In 2009, New York writer Susannah Cahalan suffered a mysterious illness that sent her to the hospital for over a month while doctors labored to determine the cause of her brain illness. That same year, Meghan O’Rourke, another American writer, developed a vague and seemingly unrelated stream of symptoms that included overwhelming fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, a persistent low-grade fever, as well as an intermittent rash and swollen, painful joints. In both cases, physicians were initially puzzled and then challenged to find the origin...
read moreWhile two Americans are fighting to survive the deadliest recorded outbreak of Ebola, drug makers are using tobacco to find the cure. Nancy Writhbol was flown from Liberia to Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital on Tuesday, just a few days after the first American Ebola patient, Dr. Kent Brantly, entered the isolation unit for treatment. Both Americans are missionaries on the Samaritan’s Purse-SIM team who caught the disease after taking care of those infected in Monrovia. While Writhbol is showing signs of improvement, according to the World...
read moreBy now, you’ve heard the rumors. You probably have a friend or family member who has told you that you might love your new job (and hey, at least you have one) but sitting all day in front of that computer console is essentially considered sedentary activity. Keeping up that habit of prolonged sitting day after day (as well as on your way to work, going home from work, and then in front of the TV) will send you to an early grave. Seriously. Sitting is now considered a behavior worse than smoking agree most physicians. But how can you...
read moreThere is nothing more relaxing than laying out on the beach during the summer. The soothing sounds of the waves crashing to shore in your ears and the fiery sun crisping your bronze skin can be magical. The ultraviolet rays of the sun allow our bodies to naturally produce vitamin D. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium, promoting strong bones and teeth and preventing osteoporosis. You may then decide to “lay in” a tanning bed to even out those tan lines, or to accelerate your tan. While spending time under the sun—or under the lamp— may be...
read moreThe next time someone calls you a sugar junkie, you might think twice about eating that doughnut. Name-calling aside, there is a great deal of scientific evidence to show that a diet rich in too much processed sugar, such as that found in high-fructose corn syrup, is enough to make us addicts for life. In fact, the pleasure centers of the brain that light up in heroin- or cocaine-addicted persons are the same as those that are aroused by corn syrup, which is now found in almost every processed food from ketchup and salad dressing to coffee...
read moreYou may be aware of all the controversy surrounding foods derived from Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). These are, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), “organisms in which the genetic material (deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA for short) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally.” Because of this gene manipulation many feel there is the potential for humans to accumulate an unknown response that is theorized to result in a laundry list of health conditions and possibly disease. Even though minimal (if any)...
read moreStudies have found that smoking marijuana reduces anxiety, relieves pain related to arthritis and multiple sclerosis, reduces symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and helps cancer patients build up a healthy appetite. However, new research has found that couples that smoke pot together were less likely to suffer from domestic violence. Published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, the study followed 634 couples during their first nine years of marriage. Researchers from the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Public Health along...
read moreIf you’re taking a vitamin supplement on a daily basis it is so easy and mindless you may often forget or not even know the incredible benefits of each specific compound. The wonders of the B-complex supplement are a vital part of supplemental dosing and may be better applied individually rather than mashed into a low potency, minimally absorbing hodgepodge of many vitamins all in one. Each person responds differently to alternate supplementation according to their dietary and other daily habits. Check with your doctor about changing your...
read moreKeeping a trim figure means balancing both healthy eating habits and consistent exercise. While many believe abs are made in the kitchen, new research has found that calories are not to blame for the increasing rate of obesity in the U.S., but rather a lack of exercise is to blame. Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine found that exercise during leisure time decreased for men and women significantly between the years 1994 and 2010. Furthermore, they linked this decrease to the increase of obesity rates amongst Americans....
read moreCleaning out your colon may make you squirm but this practice has been in existence for centuries, and for good reason. It is a way of sloughing away embedded toxins that may be impeding a potentially higher quality of living. The colonic experience offers a variety of benefits with minimal discomfort. Check with your doctor to make sure a colonic is safe regarding your individual health history. Do take note that some in the medical community feel colonics are unnecessary due to the fact that the digestive system is powerful enough to detox...
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