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By Lori Alton, staff writer (Naturalhealth365) With the graying of Americans, age-related vision problems are on the rise. According to the National Institutes of Health, 2 million people in the United States have advanced macular degeneration (the leading cause of blindness in older adults) with another 8 million people at risk. Simply put, eye health is a major health concern. In addition, an estimated 20.5 million Americans have cataracts – a clouding of the lens of the eye that commonly affects people over 50. Fortunately, studies have shown that certain nutrients can …read more Source: Natural Health 365     
By Dena Schmidt, staff writer (NaturalHealth365) Antidepressants are supposed to help regulate mood and improve quality of life. However, a relatively new study by a team of researchers led by scientists from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada has found that for some people, antidepressants actually raise the risk of early death. The most common antidepressant drug class is serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs. They function by blocking the reuptake of serotonin, which is one of the major feel-good chemicals in the brain. Serotonin has been called the “happiness” neurotransmitter, and people who aren’t …read more Source: Natural Health 365     
By Michelle Simmons (Natural News) Researchers at Yogi Vemana University …read more Source: Natural News     
By Michael By Catherine J. Frompovich Will your “smart home” become a true headache and liability when you want to sell it? Homeowners had better think about that rude awakening before you get caught unaware… …read more Source: Natural Blaze     
By Isabelle Z. (Natural News) If you’re worried about UV …read more Source: Natural News     
By Dena Schmidt, staff writer (NaturalHealth365) Umeboshi plum could be just what you’re searching for. The umeboshi pickled plum brings a myriad of health benefits to offset hangovers, sugar crashes, blood acidity, digestive disorders and even food poisoning. In truth, the umeboshi plum has been characterized as a ‘natural immune system booster’ and used in Japan for centuries. “Umeboshi” translated in English as, “Japanese salt plums” is actually related to the apricot. Key point: The body needs (slight) alkalinity to maintain great health Umeboshi is pickled in barrels outdoors along with shiso leaves and sea …read more Source: Natural Health [More]
By Dr. Mercola By Dr. Mercola Nearly 46 percent of American adults suffer from high blood pressure, which ranks as the second greatest public health threat in the U.S.1 Your blood pressure is the force needed to push blood through your arteries, delivering oxygen rich blood and nutrients around your body. When measured, you get a high-value (systolic) and a low-value (diastolic). The high number measures the highest pressure occurring in the blood vessels while your heart is contracting and the low value measures the pressure in your arteries between heartbeats. A reading of 120/80 mmHg is considered normal. Your [More]
By Dr. Mercola By Dr. Mercola According to the American Cancer Society,1 liver cancer affects an estimated 41,000 Americans each year, and prevalence is rising.2 Between 2000 and 2016, the annual death toll from liver cancer rose by 43 percent for men and 40 percent for women,3 killing more than 11,000 people in 2016.4 The five-year survival rate for localized liver cancer is 31 percent, while regional cancer that has spread to other organs and distant liver cancer have survival rates of just 11 percent and 3 percent respectively. Globally, the liver cancer hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is …read more Source: [More]
By Dr. Mercola By Dr. Mercola Colorectal cancer, which includes cancers of the colon and rectum, is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the U.S., and is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths.1 The condition affected 1.3 million people in 2015.2 Based on data from the National Cancer Institute, relative survival after five years is just over 64 percent.3 Your colon, also known as your large intestines, plays an important role in your overall health. Aside from removing liquid from stool and preparing it for elimination, your colon contains billions of bacteria essential for your optimal …read [More]
By AdminM by Paul FassaHealth Impact News Health Impact News has published many articles about the low-carb high-fat ketogenic diet, and its favorable influences on several diseases or dysfunctional health conditions. The ketogenic diet was originally developed at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the 1920s to stop seizures in children with epilepsy, when pharmaceutical drugs did not work. More recently, the ketogenic diet has been used successfully for neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. Recently, there have been efforts by some researchers and medical practitioners to explore the potential of ameliorating schizophrenia, a major brain disorder that affects …read more Source: [More]
By Dr. Mercola By Dr. Mercola What you eat affects the way you feel, both physically and mentally, and if you’re someone who enjoys snacking on beef jerky from time to time, you should take note. Beef jerky with nitrates added was linked to a host of concerning mental changes, including mania in humans and altered behavior and brain gene expression in rats.1 Beef jerky might seem like an obscure topic for a scientific study, but it’s been growing in popularity in recent years. Sales of meat snacks increased 3.5 percent from 2016 to 2017 to reach nearly $3 billion [More]
