…
By Sara FL Kirk, Dalhousie University and Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Dalhousie University The scent of baked goods wafts towards you as the supermarket doors glide open. Your stomach rumbles and your mouth waters at the sight and smell of so much food. Approximately 40,000 products are…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze PayPal Terminates Donations To Animal Rescue Org In Syria Over Sanctions But Western Money Still Flows To Terrorists While the United States, Britain, France, NATO, Saudi Arabia, and the GCC continue to fund terrorists in Syria, any attempt at relieving the conditions…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze The United States currently maintains the largest incarcerated population in the world. It routinely sees armed men throw men, women and children to the ground, guns drawn, and subsequently thrown into cages over the possession of plants. The police state has ballooned…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor “We are abusing a useful and necessary [reward] system. We shouldn’t do it, even though we can.” -Dr. Schultz In the modern world, you are the commodity and your attention is a form of currency. What we give our attention to is what…
By Natasha Longo The indigenous people in the highlands of Mexico have been enjoying them for over 10,000 years. They’re delicious and versatile and without them guacamole doesn’t exist. But I bet you didn’t know these ten amazing facts about avocados. 1) They Take A…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze A new study by French researchers is drawing attention to the possible links between processed foods and cancer. The study, which classified foods such as mass produced bread, chicken nuggets, and cakes as “ultra processed,” looked at 105,000 people, showed results which…
By Adrian Newman, B.A. Sometimes one topic can steer an entire conversation. Recently, I was out to dinner with some friends. And when it came to ordering some wine, one of them—a wine lover—refused. You see, Kelly’s burning stomach pain was recently diagnosed as a stomach…
By Dr. Smith General Mills’ Cheerios are one of the first solid foods many parents feed to their children. They’re small, convenient and easy to chew — and there’s even a section on the Cheerios website for “new parents who have invited … original Cheerios to…
By Lisa Egan “Try to pose for yourself this task: not to think of a polar bear, and you will see that the cursed thing will come to mind every minute.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky That quote is from Winter Notes on Summer Impressions, Dostoevsky’s 1863 account of his travels…
