By Jamell Andrews Anyone who has struggled with their weight can’t help but be in awe of contestants on NBC’s popular reality show, The Biggest Loser, where overweight contestants lose extreme amounts of weight in hopes of reclaiming their health…
Lack of Exercise (NOT Eating Too Much) May Explain Obesity Epidemic, Says Study
The rising obesity epidemic in the United States may be explained more by lack of physical activity, than by excessive eating, according to a study published earlier this year in the American Journal of Medicine. Researchers examined national data from…
Eating Nuts Helps Cut Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
Yet another example of why Nature knows best. It wasn’t too long ago that health ‘experts’ were telling us not to eat too many nuts, because they were high in fat and were believed to contribute to overweight and obesity.…
The Link Between Drinking Alcohol and Cancer
Many people who enjoy drinking alcoholic beverages rejoiced not long ago, when researchers told us that light to moderate daily consumption of alcohol helps to promote good health. A little alcohol a day has been found to lower a person’s…
Natural Remedies for Addiction
Any serious addiction to drugs and alcohol is likely to have a range of causes within the addicted individual. It rarely boils down to one thing. There are usually psychological factors combined with genetic predisposition, and eventually physical dependence also…
Simple Natural Solutions to Stop Overeating
One of the most difficult health conundrums in modern life is figuring how to deal with the abundance of food that is available to us at all times. From an evolutionary perspective, our bodies are designed to consume food when…
Kicking Butts
by Amy Allison WHETHER FIRST- OR SECONDHAND, smoking has been conclusively linked to respiratory problems, multiple cancers, and cardiovascular disease. Breaking free of a tobacco habit isn’t easy, but natural remedies are there to lend a gentle yet effective hand.…
The Golden Lung
FIRST in tattoo parlors, bad-sitcom production and turning right on red lights, California has now taken the load in reduced tobacco use and lung cancer rates. Studying data from 1988 through 1997, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and…
How To Know And Help A Drug Addict
What is drug addiction? Drug addiction is a brain disease affecting the emotions and behavior. It is distinguished by drug craving, seeking, and use. A person addicted to drugs will persist even in the face of extremely negative consequences. Drug-seeking…
Tobacco – A Crime Against Humanity!
Believe me.. no other consumer product in the history of the world has even come close to inflicting this amount of damage on mankind. If anything else of this magnitude was to pose the same threat to life, whether it…