Can Poor Sleep Lead To Alzheimer’s?

Photo © natalielb – fotolia.com Poor sleep could be doing damage to your brain; a new study has shown. Researchers from Stanford University and Washington Medical School found out that even one night of poor sleep is enough to stimulate …

Being Forgetful Might Actually Make You Smarter, Study Says

Photo © decade3d – fotolia.com The combination of intelligence and forgetfulness is an area of research that continues to puzzle scientists; as many tend to believe that being forgetful is a failure of the brain’s mechanism for the storage and …

Coconut Oil Slammed By AHA – But Is It Good Or Bad?

image 1 & 2 – StockSnap;mcstewartt – pixabay.com In 2017 the American Heart Association (AHA) released a news report that continues its scientifically obsolete war on saturated fats. Using its old tricks, the AHA declared another battle on coconut oil, …

7 Natural Home Remedies For Menstrual Cramps

Photo – © Antonioguillem – fotolia.com The word “dysmenorrhea” often strikes fear (or, at the very least, incites a flinch) in the hearts of women all over the world. In lay-person’s terms, dysmenorrhea is menstrual cramps, which are symptoms that …

Breastfeeding Mothers Have Lower Chance Of Heart Disease And Stroke

A wealth of evidence is available suggesting the short-term health benefits provided by breastfeeding to mothers and their babies. Breast milk is rich in bacteria- and virus-fighting cells which help babies develop stronger immune systems and have less asthma and …

Expert Panel: Three Things May Save Your Brain

Photo – Clker-Free-Vector-Images – pixabay.com In 2017, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report entitled Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia which highlights three measures to reduce cognitive decline including cognitive training, increase in physical activity, …

Drinking Non-Cow Milk Linked To Shorter Children

Photo – Couleur – pixabay.com If you want your kids to be taller, make sure they are not drinking non-cow’s milk. Canadian researchers arrived at this conclusion, revealing that kids who consumed soy, almond, rice or other alternative milk products …

15 Geranium Oil Benefits For Healthy Skin (And Much More)

15 Geranium Oil Benefits For Healthy Skin. Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com. Photo – © oksioma – fotolia.com (under license) Geranium oil is a sweet-smelling essential oil that is commonly used as an element in aromatherapy due to its many health benefits. …

Cutting Back On Salt Leads To Better Sleep

Photo – StockSnap – pixabay.com For decades, doctors have been telling us to simply drink less fluid in order to avoid those midnight trips to the bathroom. Excessive urination volume is often associated with drinking large amounts of liquid such …

Crying Has These Surprising Health Benefits

Photo © Chepko Danil – fotolia.com Everybody needs a good cry here and there. Whether it’s because of an intense emotion like sadness or anger, we’ve all had situations where we cried our eyes out. You might think that you …