Actor Anthony Hopkins once said, “Getting old ‘aint for the faint of heart.” He was most likely referring to all the trials and tribulations your body and mind may be confronted with as it breaks down. This includes the risk of developing macular degeneration, one of the leading causes of blindness in America today and/or Alzheimer’s/dementia disease, another major health crisis. Recently, a new study found that maintaining healthy eyesight could also help prevent mental decline. This link may offer another clue to how preventative...
read moreRecovering from addiction is challenging, but nonetheless not impossible. As long as you realize that addiction is wrong, and remain committed to overcoming abuse, you’ll be able to recover and remain sober. Obviously, there are plenty of high end rehab programs out there in terms of care, quality and effectiveness, and you should definitely sign up for one of these. But there are also a couple of home remedies that you can try out without any professional help. For instance, meditation clears up your mind whereas yoga...
read moreA disorder of the eyes, which leads to thinning of the cornea, is termed as keratoconus. This results in near-sightedness, blurry vision, double vision, light sensitivity, and astigmatism. In severe cases, a circle or scarring is seen in the cornea. Most often, you find that both the eyes are affected. Keratoconus is normally caused due to a decrease in antioxidants, which are protective. Collagen, which are protein fibers, help in holding the cornea in place. With the weakening of these fibers, the cornea cannot be kept in shape and tends to...
read moreWhen you type “essential oils for better health” into Google, you’re bombarded hundreds of different oils. It’s like when you’re rummaging around in your closet, you knock over the top shelf, and everything you’ve been shoving up there for years comes falling down on you. Essential oils are only one type of oil too — we certainly don’t want to forget about the healthy fatty oils like fish, or CBD oil which is causing a fuss. So how about we try out something new with this article? Instead of throwing out 50 oils that...
read moreIf you ask most people about macular degeneration they often respond with something like, “Ohhhh yeah, that’s that eye disease you get when you’re old.” So few realize that macular degeneration is not a disease you get just because your body is breaking down from old age but rather a combination of accumulative effects throughout life. Recognizing how you might be unknowingly contributing to your future development of macular degeneration may be the most important health tool you have. These 5 surprising contributors to age-related macular...
read moreThe key to being healthy is to practice beneficial habits every day. Unfortunately, most people are rather lax when it comes to their health. This means that they work out occasionally, eat wholesome meals infrequently, and tend to neglect many aspects of their health. If this sounds like you, it is time to change your lifestyle immediately. In case you aren’t too sure how to go about this, you will be able to find all of the guidelines that you need to stick to below: Get the Right Amount of Sleep Nightly Did you know that it is estimated...
read moreAny headline with “cancer” in it always catches our interest. This disease in spite of having a lot of research and interest directed towards it has not established any particular causes due to which it occurs. The more we know the severity of having a disease such as cancer, the more nervous we get given the unpredictability of the disease occurring in an individual. What we eat directly reflects the various ailments that we are prone to. Recent researches have proved that certain foods can be directly linked to increased risk of cancer....
read moreBad breath causes us a lot of nuisance in our daily life and makes us lose confidence in communication. It is not a disease that is dangerous or difficult to treat so you can completely remove it yourself. There are many effective remedies that you can apply to get rid of bad breath at home. These methods are now popularly applied because they are safe, easy to implement and have low cost. Today, we will bring you 12 natural ways to cure bad breath at home. Oral Hygiene Your breath is greatly affected by your oral hygiene habits. Improper...
read moreIn a world where you can get pretty much anything you want by simply pressing a button, it is no wonder why genetic testing has become so popular. It used to be that if you wanted to find out about your family tree you would have to converse with rows of relatives and scour piles of local records to piece together info. Now, a sample of saliva DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, a long chemical chain which determines how every cell acts and grows) is all it takes to run your unique code through a database. You can find a whole host of family info way...
read moreEveryone wants to have a flat tummy; I’m sure you want it as well. After years and years of struggling with wanting to have a flat stomach, I have found a few tried and tested methods of losing fat, but before we start discussing those methods, I want to talk to you about the types of fat that we store. In our midsection, we can have two types of fat: subcutaneous fat and visceral fat. Visceral fat is the more dangerous kind of fat because it sits between the organs and causes a lot of diseases. It is also the kind that is hard to get...
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