Health

  European research from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Germany suggests that city dwellers who live near nature experience positive effects on their brains compared to their purely urban counterparts, especially on the amygdala, the brain’s integrative center for emotions, emotional…
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  Kombucha is a passion among health food lovers. Now researchers have gathered 75 studies attesting to its proven health properties. Fermented tea known as kombucha has been rapidly growing in popularity among health food lovers. But it’s actually been around for thousands of years. It originated in China in…
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  “Nature, which makes nothing durable, always repeats itself so that nothing which it makes may be lost.” – Oscar Wilde Have you ever thought about the natural laws that underpin our world? Governed by sacred geometry, organic patterns are the building blocks that shape our experiences. They show…
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  The USDA organic label is supposed to protect the consumer against GMOs and avoidable chemical exposures, but the sobering fact is that USDA-certified infant formula manufacturers are not only being allowed to use a pesticide in their formulas, but are advertising it as a “healthy” mineral to…
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  By Cathy Jameson Flu-shot advertising stays up year-round. You can’t miss it. Commercials, magazine adverts, signage in grocery stores and outside of big box stores, it’s the one vaccine that seems to get the most limelight. Several times over the last few weeks I’ve been asked if I want the flu…
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  Scientists from the University of Surrey in Guildford, England, have given rise to “intelligent” nanoparticles which heat up to a temperature that is high enough to eradicate carcinogenic cells, but which then control themselves and lose heat before they get hot enough to harm healthy tissue. This…
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Pests have become immune to the poison of modified crops in less than five years, but we still have to eat it In 2016, farmers around the world planted genetically modified crops like soybeans, corn and cotton across 240 million acres of land that create proteins from the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)…
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  A study that was published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A reveals that people who forego junk food in their 30s have more stamina and balance even when they reach their 60s. Researchers at the University of Southampton in England analyzed the diets of 969 British men and women and looked at their…
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  Aloe Vera is commonly thought of as a cute and easy to care for plant that instantly brightens any home. And while the succulent has become more popular in American homes, many people don’t realize that their decorative plant actually contains amazing healing properties. In fact, the plant, also known as…
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  A lot of people see their hair as a reflection of their identity so it isn’t surprising that the global hair care products market is worth over $80 billion. What might surprise you is how much your hair can reveal about your health. Medical researchers from around the world have been just as fascinated with…
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