Eating fresh vegetables, (preferably organic) is a big factor in maintaining a healthy diet. On top of that, it can help you lower your risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cancer. Aside from being rich in fiber, minerals, and vitamins, vegetables are also high in antioxidants...
Pink Foods to Battle Breast Cancer
When it comes to breast cancer awareness, the colour pink immediately comes to mind. Companies even tend to showcase their products in pink packaging when it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. However, not all the products found inside those packages are actually good for you. To really avoid pesticides...
Improve Your Bowel Function for Balanced Hormone Levels
Did you know that your bowel function can greatly affect your hormone levels? A lot of women who are suffering from hormonal imbalances also have irregular bowel functions like Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Colitis, or Crohn’s, showing that there is, indeed, a connection between bowel dysfunction and hormonal imbalance. What’s...
Why You Should Think Twice About Taking Antidepressants
If you have been told to take antidepressants because of something you’re going through, you would probably be more than happy to take it, confident that it would solve things. However, despite what we have been told, antidepressants have repeatedly been shown in several long-term studies to actually worsen mental...
Insecticides During a Flight – Are You at Risk?
Some people feel a little sick after flying and automatically assume it’s just jetlag or freak out thinking it’s a virus they’ve picked up. While these are indeed possible, apparently, there is another possible culprit – and you are not going to be happy about it. If you are...
Two Things You Should Not Forget for Healthy Aging
When a person ages, bone health and muscle strength could be quite difficult to maintain. If you fail to exercise regularly, your muscles could reduce in size resulting to decreased strength and an increased risk of falls and eventual fractures. If you want to live a long, active, and...
The Power Combo of Two Nutrients Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Related Death by 50%
These days, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, high blood pressure, poor diet, and vices like smoking and alcohol can all lead to cardiovascular disease. It is therefore no longer surprising that it is considered the leading cause of death around the world, what with 17 million people dying from it every single...
Cellphones and Wireless Devices: Their Connection to Brain Cancer
In our world today, you see smartphones everywhere you go. In fact, there seems to be no limit to who gets to use wireless technology - from the littlest babies who watch videos and learn their ABCs online to our grandmothers and grandfathers who now play games on smartphones and...
What Nail Polish Could Be Exposing You To
Many women enjoy a relaxing manicure and pedicure once in a while and it’s not surprising. Who wouldn’t want to get their tired hands and feet pampered after working so hard? It’s a plus that you leave the salon with freshly painted nails in trendy colours. Sadly, we are...
Ways Sugar Affects Your Brain
Everybody knows that consuming too much sugar is bad for both our heart health and our waistlines. However, now there is also mounting evidence that sugar, in high levels of consumption, can negatively affect one’s brain health, including cognitive function and psychological well-being. Sugar is not a source of...