Category Archives: Health News

Over time, toxins can help the formation of plaques in your brain tissue that can trigger degenerative diseases like dementia and even Alzheimer’s disease, but home remedies can help combat these toxins and protect your memory. Exercise and healthy eating are the two main remedies for a healthy brain, and they’re within our control. The ...click here to read more

For this weekly health news roundup, we compiled our top news stories consisting of a norovirus outbreak 2016 update, rheumatoid arthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). So if you happened to miss what was going on in the health world, you can easily catch up with our news roundup. Rheumatoid arthritis in women, ...click here to read more

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month 2016, which touches upon topics such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), pregnancy complications, pelvic pain in women, and weight loss. Endometriosis affects an estimated 176 million women worldwide and not only negatively impacts a woman’s life, but can cause some very painful symptoms, too. Here is Bel Marra Health’s news roundup ...click here to read more

For those suffering from gallbladder issues, learning about gallbladder lifestyle tips including gallbladder friendly foods and foods that aggravate gallbladder problems could go a long way to helping ease symptoms. Following gallbladder lifestyle habits can help keep it healthy along with reducing the risk of painful gallbladder stones and the complications they can bring. The ...click here to read more

The risk of multiple sclerosis has been seen to be reduced in heavy coffee drinkers. The study looked at over 67,000 individuals. Those who consumed six cups a day had their risk of multiple sclerosis reduced by one-third, compared to non-drinkers. The researchers stress that the study only reveals an association between coffee consumption and ...click here to read more

After hip replacement therapy, researchers suggest that home therapy is enough to help promote recovery. Physical therapy is an integral part of the healing process after a hip replacement surgery. By looking at 77 patients post-surgery, the researchers found that it didn’t matter if the therapy was conducted at home or at a care center ...click here to read more

Even after one alcoholic beverage, your risk of heart trouble temporarily increases, according to latest findings. The effects on your heart from alcohol can take place within one hour after consuming the beverage. On the other hand, after 24 hours the protective properties of alcohol on the heart begin to take effect – but these ...click here to read more

A new study suggests that poor sleep doesn’t impact cholesterol levels. The exception to the findings was seen in individuals who take sleeping pills to treat insomnia. Researchers have believed that insomnia increased the risk of heart disease due to factors like high cholesterol as it has been seen in sleep apnea. To conduct their ...click here to read more

Schizophrenia and autism patients show low vitamin B12 levels at an earlier age than normal. For example, autistic children under the age of 10 have three times lower levels of vitamin B12 in the brain, compared to children of the same age without autism. These levels seen in autistic children are found to be the ...click here to read more

A new study finds that a daily cup of tea can help improve heart health. The findings revealed that daily tea drinkers were 35 percent less likely to have a heart attack or suffer a major cardiovascular event compared to nondrinkers. Tea drinkers were also found to have less calcium buildup in the coronary arteries ...click here to read more

The risk of dementia in older adults is lower among those with healthier arteries, according to new findings. The findings come from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania where they uncovered those seniors in their 80s and 90s who were free of calcium buildup in their arteries had a lower risk of dementia compared to ...click here to read more

A new study on sleep apnea revealed that it can have an impact on the brain, including mood and thinking ability. Lead researcher Paul Macey said, “In previous studies, we’ve seen structural changes in the brain due to sleep apnea, but in this study we actually found substantial differences in … two chemicals that influence ...click here to read more

As the clock turns back – known as daylight saving time – a spike in strokes is often seen in high risk individuals. Finnish researchers explored decade’s worth of data and found higher incidences of stroke up to two days after daylight saving time, compared to when the clocks change forward. According to the researchers, ...click here to read more

A new study conducted by Finnish researchers has found that the risk of urinary incontinence raises slightly after vaginal birth, compared to women who deliver their children through C-section. The U.S. researchers stress the fact that C-section delivery comes with its own lists of risks, so choosing the right form of delivery should be up ...click here to read more