Yet another important reason for consumers in the United States and throughout the world to use natural products whenever possible, to meet their daily needs. Whether it’s chemical disinfectants, pharmaceutical drugs or hormone-disrupting phthalates added to plastics to make them…
Cardiovascular Health in Young Adults Is Important for Brain Function in Midlife Previous studies have found that cardiovascular disease in middle age or later is associated with mental decline in older years. A new study indicates that, likewise, poor cardiovascular…
Many people know that traumatic or highly stressful events can cause a person’s heart to stop; but a new study has found that depression, anxiety and hostility are also associated with a higher risk for stroke. Researchers found that depression…
A recent study finds that stress may bring on symptoms of allergies in seasonal-allergy sufferers. Researchers monitored 179 people with hay fever for 12 weeks; 39 percent of them had more than one flare-up. People who had the flare-ups had…
Having a healthy cardiovascular system is of course important for long-term health and longevity. A new study finds that it is also associated with better memory and cognitive function. The study found that people with poor cardiovascular health were more…
Could being apathetic cause a person’s brain to shrink? A new study has found that having no enthusiasm about life or people is linked to having a smaller brain. Researchers in Iceland interviewed more than 4,300 adults who were mostly…
There’s not one person who hasn’t heard that being overweight is very bad for one’s health — that much, we’re all aware of. But studies have found that being too skinny comes with its own set of serious risks, and…
If you are one of the many people who often can’t get a good night’s sleep, the last thing you need is one more thing to worry about, which could make it harder to sleep, yet. But hopefully, this article…
“Phytochemical” is a word we’ve only been hearing for a few years; but the importance of phytochemicals to our health has been known in some cultures for thousands of years. “Phyto” is Greek for plant; phytochemicals, also called phytonutrients, are…
Americans are re-discovering the importance of eating whole, natural, organic foods, which give our bodies all of what they need, and nothing that they don’t. Government has required for decades that processed foods be labeled with all ingredients, to give…