natural health

Did you know that if everyone over the age of 50 followed their grandmother’s advice, thousands of lives would be saved every year? According to the University of Oxford’s Comparative Proverb Assessment Modelling Study – published in the British Medical Journal – an apple per day could keep the doctor away after all. In fact, it could ...click here to read more

Hey, all of you nut eaters, did you know that you may live longer because of your simple dietary choice? Snack on! Eating nuts frequently is now associated with a lower risk of death, according to a study in the United States, notably the largest of its kind. Researchers found that by eating 28 g ...click here to read more

Despite growing interest in natural health remedies, the amount of people taking prescription drugs is on the rise, and Americans spend more than $250 billion dollars a year on prescription medications. Unfortunately, the cost of prescription drugs doesn’t stop at our wallets; prescription drugs can cause a slew of negative side-effects and often necessitate additional ...click here to read more

Although many people consider hand readings to be the domain of palm readers and scam artists, many practitioners have found that taking a person’s hand and finger measurements can function as a natural health assessment, indicating risk factors for certain diseases. Moreover, a new study now asserts that the length of one’s index finger and ...click here to read more

According to an American survey 75 per cent of the general population feels a high level of stress every two weeks and over 50 per cent expressed concern about this level of anxiety. Stress is associated with lost work hours, relationship problems and health related issues. It seems we are all trying to cope with ...click here to read more

As you age life begins to get more serious, little by little as stress begins to pile on.  All of the little stresses begin to add up and your life may not only become stressful, it may become dull and boring.  This can lead to serious emotional and mental health issues including depression.  If you ...click here to read more

A diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease is a scary one and learning that there isn’t a cure for Parkinson’s is even scarier.  The good news is that researchers are investigating new treatment options to help improve the lives of people diagnosed with this debilitating disease. What is Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, degenerative disease ...click here to read more

Excessive alcohol consumption has been strongly linked to poor natural health, mainly due to its role in the development of liver cirrhosis and other medical conditions.  In addition, alcoholism may impact an individual’s capacity to operative a motor vehicle, resulting in accidents and possibly death.  Most health tips thus include the avoidance of excessive drinking ...click here to read more

“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.” It’s not only the title of a popular book written in 1992, it is also a common adage used to describe the purported differences between how men and women experience and navigate the world. But do men and women really experience the world all that differently? According ...click here to read more

There are over 200,000 sweat glands in our feet so it is no wonder that many people struggle to control sweaty, smelly paws. There are cases where people have Hyperhidrosis; a medical term for  sweating feet. For some people, keeping the sweat at bay is a real challenge. There are a number of reasons for ...click here to read more

The last few weeks of summer still bring about those heat waves and intense sunlight and thus we often succumb to the craving for a cold glass of our favorite drink. For many of us, iced tea appears to be the favorite summer drink, with its sweet tangy taste and cold refreshing effect on our ...click here to read more

Our current busy lives prompts to be always on the go, including bringing meals and drinks that are often packed in plastic containers and easily tugged around the car, office, and the rest of the city.  Plastic food containers have become a common item for storing food because these are sturdy materials that not only ...click here to read more

The next time you’re stumped for an idea, you might want to consider heading to your local coffee shop.  New research published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that ambient noise, like what is found in a busy coffee shop can trigger abstract thinking and generate creative ideas. The research team led by Ravi ...click here to read more

The medical conditions of diabetes and obesity are collectively known as metabolic syndrome, and this is characterized by high caloric intake from specific food items.  For years, high caloric diets have been discouraged in order to achieve good natural health, with the notion that the excessive amounts it would only accumulate in the muscles, liver, ...click here to read more