Renowned author and dementia advocate Wendy Mitchell, known for her candid characterizations of living with dementia, has tragically passed away. In a letter published after her death, Mitchell revealed her decision to end her own life, which has led to conversations about assisted dying and the profound impact of her advocacy work.1 Wendy Mitchell: A...

Have you ever wondered why some plants thrive better untended in forests than in many human-owned gardens?  No one caters to the fruit trees or prunes the wild vegetable shrubs every week. No one bothers about watering them, covering them with mulch, manuring, or controlling pests. Absolutely no amount of human work goes into maintaining...

If you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, monitoring your blood sugar levels regularly is the most important step you can take in managing your condition. Having information that tells you what causes changes in your blood glucose levels, like eating particular foods, taking your medication, or exercising, can help you work with your...

Okra, also known as “lady’s fingers,” is a green flowering plant. Okra belongs to the same plant family as hibiscus and cotton. The term “okra” most commonly refers to the edible seedpods of the plant. Okra has long been favored as a food for the health-conscious. It contains potassium, vitamin B, vitamin C, folic acid, and calcium. It’s low in...

No matter what age, Dementia is a devastating diagnosis. That being said, early-onset Alzheimer’s and dementia is particularly gut-wrenching. As doctors began to see an increase in this diagnosis, scientists began working to figure out why. In a groundbreaking study published in JAMA Neurology, researchers have identified 15 factors that are linked to the risk...

We all know the basic idea that surrounds ‘healthy living’. Eat more vegetables, exercise, get good sleep, and stress-less. A generic formula for the masses, but a formula that’s not always easy to adapt even though it always sits in the back of our minds. The sad truth is that with the buzz surrounding the...

Chimeras are monsters from Greek mythology that are part lion, part goat, and part serpent, but today, chimeras refer to people who possess more than one set of DNA. Forget Greek chimeras, this phenomenon sounds like horror stories where two beings share one body. Fortunately, it’s not dangerous, except perhaps when it comes to criminal...

19-year-old, Julia Unger, of Denver, Colorado never thought that her efforts to promote her mental health would leave her even sicker than before. Since high school, she had been self-medicating with cannabis in an effort to relieve anxiety and depression. Unger had gotten into the habit of smoking as often as 5 times every day in...

This article was originally published October 13, 2019 and has since been updated. Written By: Jordan Nisbet According to a recent study published in the journal Gondwana Research, a lost continent has been found buried under southern Europe, and sadly, it’s not Atlantis [1]. Bummer. A great deal of the continental crust has been submerged...

A woman in Israel has become the first person ever to get”broken heart syndrome” from food after mistaking a big blob of wasabi for a normal-sized portion of harmless avocado. The woman in her late-sixties showed up to the emergency room with chest pains after attending a wedding, doctors report in BMJ Case Reports. During the...

This article was originally published on October 23, 2019, and has since been updated. Corticosteroid injections are a way for people who have osteoarthritis—a degenerative joint disease in which the cartilage breaks down—to avoid oral steroids as a daily medication [1]. These injections are administered in joints such as the hip and knee so people...

Artificial dyes are used just about everywhere: From packaging to clothing to cosmetics. And they are also used more often than you probably realize in food. Recently it has come to light that artificial food coloring such as Red No. 3, among others, is still often present in some foods like candy. This dye has...