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Year: 2014

5 Bizarre Food-Industry Tricks

When eating an apple, you would have never realized how it landed on your platter. According to your imagination, the farmer must have picked the apples, loaded them in a truck, and shipped them to the fruit market for selling….

Are Fermented Foods Healthier For Your Body?

Nowadays, fermented food products such as kombucha prepared from fermented mushrooms, kefir a fermented milk drink, sauerkraut, kimchi and yogurt are growing in popularity because of the immense health benefits they offer. Eating a more traditional diet that includes more…

4 Reasons to Take Probiotics

Studies have proven that healthy bacteria benefit the body in more ways than one. While we typically associate healthy bacteria with a fully functional digestive tract, researchers are claiming that science proves there are more benefits, and more reasons to…

Health Hazards You Should Avoid for a Safe Summer

Summer is the season we all wait for. Sunny days, beaches, parks, and barbeques-what is there to worry about? Well, you may be surprised by the different summer-time factors that could lead to a safety hazard. While there is a…

What is Making Older Adults Brains Age Faster?

According to a study conducted by researchers from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore, elderly people who sleep less show evidence of rapid decline in their cognitive performance. These findings may act as a foundation for upcoming work related to…

Why this Powerful Ingredient Is Best For the Prostate

Beta-sitosterol is regarded as the most effective supplement for the treatment of prostate disorders, including enlarged prostate, the condition also termed as the Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). It is a natural supplement for elderly men who want to help manage…

The Difference Between Ubiquinone and Ubiquinol CoQ10

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a fat soluble nutrient that has immense effects on your levels of energy, stamina, immune system, organ health, and more. This nutrient is located within the mitochondria – the powerhouse of all cells and producers of…

Autism and Developmental Delays Linked to Pesticide Exposure During Pregnancy

Pesticides negatively affect the signaling molecules of the nervous system; impacting the effective communication between cells and thus evidently showing a link between developmental delay and possibly autism spectrum disorders.

Stress May Cause Short-Term Memory Loss

The latest news published in the Journal of Neuroscience revealed a link between stress and short term memory loss in elderly people. As people age, it’s normal for people to experience varying levels of decline in memory. The researchers from…

Gluten Free Diet Can Help Clear ‘Brain Fog’

It is common for people dealing with celiac disease to suffer from ‘brain fog’ along with other symptoms, like intestinal problems. However, the latest study indicates that closely following a gluten-free diet helps to improve memory and brain function. Let’s…