Taking care of your home can sometimes be a job in and of itself. Between clogged drains, loose screws, and fixing screen doors, home repairs can seem daunting for people who are short on time and even shorter on repair skills. The good news is you don’t need to be an expert repairman or carpenter to...
Over the course of human history, one of the most striking changes remains that humans lost their tails. This major transformation, which seems to have taken place roughly 25 million years ago, marked a pivotal change in the evolutionary trajectory of our species and our primate relatives. While theories circulate on the cause of our...
When doctors found a mass the size of a grapefruit growing on her liver, Cassidy Armstrong was forced to prepare for the worst. The thirty-six-year-old from Alberta, Canada, was diagnosed with a rare type of deadly liver cancer and was given no more than a few years to live. After undergoing surgery to remove the...
Remember when egg yolks were out of style, and everyone was eating omelets made only from egg whites? If a team of researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has their way, that trend will come back in full force. Their new research findings point to a link between eating eggs regularly and some...
Survival rates for some cancers have increased significantly in recent decades. Awareness for cancer screenings and early detection, however, is still low. A recent poll showed that less than 1% of Britons know the tell-tale signs of some deadly cancers. The problem is that many of these cancers if caught early, have excellent survival rates....
You make healthy eating and lifestyle choices daily to help your digestive, heart, and mental health, but how often do you consider your kidneys? Your everyday food and activity habits can lead to long-term damage and disease. Read on to find out how to maximize your kidney health. How Drink Choices Affect Kidney Health The...
Ginger is a flowering plant loaded with nutrients and bioactive compounds that hold incredible benefits for your physical and mental health. Its medicinal use dates back thousands of years to ancient China. The rhizome of the plant is the root that is typically used in cooking and medicine. (1) Using natural remedies for common ailments...
Humans have used herbal medicine to treat various ailments for centuries. While there are countless varieties of herbs, we don’t often think of trees as being in that category. Medicinal trees, however, have a number of properties that can help promote both health and healing. The good news is that you can grow these medicinal...
Dementia patients struggle to maintain a sense of independence, often finding themselves in a traditional nursing home setting that can distance them from the outside world. Dutch Town is an innovative care model that helps uphold their independence by creating a small community specifically for people with dementia. In this village-like environment, patients live in...
Does your nighttime routine involve tossing and turning and counting sheep? If yes, then you are not alone. According to a survey conducted by the National Geographic Channel, more than half of the American population is not getting healthy or enough sleep. The network polled 1,033 Americans over 18 years of age, and findings revealed...
We have all heard the rule – Eight glasses of water per day. Why is it so important that our bodies have enough water? What functions does water perform to help us survive and thrive? Without water, nothing lives. This is why when NASA recently found potential traces of water on Mars, they were ecstatic...
Water is Mother Nature’s elixir of health and beauty. Drinking plenty of water can help you get healthy, lose weight, get a better complexion and feel more energized throughout the day. Many people don’t realize how important staying hydrated is to your overall health and to your weight loss efforts. According to a survey, majority of...
