(Mayukh Saha) Popular in the traditional medicine of many South East Asian countries, the Moringa Oleifera is now becoming famous in the rest of the world for the numerous health benefits it offers. Every single part of the plant from the roots to the fruits can be consumed and is absolutely packed with nutrients and anti oxidants. Keep reading to learn more about the advantages of eating the Moringa plant, all of which are now backed by science.
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The Cost of Looking Good: Experts Warn Cosmetic Testers Carry Disease
(Jhoanna Robinson) It’s not unusual for someone to try out a product first before heading to the cashier to pay for it, especially if there’s a tester for the item. However, would you still consider putting something on your lips and skin if you knew that it has been used by a lot of people already?
105-Year-Old Doctor Recommends These 10 Things For A Long, Healthy Life
(Rebel Pharmacist) In 2009, physician and longevity expert Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara sat down with the Japan Times for an enlightening and eye-opening interview in which he discussed his advice for a long and healthy life. While Hinohara has since passed in 2017 at the age of 105, his legacy and advice should live on.
Use These Five Essential Oils to Stop Allergies Dead in Their Tracks
(Amy Goodrich) Today, allergies have become a widespread and growing health problem across the globe. While we often associate allergies to the changing seasons, they are not just restricted to the increase of pollen in the air. Allergies can be the result of both genetic and environmental triggers. Environmental allergens include pollen, dust, mold, latex, animal dander, insect bites, food, and certain medications.
Is Your Childhood Blueprint Holding You Back?
(Drew Coster) Do you find you don’t deal with situations or relationships as successfully as you’d like? Do you feel depressed, anxious, or think negative things about yourself, others or the world? If so, it could be that your blueprint is holding you back.
Empty Nutrition: How Flavor Technology Led to a Massive Deterioration of Food Quality
(Janine Acero) We are told to “never choose style over substance,” and it appears that that same saying can be applied to food. Many people choose flavor over nutrition, sacrificing their health in the process.
6 Ways to Boost Your Coffee with Vitamins and Antioxidants
(Tiffany La Forge) Always forgetting to take your daily vitamins? Us, too. But something we never, ever forget? Our daily cup of coffee. In fact, our day doesn’t start until we’ve had it. So why not double these activities? Add a healthy dose of vitamins, antioxidants, and nutritious benefits to your daily caffeine fix with a teaspoon of something extra in the morning. Yes, you heard us right. Try one of these six additions and brew up special vitamin coffee. The benefits are aplenty — from boosting mood and energy and protecting your heart to enhancing your sex life.
Best Brain Supplements: Which Ones You Should Take and Why
(Michelle Simmons) Having a brain-healthy lifestyle is important to prevent cognitive decline and cognitive diseases as we age. Aside from physical exercise, mental exercise, sleep and relaxation, and social engagement, food and nutrition plays an important role in keeping the brain healthy. Here are some of the best brain supplements, according to NutraIngredients-USA.com. (Related: How To Build and Protect Brain Health Naturally)
The Endocannabinoid System and the Important Role It Plays in Human Health
(Dr. Joseph Mercola) Hemp has been outlawed in the U.S. since 1938. Thankfully, the latest Farm Bill signed into law at the end of 2018 makes it legal. In this interview, board-certified clinical nutritionist and expert on phytocannabinoids, Carl Germano, discusses the exciting implications of this change.
Prenatal Stress Found to Alter the Developing Brain: Children of Stressed Mothers Are Predisposed to Binge Eating in Adolescence
(Jhoanna Robinson) Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich, Germany have concluded that prenatal stress-induced binge eating is usually pre-programmed in the fetal brain. This prior programming, however, does not ensure the disorder; it only comes to such if some signals are triggered.
Removing Children’s Tonsils and Adenoids Increases Risk for 28 Diseases, Study Finds
(Arjun Walia) If you were a child born in the U.S. from the 1950s through the 1970s, odds are high that either you or someone you know has undergone a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy. I was one of those children. When I was in kindergarden, I had my adenoids removed. I was already suffering from severe bronchial asthma, requiring emergency treatment at the hospital several times a year, and sometimes as often as three times a month. The adenoid surgery was performed ostensibly to ‘relieve’ sinus obstruction. But following the procedure, my symptoms worsened. By the time I was sixteen I needed another sinus obstruction surgery, this time for sinus polyps and a deviated septum.
CBD Oil Almost “Miraculous” In Its Ability to Prevent Pain in Ms Sufferers
(Isabelle Z.) One big trend taking hold these days in Hollywood circles is a legal cannabis oil known as SwissX. This is far from a silly celebrity fad; CBD oil has been proven effective on the pain that those with multiple sclerosis and many other conditions suffer. In fact, it is one if the ingredients in the Sativex oral spray that has been approved in 11 countries to treat spasms and muscle stiffness in MS patients.
Vaccinating Against Chickenpox Often Causes Shingles, Even in Children
(Jessica Dolores) Like all diseases, chickenpox takes a lot of joy out of childhood. When he gets it, he can’t learn more at school, enjoy the sunshine, or even explore the great outdoors. However, if you think that getting a shot for chickenpox solves the problem, think again. According to researchers from Harvard Medical School, healthy children who were vaccinated for chickenpox developed shingles soon after. The study, published in the journal Pediatric Dermatology, looked at case studies of shingles that were first thought to be skin rashes.
New Study Shows What Vegan Diets Do For Heart Health, Endurance Athletes & Sport Performance
(Arjun Walia) It’s concerning how so much focus is put on transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy technology, and absolutely no attention is paid to animal agriculture. Everybody on the planet could drive electric cars and all industries could use clean energy technology and that still would not even compare to the environmental impact of everyone adopting a plant-based diet.
Women-Led Team of Mexican Scientists Develop Cure for HPV, a Leading Cause of Cancer
(Elias Marat) Researchers at Mexico’s National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) are celebrating a major scientific achievement: a new treatment that they claim can completely cure the human papillomavirus (HPV), helping to curb a leading cause of deadly cancer among women.