Hot yoga is more than a sweaty fitness trend: it can help people with high blood pressure shift in a calm, soothing direction -- away from high blood pressure and heart disease
"There's a better way" than the one-size-fits-all-cure-all oral contraceptives prescribed by psychiatrists and gynecologists.
You may think that staying slim and eating healthfully means NO sweets, but guess what? There are natural and delicious sweeteners that won’t wreck your diet, and are even GOOD for you!
In a rigorous 12-month trial, Tai Chi significantly reduced blood pressure in prehypertensive adults compared to equivalent aerobic exercise. As complementary medicine, meditative modalities like Tai Chi could provide drug-free alternatives for preventing heart disease and related risks.
Why garlic's cardioprotective properties are even more powerful than we thought
Could GE Baker's yeast, which produces insulin in human gut, be a cause of the worldwide epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes?
Find out more about quercetin and how this potent antioxidant flavonoid offers significant therapeutic benefits against a wide range of conditions, from diabetes to DNA damage
In a world where stroke remains a leading cause of long-term disability, an unexpected ally has emerged in the quest for recovery - the transformative power of music.
Anecdotes about the health benefits of apple cider vinegar proliferate wildly, as do claims by skeptics that it is nothing more than placebo medicine. So, what does the scientific evidence actually say?
Garlic is a potent vegetable that works to relax blood vessels in a number of ways, making it one of the best natural remedies for high blood pressure
If high blood pressure plagues you, eating certain whole foods may be an effective way to help manage your condition
Do you ever feel like you need to breathe deeper than you’ve ever breathed before? Modern life's daily stressors can deplete your body and make you feel lifeless, but there's a way to get your cells the oxygen they're begging for -- hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Chronic nasal and sinus inflammation or chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is is one of the most common chronic diseases in adults. It is characterized by persistent symptomatic inflammation of the nasal mucosa and sinuses. A new study indicates that nattokinase, an enzyme from Nattō, a traditional fermented food from Japan can produce incredibly powerful effects in improving this condition. The breakthrough is that CRS does not tend to respond to conventional drugs
Kidney stones occur and reoccur in a considerable number of people in the Western world. Here are eight ways to naturally address these painful stones
A pilot study illuminates that high-dose vitamin D significantly improves lesions and depigmentation in psoriasis and vitiligo, respectively. Because Vitamin D deficiency is implicated in the pathophysiology of autoimmune responses, these findings may be applicable to other autoimmune disorders
Growing Importance of Legitimate Expertise in Independent Peer-Reviewed Publications - Part 1
In the quest for a longer, healthier life, could the answer lie in a simple bowl of oats? A groundbreaking study reveals that this humble grain may hold the key to reducing age-related chronic inflammation, a major contributor to cardiovascular disease and other age-related ailments.
Blood pressure is a major focus of cardiovascular disease prevention, but the blood pressure lowering drugs may actually increase mortality. We need food-based drug alternatives now more than ever, and black sesame may be the perfect candidate.
Grapes, a popular fruit easily located on grocery store shelves, have potent health benefits: researchers have studied the benefits of consuming the whole fruit, grape seed extract and resveratrol, a type of phenol found in the skin of grapes. Although high in sugar, grapes and their extracts are a possible therapeutic treatment for a variety of ailments including cardiovascular and obesity-related diseases
All berries are good sources of antioxidants but black raspberries take top prize. Don't get them confused with plain old blackberries
In the ongoing debate surrounding vaccine efficacy, a new preprint study has emerged that challenges conventional assumptions about the effectiveness of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines in preventing hospitalizations.
Aspirin, once recommended for the primary prevention of heart disease, is now being challenged even for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, raising questions about its effectiveness -- and safety -- for a large population of people
There is nothing seedy about the health-enriching properties of five types of seed: flax, black seed, hemp, sesame and chia. Each of them has their own distinct time-tested benefits for wellness and fighting off diseases the natural and affordable way