Health & Wellness

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Boot Camp After 60: 10 Steps To Turn Around Unhealthy Habits

It takes moxie to flip an unhealthy lifestyle to a healthy one — particularly for folks over 60.

Details: Written by: Vincent Ho

What Causes Bloating And Gassiness?
Your trousers fit when you put them on in the morning. But come mid-afternoon, they’re uncomfortably tight – and you didn’t even overdo it at lunchtime. Sound familiar?

Details: Written by: Keith Brannon

How Climate Friendly Diets Tend To Be Good For Us
More climate-friendly diets are also healthier, according to a study examining the carbon footprint of what more than 16,000 Americans eat in a day.

Details: Written by: Michelle Schoffro Cook

Fermented Foods: The Missing Ingredient to Amazing Health
You can take everyday foods and transform them into delicious superfoods at home in your kitchen with minimal effort and almost no money! Simply by fermenting foods, you significantly multiply their health-building properties. Everyday foods like yogurt and sauerkraut are just the beginning of what is possible.

Details: Written by: Alexis Blue

How Thoughts Of Love Buffer Blood Pressure Against Stress
When facing a stressful situation, thinking about your romantic partner may help keep your blood pressure under control just as effectively as actually having them in the room with you.

Details: Written by: Ian Wright

Why Does Some Tap Water Taste Weird?
Every year Australia’s councils contest the academy awards of the water industry: the Best Tasting Tap Water in Australia. Entrants compete on clarity and colour as well as taste and odour.

Details: Written by: Chloe Reichel

How Families Can Eat Healthier Every unhappy family might be unhappy in its own way, but when they sit down together at the table, they’re alike according to one important measure: they eat better.

Details: Written by: Lynne Harris

What Is An Anxiety Disorder?
Most of us are intimately familiar with anxiety. We experience it as we walk towards the room to where our job interview is held, when we stand up to give a speech at our best friend’s wedding, or when we find ourselves in conversation with someone we want to impress.

Details: Written by: Kristin Samuelson

These 4 Factors Predict The Risk Of Postpartum Depression Four characteristics may offer a way to predict if a woman will experience postpartum depression—and if her symptoms will worsen over the first year after giving birth.

Details: Written by: Amie Steel

Does Osteopathy Work?

Studies examining pain are hard to judge, since they’re based on participants’ self-reported pain levels.

Details: Written by: Eric Bowman

5 Most Addictive Substances And What They Do To Your Brain What are the most addictive drugs? This question seems simple, but the answer depends on whom you ask.

Details: Written by: Tamara Bhandari

Bad Sleep In Older Adults May Signal Alzheimer’s Disease Older people who spend less time in slow-wave sleep—the deep sleep you need to consolidate memories and wake up feeling refreshed—have higher levels of the brain protein tau, a new study shows.

Details: Written by: Mark Widdowson

People need The Compassionate Ear Of A Caring Listener experiencing Suicidal Thoughts The World Health Organisation estimates that 800,000 people die by suicide each year. That is one person dying by suicide every 40 seconds.

Details: Written by: Patti Verbanas

Here’s What You Need To Know About Flu Season This year’s influenza outbreak is increasing nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reports more than 6,400 confirmed cases and 24 states with widespread flu activity through December 29.

Details: Written by: Marla Paul

High Blood Sugar In Pregnancy Increases Child’s Obesity Risk A pregnant woman’s high blood sugar level is linked to a significantly greater long-term risk of obesity in her child—even more than a decade later, a new study reports. The higher the woman’s blood sugar, the greater the risk of her child being obese.

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This Natural Bran Antioxidant Keeps Food Fresh Longer A natural antioxidant found in grain bran could preserve food longer and replace synthetic antioxidants currently in use, according to new research.

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Shellfish Tops The List Of US Adult Food Allergies More than 10 percent of adults in the United States—over 26 million—are estimated to have a food allergy, and almost twice as many people believe they do, according to new research.

Details: Written by: Martin L. Rossman, M.D.

Listen to Your Symptoms, They're There For A Reason Careful histories of people who come down with serious illnesses almost always reveal earlier warning signs that were ignored or treated superficially. Symptoms are like warning lights or gauges in your car. When the oil light goes on in your car, would you tape over it so you can go about your business?

Details: Written by: Jonathan Glass

The Art and Essentials of Cleansing the TLC Way Cleansing is the art and process of making health-enhancing dietary and lifestyle changes. These changes aid in effectively managing stress, eliminating toxins, improving nutritional intake, and cultivating a deeper connection with our innate wisdom.

Details: Written by: Marilyn Innerfeld

Acceptance and Love of Self Using Self-Talk and Loving Choices When I discovered that my illness was a cancer that needed to be powerfully and quickly released through surgery and chemotherapy, I became quite depressed. I couldn't blame the circumstances of my illness on my environment, for I ate well and cared for my body. I began to reflect on my...

Details: Written by: Gustavo Machado and Christine Lin, University of Sydney, and Ian Harris, UNSW

Spinal Fusion Surgery For Lower Back Pain Is Costly And There's Little Evidence It'll Work Back pain affects one in four Australians. It’s so common, nearly all of us (about 85%) will have at least one episode at some stage of our lives.