exercise for lowering blood pressure

Fact or Myth: Vigorous Exercise For Lowering Blood Pressure?

This is a MYTH. Difficult, high-intensity workouts are not necessary for improving heart health or lowering blood pressure. To the contrary, recent research coming out of...
hair dye can cause cancer

Fact or Myth: Hair Dye Can Cause Cancer?

This is a FACT. Several studies have indicated that commercial hair dyes may cause cancer. It seems that the chemicals in the hair dye can...
sleeping position

Fact or Myth: Can Your Sleeping Position Affect Your Health?

Fact or Myth? Sleeping with your arms above your head causes heart disease. This is a FACT. Sleeping position may seem a trivial matter of...
static stretching

Fact or Myth: Say No to Static Stretching Before Your Workout?

Fact or Myth? You should always stretch before exercise. This is a MYTH. For decades, joggers and fitness buffs have diligently stretched before beginning their workouts....
health benefits of wine

Fact or Myth: Can the Health Benefits of Wine Protect Againts Sunburn’s Harmful Effects?

This is a FACT. In earlier studies, wine has been shown to fight against Alzheimer’s, prostate cancer, and even dental decay -- and now you...
chewing food

Fact or Myth: Can Chewing Food More Lead to Lower Levels of the “Hunger...

This is a FACT. Believe it or not, the more times you chew each bite, the fewer calories you will consume. This bit of wisdom,...
milk before bed

Fact or Myth: Can Drinking Milk Before Bed Really Be an Effective Sleep Aid?

A glass of warm milk before bed will help you fall asleep. This is a MYTH. Well, actually, it’s part fact and part myth. Chemically speaking,...
EFT Tapping

Fact or Myth: EFT Tapping on Meridian Points on Your Body Can Alleviate Physical...

EFT Tapping Therapy, also called the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) or Meridian Tapping Techniques (MTT), is a therapy that evolved from acupuncture. It...
exercise for cancer

Fact or Myth: Is Exercise For Cancer A “Wonder Drug”?

This is a MYTH. Cancer Survivors Should Rest Up and Avoid Exertion Exercise for cancer patients should actually be prescribed, according to a new report...
knuckle cracking

Fact or Myth: Is Knuckle Cracking and Arthritis Related?

Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis. This is a MYTH. (Well, mostly.) For all you perpetual knuckle-crackers out there, it may come as a relief to learn...