(Amy Goodrich) Whether you’ve had a tough day at work, got into a fight with a close friend, or are having some money issues, everyone feels stressed sometimes. Stress and strong emotions like fear, anger, or sadness are perfectly normal if they don’t interfere with your daily activities and go away after a few hours or days.
Health
‘Gluten Brain’: Wheat Cuts Off Blood Flow To Frontal Cortex
(Collective Evolution) As far back as 1954, reports of the full or partial resolution of schizophrenia following a gluten free diet began to surface in the medical literature. I explored this remarkable phenomenon in a previous article titled, “60 Years of Research Links Gluten Grains to Schizophrenia.”
The Mental Toll of Being Overweight: Having Positive Outlook and a Healthy BMI Often Go Hand-in-hand
(Jhoanna Robinson) A recent study has shown that people who manage to keep their weight down have the most probability of keeping their spirits up.
Replace Harmful Chemical Cleaners with These Essential Oils
(Mary Miller) Harmful toxins are all around you. They often come in the form of pollutants, toxic pesticides, or harsh chemicals, but what you might not know is that some of these chemicals might already be present in your own home. Most chemical-based cleaning products tend to contain toxic substances that might negatively impact your health just as much as they can eliminate disease-causing microorganisms and bacteria.
The World’s Most Evil Chemical Promoters and Food Polluters All Exposed at One Website
(S.D. Wells) Just like in any federal prison, one can easily locate the dregs of humanity. The worst criminals, liars, thieves, and low-life scumbags always get caught, at least eventually, ruining other people’s lives in the wake of their own greed and indifference. Today, a new “cell block” has been identified, where all the shills, charlatans, hucksters, and journalistic hacks have been cataloged, along with their “mug shots,” so that hopefully their negative impact on human health and the environment can be “arrested” and brought to an end.
Psychobiotics: Bacteria For Your Brain?
(Kelly Brogan, M.D.) Every functional medicine psychiatrist has case stories of the “probiotic cure” – of a patient with debilitating symptoms, often obsessive compulsive range, whose symptoms remitted completely with dietary change and probiotic supplementation. Is this voodoo or is it based on a growing understanding of the role of the microbiome in mental health and behavior?
Junk Food Triggers a Type of Addiction That Unleashes Withdrawal Symptoms When You Try to Quit
(Janine Acero) We all have our favorite foods, and it’s quite normal to crave them every now and then. However, it’s a different story when it comes to food addiction, especially junk food which fills our bodies with unhealthy fats and sugar. A study published in the journal Appetiteexamines the addiction-like symptoms that highly processed foods may trigger in some individuals, including withdrawal when they stop eating these foods cold turkey.
New Study Finds 41% Increase In Cancer Risk From Roundup’s Glyphosate
(Zero Hedge) A comprehensive analysis of glyphosate – the most widely used weed-killing chemical in the world – reveals that those with the highest exposures to the popular herbicide have a 41% increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) cancer.
Eight Keys to Managing Resentment
(Exploring your Mind) Holding on to resentment can be bad for your mental health. Discover effective and practical ways to say goodbye to resentment and move on with your life in this article!
Did You Know That Bluetooth Earpieces Can Increase Your Risk of Dizziness, Depression, and More?
(Edsel Cook) Using Bluetooth technology for long periods of time is pretty much the same as baking yourself inside a microwave oven. That is because the two seemingly unrelated technologies leverage the same band of electromagnetic radiation that happens to be harmful to human heath, an article in Waking Times stated.
Fasting and Calorie Restriction Can Delay the Signs of Aging, Researcher Finds
(Michelle Simmons) If you want to age gracefully, consider changing your lifestyle. The food you eat, and whether you smoke and drink may affect the way you look.
BPA Replacement Chemicals Found to Disrupt Hormones, Much like BPA
(Russel Davis) Bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical widely used in manufacturing plastic products, has long been associated with a host of adverse health conditions. BPA is classified as an endocrine disruptor and is tied to various diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and abnormal liver function. Experts have looked into using chemical substitutes such as Fluorene-9-bisphenol (BHPF) in hopes of minimizing BPA exposure, but such a move proves to be futile according to new research.
Toddlers and Screens: More Than 1 Hour a Day Can Cause Developmental Delays and Have Lasting Effects on Attention, Language, Memory, Social and Motor Skills
(B.N. Frank) The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has a long history of advising against kids’ excessive use of screens as well as exposure to digital, electronic, and cell phone and wireless WiFi radiation-emitting devices and infrastructure.
Seven Songs that Reduce Anxiety
(Exploring Your Mind) Dr. Lewis-Hodgson, along with the Mindlab Institute, demonstrated that some songs reduce anxiety as they influence heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure, among other things.
Four Signs Your Endocannabinoid System Is Out Of Whack
(Mary Biles) If you’re reading this, you’re probably a human being. Maybe you’re suffering from some kind of health concern. It may not be life threatening, but it’s certainly got you worried enough to consult Dr. Google. But what if I told you us humans were designed to enjoy optimal, balanced health? That sounds like some kind of far-fetched fairytale, right? In reality, we’ve just forgotten how to live in alignment with ourselves, our environment, and our endocannabinoid system.