Instant noodles are popular, especially amongst young adults, due to price and convenience. Research from Baylor now shows that regular consumption of instant noodles cause heart disease and stroke due to a condition called cardiometabolic syndrome. The study focused mainly on South Korea, because of the region’s high consumption of […]
Water is essential to life. According to the USGS, about 60% of the adult human body is made up of water. Because of this fact, it is vital to drink plenty of water. We lose water every day through sweat, urine, glands, and our daily activities. It is important to […]
Eating wild blueberries (bilberries) reverses the adverse effects of a high-fat diet, according to research from the University of Eastern Finland. This is the first study to show that wild blueberries lower blood pressure and inflammation caused by poor nutrition. Low-grade inflammation and high blood pressure (hypertension) are often linked […]
The overuse of antibiotics is now an epidemic in the United States and it is creating antibiotic resistance. They are prescribed for almost everything. The issue with taking too many antibiotics is that they kill good bacteria in the gut, which makes it more difficult to fight infections in the […]
Sleep-related breathing problems and chronic lack of sleep may both double the risk of a child becoming obese by the age of 15, according to research from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The positive news is that both of these problems can be fixed with the […]
Hair loss is something that can affect one’s confidence and with the right steps it may be avoided. According to the American Hair Loss Association, by the age of 50, approximately 85% of men will have significantly thinning hair. Hair loss is not just a male disease, as women actually make […]
A recent American Cancer Society study shows that even with significant dropping smoking rates, cigarettes still account for about 3 out of 10 deaths in the United States. The study suggests that efforts to reduce smoking in the U.S. should be considered a top priority in order to prevent cancer […]
The time you go to bed, and sleep duration, might actually affect worrying and stress. Jacob Nota and Meredith Coles from Binghamton University in the New York found that people with shorter sleep duration and later bed times are often plagued with more negative thoughts than those with regular sleep […]
