By Heather Callaghan, Editor Despite previous research diminishing sleep needs or advocating early rising – you can now rest easy. Chuck away advice from productivity and routine gurus that say to wake up at the same time every morning – you can catch extra “ZZZZs” this weekend…
By Susan Boskey Cherokee proverb:”Don’t judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes.” In my last article, Depression on the Rise and the Cannabis Response, I wrote about how the diagnosis for depression rose 33% between 2011 and 2014, some possible…
By Mae Chan Some phytochemicals and botanicals have ‘very promising’ evidence for combating cognitive decline, according to a new systematic review of children. Researchers from Poland and Italy looked at studies published in the English language from 1970 to 2017 that explored how botanical ingredients…
By Heather Callaghan You may have noticed a pattern with medical associations and other organizations that determine health guidelines for the average Joe or Joan…Every time the health guidelines change, a new group of people is suddenly considered unhealthy. The ever-changing guidelines disseminated by the”experts”…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Do These Basic 5 Things to Live Longer… …according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, published in The American Heart Association’s Circulation in late April. U.S. women and men who followed these 5 things: healthy food,…
In the growing fitness industry, there’s also a growing underserved population that has been falling through the cracks – busy corporate travelers would like to hit the gym and work with a trainer but can’t get there, senior citizens, people with physical challenges, and many…
Working a desk job is not necessarily good for our health. Research has consistently shown that working long hours at a desk is likely to increase your risk of cardiovascular disease and other serious health conditions. Office workers often work through their lunch hour and…
By Catherine J. Frompovich As a retired healthcare professional but a still-active consumer health issues researcher and writer, there’s something I think high tech devices and Wi-Fi users ought to know, plus factor into the equation of constant exposures to microwaves, 4G and 5G, and…
By Anna Hunt Texting can create so much neck stress, it’s like carrying four adult-size bowling balls on the cervical spine, reveals a report published in Surgical Technology International. Written by a spine surgeon, the study shows that tilting your head forward makes the head…
A “non-sterile” life is the way to be strong in the face of stress, new results show… By Anna Hunt New research shows that children raised around animals and dusty, bacteria-filled environments grow up to be more resilient to stress. When the immune system…
By David Spencer, University of Leeds The May bank holiday is intimately linked to labour history and to struggles over time spent at work. In the US, May Day has its origins in the fight for an eight-hour work day at the end of the…
Like most busy adults, the last thing you want to spend time doing is taking off work and going to the doctor’s office. Where many of us go wrong is only heading to the doctor when we’re sick. But, the reality is that no one…
Not every addict wins the battle. Sadly, the number of deaths associated with drug overdose are on a dramatic rise. The startling statistics serve as a grim reminder of the seriousness of drug and alcohol addiction. If you are addicted, it is time to seek…
By Wes Annac, Editor, Openhearted Rebel We don’t hear as much about the physical benefits of meditation as we do the spiritual. Fortunately, the scientific community is interested in it and has done a fair amount of research on it. Scientists don’t see it as something that…
By Susan Boskey Holism is about the big picture; it relates to the theory that nothing happens in a vacuum. When seeking answers to a problem, holism puts the emphasis on the ‘whole’ rather than the parts. The English Oxford Dictionaries define holism: The theory…
James Kesby, The University of Queensland This is part of our series on Changing the Brain, about what’s happening in our brain in various mental states and how we can change it for the better and worse. You can read the other articles here. Every…
Tinnitus is an extremely annoying affliction to have to live with. While it can be caused by many different things such as extremely loud noises, stress, anxiety, medical conditions, and medications, treating it is not so easy. In fact, at this point, there are no…
By Amy Reichelt, UNSW The mere sight of a slice of gooey chocolate cake, a cheesy pizza, or a sizzling burger can drive us to eat these foods. In terms of evolution we show preference for high calorie foods as they are an important source…
By Jessica Bowser Nelson, Special guest to Natural Blaze So you decide to workout at home. You buy some equipment, find a workout video, and write your goals down. But after a week or two of your routing, you start losing steam. After all, there are…
Eric Bowman, University of St Andrews Most researchers agree that the key difference between human brains and those of other animals is the size and complexity of our cerebral cortex, the brain’s outer layer of neural tissue. We therefore tend to focus our attention on…
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