Health

  According to a growing body of evidence, sleep not only influences mood and energy levels, it also affects chemosensory function. This function is responsible for a person’s ability to taste and smell. Because males and females have different average sleep duration and neural responses to chemosensory…
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  Whether you’re 25 or 65, what you eat and how you spend your free time will affect your longevity. If you want to live longer, here are 13 lifestyle habits that will help increase your life expectancy and improve your overall well-being. Follow a diet full of nutritious plant foods Eating a wide…
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  The genetic evolution of bacteria is occurring at a rapid pace, and aberrations of bacterial DNA are transferring from one species to the next. These genetic deviations, spurred by antibiotics, are now transferring from humans to animals. For the first time ever, researchers have isolated antibiotic-resistant…
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  Black cumin (Nigella sativa), also known as black seed or fennel flower is a commonly grown plant in India, Arabia, and many parts of Europe. Historically, it is widely used as a spice, especially in Indian cuisine. Today, it is used as a medicinal herb for many ailments because of its properties of healing and improving…
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  Wheat consumption has been linked to psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia for over 60 years, but recent research indicates the mind-altering properties of this popular food are, in part, caused by it cutting off blood flow to the frontal cortex of the brain. As far back as 1954, reports of the full or partial…
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  If you’re interested in living a long life, you’re almost certainly interested on how to reach old age healthfully. The article gives you an in-depth look at the effects of your diet on longevity, in a scientific sense. Your diet does indeed play a major role in health and longevity, but it’s…
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  There are two functional parts of the brain that play a key role in stress. These serve the functions of emotion and cognitive function. So they are called the ‘emotional’ brain (amygdala and its connections and medial forebrain structures including the medial prefrontal cortex) and the ‘logical’ brain…
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  According to Euromonitor, the average person in the United States consumes more than 126 grams of sugar per day. That's equal to 25.2 teaspoons, or the equivalent of drinking a little over three 12 ounce colas. Numerous studies have shown the negative health effects of drinking soda on your waistline and your…
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  Although most of Dr. Hamer’s research initially involved only cancer patients, he came upon a radical concept of microbial influences with diseases in general. In this article it’s presented the unusual position that Dr. Hamer’s GNM has with microbes, and how it differs from the “germ theory” of…
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  If you:• are not sleepy or drowsy after your meals…• are not irritable, dizzy, shaky, weak, or anxious if you don’t eat for 2-3 hours…• feel energized after your meal (but not hyper!) and could actually be fit for walking…• experience better mental clarity after your…
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