18 Mar

Your Coffee Habit Might Actually Be an Asset to Your Health

If your morning, afternoon, or evening isn’t complete without a cup of coffee in your hand, you can breathe a sigh of relief for your health. According to new research, coffee’s health benefits are more extensive than previously thought! It’s possible that your java habit might actually be an asset to your overall wellness. Here’s everything you need to know!

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17 Feb

The Most Important Reasons You Need More Vitamin D

Nobody doubts the importance of vitamin D to the human body, but scientists recently confirmed it is even more essential than previously believed. Researchers at Ohio University used high-tech nanosensors 1,000 times smaller in diameter than a human hair to assess the impact of vitamin D3 on cardiovascular health. Here is everything that you should know about those findings and the overall importance of vitamin D to your health.

What is Vitamin D?

Vitamin D is best known as the “sunshine nutrient”. In addition to being found naturally or as an additive to some foods, vitamin D3 is actually synthesized naturally in the skin by converting the UVB light. Since this nutrient prevents the body from robbing the bones of nutrients, vitamin D is associated with bone health. Read More

15 Dec

Is Sugar Really Addictive?

Many addictions, like drugs and gambling, are bold and in-your-face. Other addictions, however, are nearly impossible to detect. Would you believe that you might be addicted to sugar? It’s true! Added sugars, such as those found in baked goods and sodas, are dangerous for the body but very difficult to stop eating. If you are still trying to choose a New Year’s resolution, try cutting down on how much sugar you eat in 2018!    Read More

15 Jul

The Hidden Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners

Sugar has become Public Enemy Number One in the world of nutrition, leading many consumers to eager select artificial sweeteners in their effort to avoid real sugar. While cutting back on added sugar intake is a worthwhile goal, artificial sweeteners may not be a better alternative! The truth is, artificial sweeteners have dangers lurking beneath the surface, including links to weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, and a number of other health risks. Read More

20 Jun

A Crash Course in Kidney Stones

In the beloved 1990s sitcom Friends, there is an episode that follows simultaneous storylines in a hospital: Phoebe is giving birth to triplets while Joey is down the hall trying to pass kidney stones. The juxtaposition of the two scenes suggests that passing kidney stones is the closest that men will ever come to experiencing the pain of childbirth. Indeed, kidney stones are known for causing incredible pain as they leave the body.

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10 Jun

Do You Understand How Light is Impacting Your Health?

It would be an understatement to say that Thomas Edison changed the world when he invented the lightbulb in 1879. In reality, he transformed the very way that people live their lives. Rather than going to bed with the sunset and waking with the sunrise, artificial light has made it possible to extend the day for as many hours as we need. Unfortunately, health experts believe that this ability has also created extensive and damaging health effects on the human body. Read More

10 May

Solving the Mystery of Your Tension Headache

We live in a world wrought with tension, and unfortunately that stress often culminates into health problems. One of the most common results of this stress is the tension headache, a headache of moderate pain that causes the head to feel like a tight band is being pulled around it. If you know this feeling well, there are steps you can take to alleviate your pain in the future.

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20 Apr

What is a Pap Smear and Why Does It Matter?

It’s no secret that men and women have many significant differences, especially when it comes to their reproductive and sexual health. These differences shouldn’t be taken lightly, since they require males and females to seek different types of preventative health services. For women, a pap test checks for cervical cancer, a deadly disease that kills more than 4,000 women a year. As a preventative screening, the pap test or pap smear can identify cervical abnormalities early enough to help women escape the threat of cervical cancer unscathed. Read More

10 Apr

Planning Your Healthy Pregnancy

There are certain life events that offer overwhelming excitement, though that excitement is often paired with a bit of stress and confusion: graduating from college, securing your first job, and getting married are just a few of life’s major steps that can generate a range of emotions. Pregnancy, of course, is another. You want to enjoy your pregnancy and help your baby stay as healthy as possible, but you’re also bursting with questions. This guide will help you plan for a health, stress-free pregnancy. Read More

21 Mar

Preventative Screenings Can Save Your Life

If there was a simple, affordable, painless way to save your life or the life of someone you love, would you do it? The answer to that question is a resounding “yes!”, but many people don’t realize that a simple and affordable lifesaving measure already exists in the form of preventative health screenings. Believe it or not, if every adult in the United States received the recommended preventative screenings for their age, more than 100,000 lives could be saved each year. That’s a stunning statistic that should encourage you to begin your own preventative screenings. Read More