Long-standing studies show that plant-based foods heated at high temperatures produce a substance called acrylamide, which is classified as “probably carcinogenic to humans” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The amount of acrylamide produced varies according to the food, for example...
A new study published online in the journal Cell Metabolism suggests that when you eat could affect your health and weight as much―or more―as what you eat. That’s because there are times of the day when our organs work at better efficiency than at other times. Earlier studies support this premise, indicating...
A new book exposing the secrets drug companies use to sell their wares may have you seething once you know what Big Pharma does to influence the drugging of the most vulnerable human beings of all―your children. According to AlterNet, the once modest specialty of child psychiatry has become a hot market...
Just about everyone’s heard about the benefits of vitamin D and what it can do to increase your immune system and stave off infections and disease. But did you know there not only are different types of vitamin D, but that it makes a huge difference in which one you take? It’s vitamin 25-hydroxyvitamin...
The only thing new about food scandals these days is what the latest scandal might be. From arsenic in fruit juice and chicken to pink-slime ground beef treated with ammonia, nasty tidbits about the foods you're putting in your bodies are making the news regularly. In fact, there’s so much stuff...
This is your brain on sugar: stupid. Binging on soda and sweets for as little as six weeks may make you stupid. That’s the exact wording of a press release from the UCLA Health System, which reported the findings of a study that UCLA scientists did on the effect that sugar has on the brain. Earlier research...
If you’re someone who’s often wondering how something about your body works or why something simply IS, then you’ll probably enjoy this list of 10 fun and fascinating things about the human body. The questions answered here are: Why does breathing helium change the sound of your voice? How does a heart...
The University of Missouri was abuzz with excitement recently when researchers announced they’d found a non-toxic treatment that can stop *** cancer in its tracks. In the study, this treatment worked even on deadly, fast-growing *** tumors, inhibiting cell proliferation (growth) and reducing expression...
Poland is the latest country to ban a genetically-engineered food, in a desperate attempt to save the world’s bees. Citing a link to Monsanto’s GE corn and the depletion of bee colonies in the country, Poland banned the insecticide-producing corn after experts determined that the widely used insecticide...
In the wake of U.S. health regulators’ orders to put warning labels on cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins because they can cause muscle weakness, diabetes, memory loss and depression, a group of researchers are suggesting that everybody over age 50 should be on statins regardless of the side...
If you’re pregnant or thinking of having a baby, you might want to take a look at some new research on the effects of plant estrogens, such as that found in soy, on a developing fetus. According to Medical News Today, a paper published in Biology of Reproduction’s Papers-in-Press suggests that exposure...
With the height of the sun season upon us, health officials are telling everybody to pull out their sunscreen and slather it on. But before you do that, it might be best to check the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) 2012 Sunscreen Guide to see if your sunscreen is one of the 25 percent with potentially...
A historic moment in the era of emotional freedom techniques (EFT) has arrived, with the finding that EFT is closer to meeting the criteria for evidence-based treatments proposed by the American Psychological Association (APA). In a critical review scheduled to appear in the APA’s journal Review of General...
At some point in their lives everyone suffers from grief, usually from the loss of a loved one. It’s a normal part of living, but now the American Psychiatric Association wants to make grief a certifiable mental illness, thereby treatable by drugs and billable through insurance companies―and most likely...
From: BestHealthDegrees.com You’ve heard of mind hacks for being more efficient in the office and tech hacks for keeping your computer humming. So if you’ve been wondering if somebody will ever come up with some tricks for living a longer, happier, healthier life, there’s good news: Best Health Degrees...
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