Did you know that when you turn on a light to do a little bedtime reading, you are putting your health at risk? Nighttime lighting can throw off your sleep schedule and disrupt your body’s internal clock. Being deprived of sleep can lead to illness and diseases like depression, memory loss, cancer, and more. Exposure […]
A new advisory group linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says toddlers should get separate MMR and varicella shots for their first dose instead of the combined MMRV vaccine. The reason is a small, short‑term increase in fever‑related seizures after the combo shot. Here is what changed, how it differs from mainstream guidance, and what it means for your next pediatric visit.
For people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), life is already full of challenges. Now research shows that women with PTSD have an additional reason to worry — heart attack or stroke. And as it turns out, women are twice as likely to develop PTSD as men. The data used for the study was gathered during […]
Do you spend a lot of time pondering over which cosmetics are best for you? Do you often feel the more money you spend the better the product will be? If so, you are not alone, millions of women drop thousands of dollars of their hard-earned money annually on cosmetics and beauty products. There are […]
A restful night begins long before you slip under the covers. While many people focus on screen time or stress as the enemies of good sleep, what you eat in the hours before bed can be just as disruptive — sometimes more so. The relationship between diet and sleep runs deeper than most people realize, […]
You can hardly watch half an hour of television without seeing an ad for the best new dish detergent that leaves dishes sparkling clean, or a shower cleaner that eats away every speck of scum while leaving behind a spring-fresh scent. These products are highly convenient, and we tend to buy them without a second […]
Your cute, cuddly pets are capable of passing more than 70 human diseases to you by way of scratches, bites, and bodily fluid contact (saliva, feces, urine, etc.). A study conducted by Ohio State University in Columbus reviewed over 300 articles regarding infections that were transmitted to humans by companion animals. Lead author Dr. Jason […]
For so many people, chronic illness is a daily fact of life. Usually, these chronic illnesses mean frequent painful flare-ups that are worse than most healthy people can begin to imagine. Depending on the illness in question, most flare-ups can last from hours to days, and some even weeks. Then begins the process of trying […]
Many of you may have been using baking soda around your home for years without ever even knowing what it is. We did a little digging to uncover the mystery. It turns out that sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is a chemical salt that, in its natural form, is the mineral nahcolite. Baking soda can react as […]
Researchers have been wondering if contracting respiratory illnesses like the common cold can lead to a person developing a chronic lung disease. In a study from Washington University, St. Louis, found that immune cells that are sent to the lungs to fight infection can accumulate and cause inflammatory problems. Eventually, this inflammation can lead to […]
