If you are one of the many folks taking medications for cardiovascular disease or prediabetes, a new study has found that getting regular exercise is often as effective, or more so, than taking medications. Instead of adding insult to injury,…
Foods that Help You Sleep
Is there such a thing as foods that will help us go to sleep at night? It turns out, there is. While these foods won’t always knock you out in the way that a prescription sleeping pill might, they will…
Brief Periods of Intense Exercise May Be Key to Weight Loss
If you’re finding that despite your dedication, your exercise routine isn’t bringing about the desired weight loss, a new study may have the answer for you. It found that exercising at an intense pace for brief intervals, in between slower-paced…
New Study: Is Drinking Too Much Coffee Dangerous to a Person’s Life?
We’ve heard for years about studies done here in the United States, which found that drinking coffee is associated with decreased mortality — a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, accidents, and depression, among other things. A study published in…
Cleaning Glass and Tarnished Silver, Unclogging Drains … and Soothing Diaper Rash the Natural Way: The Many Amazing Uses of Baking Soda
Before you buy a bottle of blue glass and surface cleaner, sprinkle a little baking soda on a damp sponge, and wipe away water spots on glass shower doors. (Wipe down with plain water afterwards, to remove residue.) You can…
Can the Sun Damage Hair? Plus: Tips for Healthy Hair Growth
Whether you are male or female, you are not imagining things if you believe that sunlight damages your hair, and even prevents its growth. We all know to protect our skin from overexposure to the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. But…
Another Health Benefit Discovered in Turmeric: It May Help Decrease Brain Dysfunction from Too Much Alcohol
We at Natural Health Journals have previously written about the amazing health benefits of the plant turmeric (see: The Healing Power of Turmeric and Can Curry Cure Cancer?). Turmeric is a root in the same family as ginger; it’s dried…
Is There a Link Between Male Baldness and Heart Disease?
Findings in a new study by researchers from the University of Tokyo indicate that male pattern baldness may provide a strong clue about a man’s risk of developing coronary heart disease in the future. The study, published in April, 2013…
Is Carbonated Water Bad?
Carbonated water is a popular way to drink water nowadays, as the fizz adds a nice kick to otherwise plain water. Diluting fruit juice with carbonated water is a much healthier and better thirst-quenching alternative to sodas. But some consumers…
A Natural System to Beat and Ward Off Depression
The number of people suffering from depression has increased twenty times over the past century, with one in four Americans now suffering from major depression at some point in their lives. One researcher and college professor believes he knows why…