The old adage goes - “an apple a day, keeps the doctor away”. Indeed, apples are extremely nutritious fruits, and should form a part of a health promoting diet.
And recent research has validated this saying, showing the beneficial effects of eating apples against heart disease and other health conditions. Read more in the following article. (more…)
Our exposure to mass media today is immense, almost to a frightening level. And, without realizing it, we are being brainwashed every single day by these sources. After all, it’s very naive to think that the media presents objective views of information; the media is heavily influenced, even governed, by strong political and corporate interests.
The situation is worse for children and teenagers, because they are still at an impressionable age and are even more easily influenced by what they see and hear. With kids today spending so much time on the internet and in front of the television, we find that even their health is taking a hit. And why wouldn’t it? Such media not only promote sedentary lifestyles, they also inculcate poor values and undesirable living and eating habits. Read more in the following article. (more…)
There is little or no doubt that synthetic chemicals harm our health. Part of attaining good health thus entails minimizing our exposure to and consumption of such chemicals.
The bad news is that our potable water supplies which come right through to our taps at home have been found to contain these harmful substances, even after treatment. This makes it all the more crucial that we filter our drinking water before consumption. The following article reveals more. (more…)
The role of stress and one’s working environment in the disease process cannot be understated or underestimated. Yet, little attention is often given to such factors in preventing as well as reversing health conditions.
Recent research has drawn an interesting link between one’s risk of heart disease (and death) and working for a poor boss. This connection is discussed in more detail in the following article. (more…)
Among the many harmful lifestyle, dietary and environmental factors which do damage to one’s health, smoking is probably top of the bad list.
And it’s not just respiratory related health conditions which see increases in risk; the study highlighted in the following article discusses how smoking even increases a woman’s chances of suffering premenstrual syndrome, or PMS. (more…)
Conventional medical wisdom says it’s fine to move your bowels only once in a couple of days, as long as your pattern is regular. Natural healers and alternative practitioners, however, know better - a minimum of once per day is necessary for good health and vitality.
Constipation may seem like a trivial and harmless problem, but the fact is that this seemingly little ailment can have far reaching and detrimental effects on various aspects of a person’s health. The following article discusses more. (more…)
The modern world we live in today is quite literally a minefield of dangerous toxins and chemicals, none more so than for a pregnant mother. Fetuses, together with infants and other young children, are especially susceptible to such harmful substances, partly because they are still in a developmental phase, and partly because of their relatively lower body weight (which increases the impact of the chemicals).
Recent research has linked pregnant ladies’ exposure to hairspray to an increased risk of hypospadias, a common genital birth defect in boys. (more…)
Not enough can be said about the health benefits of vitamin D.
The research study highlighted in the following article sheds some light on the link between vitamin D and high blood pressure, or hypertension. (more…)
Children and teenagers today are getting hit by all sorts of diseases, some ailments which were even unheard of. Some young ones are even dropping dead for no apparent reason. And it’s no coincidence at all - poor diets and lifestyles as well as increasingly stressful and toxic environments are playing a large part in this alarming trend.
In the study which is highlighted in the following article, we learn how the arteries of our young ones today are deteriorating at a dangerous rate, making their condition parallel that of middle aged men and women. How frightening. (more…)
Wikipedia, the free-to-use online encyclopedia, has become the information source of choice for many internet users. And that includes surfers who are looking for health information. Wikipedia pages, of course, also rank highly in the search engines for many search terms.
When it comes to information on medical drugs, however, recent research has surfaced a problem - critical information, such as that on side effects, is often missing. Read more in the following article. (more…)
Some of the main dangers of commercial meat and animal farming today is linked to the use of antibiotics. Such drugs are used to fight illness in the animals, which are almost always raised in unhygienic and overcrowded conditions.
Besides the fact that most of us consume such meats, the following article outlines another way in which the toxins resulting from such farming practices may be making their way into our lives. (more…)
Conventional wisdom tells us that, if you have heart problems, you really shouldn’t be exercising, as that can put your health and your life at risk. Rest instead, we’re told.
Recent research has debunked that theory. Exercise is critical for good health, and that applies even to persons who have suffered from heart failure. Learn more about the benefits of exercise for heart patients in the following article. (more…)
If you have ever taken a CT scan or MRI, which is most likely the case, you would know just how costly these tests are. And, do you realize that at the facilities where these tests are conducted, the scan rooms are always marked out with huge “danger” signs, and everybody scrams leaving you alone with the machinery? Yes, the radiation and magnetic fields are damaging to health!
These are two of the most worrying aspects of the fact that the number of medical imaging tests conducted is on the rise. (more…)
Although it is termed a “vitamin”, vitamin D is actually more of a hormone, one which regulates literally hundreds of different functions in the human body. It is no wonder, then, that this nutrient affects health and disease outcomes in so many ways.
The piece of research discussed in the following article gives us a broad idea of the usefulness and importance of vitamin D - it improves overall longevity. (more…)
Two to three centuries ago, the American population was quite healthy overall.
Fast forward two to three hundred years, and, despite being one of the technological leaders of the world and being the top national spenders on medical care (spending a very large proportion of its GDP on medical bills), th US today is very heavily diseased and chronically ill. What’s gone wrong? (more…)