Artificial Sweeteners Can Cause Cancer
May 27, 2016The artificial sweetener sucralose is also branded and sold as Splenda. Research from the Ramazzini Institute has liked this product to cancer, specifically leukemia. Studies have been done through research of mice being fed Splenda. I think we’d all be better off risking a little weight gain from sugar than using these sweetener products. The […]
Evidence shows that the foods we eat weigh heavily in the war against cancer. For instance, Curcumin’s protective effect may extend to bladder and gastrointestinal cancers. Bharat B. Aggarwal, PhD biochemist at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center tells WebMD that inflammation is the mediator for most cancers. It has been said by […]
Try These Simple Ways to Reduce Your Stress!
May 20, 2016Are you tired of feeling stressed? A great therapeutic and stress relieving option is to play in the dirt! According to a study by the Journal of Health Psychology, gardening helps relieve the stress hormone cortisol. Your attention fatigue can also be helped with gardening. The finite capacity for directed attention that we possess gets […]
Have you ever heard the old saying, “Laughter is the best medicine?” I bet you have but did you ever think that it possibly could be true? Well, I invite you into a new world of adventure. Let’s pretend we are back to being a kid again. Can you remember a time that you laughed […]
Seven Easy and Practical Ways to Sleeping Better
May 10, 2016Sleep is essential to overall health and quality of life. However, some people find it difficult to fall into restful slumber and get-enough shut-eye recommended for each day. Insomnia, jet lag, working in shifts, or uncomfortable surroundings can affect a person’s quality of sleep. Regardless of these situations, there are ways to help you […]
8 Effective Tricks to Break the Habit of NOT Eating Breakfast
May 6, 2016Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but for some people, it is the hardest to prepare and consume. There are many reasons why people find it hard to eat breakfast. Some people just don’t have the appetite to eat in the morning, while some would just rather use the minutes supposedly allotted […]
5 Tiny Habit Changes to Kick a Sedentary Lifestyle to the Curb
April 29, 2016In the middle of the last century, the world has witnessed a dramatic culture change which absorbed the great impact brought by a whirlwind of technological advancements, a revolution in communications, and drastic improvements in transportation. That being said, the lifestyle of the people from both ends, those hailing from developed countries and the contrary, […]
5 Simple Ways to Zapping Back your Energy at Work
April 20, 2016WORK. That four-letter word where most of the adult life revolves around in. An average Joe works 40 hours a week, gets more or less two weeks of vacation per year; if Joe started working at 20 years of age, turn up for work day in and day out without fail, and if he […]
5 Reasons Why You Should Give Infused Water a Try
April 8, 2016Water is essential to health because it improves bodily functions and boosts metabolism. However, some people don’t drink as much as they need to because the taste of plain water is not appealing enough for them. One of the effective ways to increase water intake in a delicious and refreshing way is through infused waters. […]
12 Foods that Rev Up your Metabolism
March 30, 2016Metabolism is a biochemical process that takes place in the body in order to extract calories from food and fluid intake and produce energy for efficient bodily functions such as breathing, blood circulation, digestion, growth, and cell repair. Metabolism has an implication on weight. If you want to lose extra pounds and maintain an ideal […]
