City Dwellers Need Nature
City living is going strong. Approximately 3.5 billion people across the globe are city dwellers, and according to the director of the United Nation’s...
Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate
The research is in, and the health benefits of dark chocolate can’t be refuted. Dark chocolate is a top-ranking antioxidant and anti-inflammatory superfood that...
Prolonged Sitting May Cause Heart Disease
We’ve got one more study from 2014 proving that prolonged sitting is incredibly detrimental to your overall health, regardless of if you are fit...
Ginger for Allergies
A new animal-based study published online in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry shows that ginger for allergies may be a promising treatment for seasonal...
Update on EPA and Pesticides…
EPA Finally Proposes Ban on Fluoride Pesticides, But Researchers Say It’s Not Enough
The EPA recently announced a proposal to “phase out fluoride pesticide,”...
Adult Stem Cells—the Key to Hair Restoration?
Believe it or not, Americans shell out $800 million on hair restoration surgery each year. Such extravagance may seem vain and purely of aesthetic...
Cancer Risks Are Lowered By Getting More Sunshine and Vitamin D
First-of-its-Kind Study Proves that Sunshine Lowers Cancer Risk
According to a recently completed 9-year study of 450,000 subjects, those exposed to more sunlight had a...
Alternative Tobacco Products E-cigarettes and Hookahs on the Rise
Cigarette use has dropped by 33% in the last decade, but the use of alternative tobacco products like e-cigarettes and hookahs has risen by...
FDA Reneges On Commitment To Cut Antibiotics in Meat
In a disappointing (and health-endangering) act of negligence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reneged on its promise to stop the practice...
Train Your Brain to Crave Healthy Foods!
Food can be our friend or foe depending on how we pick it. If you’ve notoriously made bad food choices and are now the...