Load up on antioxidants with this easy and comforting soup, packed with vibrant green veggies and collagen-rich bone broth. Eating your greens is easy when they’re steeped in a garlicky bone broth. This soup is full of antioxidants from fresh broccoli, asparagus, and garlic. Add to that a batch of flavorful, gut-healing bone broth, and you’ve...
A study on the effects of aspirin has found alarming results. It’s quite common for older people at risk of heart disease and stroke to take low-dose aspirin (aka baby aspirin) as a blood thinner to reduce the risk of an emergency situation. However, recent research has found this drug may cause bleeding in the...
A healthy vagina smells like a lot of different things — flowers isn’t one of them. Yes, we’ve seen those scented tampons ads too. And it seems to us like all that flowery sunshine is another example of the world getting vaginas all wrong. Just take a quick trip to your local drugstore. You’ll find...
For some people, a slight tipping of the head can trigger vertigo. They tilt their heads to look down or up, or simply roll over in bed, and suddenly the room is spinning. Accompanied by symptoms of dizziness and nausea, this condition can call a halt to regular day activities. “Episodes of BPPV can last...
A team of European research groups recently claimed they uncovered a contributing cause of asthma symptoms, and even better, that they may have just designed the cure. Scientists from Ghent University in Belgium partnered with others from Ghent University Hospital, a biotech company called arGEN-X, and associates from Stockholm, Marseilles, and Rotterdam looked to gout as...
It is of utmost importance that we truly pay attention to the signs and signals of our body. This story of a young mother from South Carolina reminds us that a brain aneurysm can happen to anyone. Lee’s Story While Lee Broadway had experienced migraines since her childhood, her last and worst headache, ended up...
When Darrell “Dusty” Crawford was in school in Montana, he was taught that his ancestors, the Blackfeet Nation, were some of the first people to step foot in America. Judging by his DNA analysis, his teachers might have been on to something. On the wish of his dying brother, Crawford took a home DNA test to trace...
Karolina Jasko was a senior in high school when a strange spot appeared on her right thumbnail. The technician at her local beauty salon noticed it, a thin line vertically across the nail as if she drew it with a black marker. Neither person recognized this as a potentially deadly symptom. For the past few...
In our culinary world, a peculiar love-hate relationship exists between people and a particular golden, juicy tropical fruit. For some, its sweet and tart flavors evoke delight; for others, eating it becomes a source of discomfort or even pain. We are, of course, talking about pineapples. This article sheds light on the phenomenon where certain...
The common housefly is one of the more annoying insects we have to deal with. Not only can they be a real party-pooper (more on that later) at an outdoor picnic, but they always find a way to sneak into our homes and bother us indoors, too. Often we find ourselves batting them away from...
One dictionary’s definition of independent women states that she is “a woman who pays her own bills, buys her own things, and does not allow a man to affect her stability or self-confidence.” While efficient, this is a rather brisk and minimal description that only tips the iceberg about who an independent woman truly is....
Many people feel tired or run down at some point during the day. A lack of energy could affect your daily activities and make you less productive. The fact is that the type and quantity of food you eat play an essential role in determining your energy levels during the day. Even though all foods...
