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...

The American Institute for Cancer states on its website, “Research has shown that most cancers can be prevented. Scientists now estimate that 60 percent to 70 percent of cancers are all preventable through currently available information and simple changes in diet and lifestyle.” Potentially Carcinogenic Foods to Avoid With that encouraging statement in mind, this...

Although rice is the most widely eaten food in the world, it also contributes the most arsenic to the human diet. Cooking and rinsing rice does help to eliminate some of its natural arsenic, but according to a recent study, preparing rice in a coffee maker is an even more effective way of getting the toxin...

The worst thing about being over the age of 11 is definitely pimples. They are gross, greasy and in some cases very painful. However, out the many things they are, the one thing pimples are not is unavoidable. The simple truth is, if you want to avoid an onslaught of blemishes all you really need...

Most people assume that sagging breasts is an unavoidable part of aging and that there is nothing that can be done to prevent it. Although most people do lose the perkiness as they age, there are plenty of ways to stop the severity. Read on as we debunk 5 common myths about sagging breasts and a...