By Rebecca Jacobs (NaturalHealth365) Heart disease is the number one cause of death and illness worldwide, causing over 17 million deaths each year – a toll that is expected to rise to 23.3 million by 2030. Researchers have long known that atherosclerosis – calcified deposits in the arteries – is a major player in heart disease. Now, new studies on a little-known nutrient, vitamin K2, reveal its vital role in heart health. To learn how vitamin K2 can help prevent atherosclerosis and protect your heart, keep reading. Vitamin K2 deficiencies can …read more Source: Natural Health 365     
By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM The most well-published community-based lifestyle intervention in the medical literature is also one of the most effective. …read more Source: nutritionfacts.org     
By Dr. Mercola By Dr. Mercola Blood pressure is the force needed to push blood through your arteries coming from your heart to deliver oxygen-rich blood to your body. When your blood pressure is measured, you get a high value (systolic) and a low value (diastolic). The high number is the highest pressure that occurs in your blood vessels while your heart is contracting. The low value is pressure in your arteries between heartbeats when your heart is relaxed. A blood pressure reading of 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) is considered healthy. High blood pressure (hypertension) is typically considered anything [More]
By Dr. Mercola By Dr. Mercola While you may think of planning for and planting a garden as primarily a spring chore, not all vegetables require the summer sun to thrive. Cool weather vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, collard greens and kale — members of the cabbage family — prefer chilly fall temperatures and taste even better with a touch of frost. Let’s take a closer look at 20 nutritious vegetables you may want to include in your garden this fall. Hardy Fall Vegetables Such as Brussel Sprouts and Collards Taste Better With a Touch of Frost The vegetables you can [More]
By Rebecca Jacobs (Naturalhealth365) When it comes to the physical and mental benefits of exercise, research has focused on the effects of consistent, long-term exercise routines. But an intriguing review shows that a single episode of exercising can offer substantial and immediate brain health dividends that promote mental clarity and improve cognition. (how cool is that?!) This review also highlighted results from steady exercise (over time) – with promising implications for preventing cognitive decline and protecting against Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. Experts say: Exercise will help to …read more Source: Natural Health 365     
By Heather Callaghan By Sara Tipton There has been much evidence to support preparing for an emergency and disaster scenario on your own without putting your hopes in crowded shelters or government-operated camps. Even… …read more Source: Natural Blaze     
By Dr. Mercola By Dr. Mercola There’s a plethora of research on the effectiveness of certain plant-based supplements, and saw palmetto is one of them. Fanlike fronds identify this palm tree (Serenoa repens) that grows from sandy coastal areas to pine forests in the Southeastern U.S. Extracts of saw palmetto have been used by Native Americans as a traditional medicine for centuries. As a supplement, saw palmetto has myriad uses, but some are controversial due to the (alleged) absence of scientific evidence. One of them is how it may be able to impact testosterone; another is its effect, for men, [More]
By AdminM by Christina England Health Impact News The UK government has recently announced that, by September 2019, boys aged 12 to 13 years will be given the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, a vaccine that has been available to girls in the UK for the past ten years. The decision was made because the vaccine, originally offered to girls in the UK to protect them against HPV, a virus believed to cause cervical cancer, is now believed to be able to protect individuals …read more Source: Health Impact News     
By Admin by Brian ShilhavyEditor, Health Impact News A report published earlier this month (July, 2018) by Belgium’s Federal Commission for Euthanasia Control and Evaluation states that doctors assisted with the “suicides” of three minor children since the country’s parliament voted to lift age restrictions on euthanasia. The minors were 9, 11 and 17 years old, according to the report. Their conditions ranged from muscular dystrophy to brain tumors to cystic fibrosis. The conditions of all three were determined to be terminal, and euthanasia was approved unanimously by the Belgium’s euthanasia …read more Source: Health Impact News     
By Dr. Mercola By Dr. Mercola Globally, the cosmetic market reached $460 billion in 2014 and is estimated to reach $675 billion by 2020.1 Skin care products have the highest market share, while cosmetics used on nails contributes approximately 11.5 percent.2 Nail polish is the largest segment in the nail makeup category; premium nail polishes make up 38 percent of the market, where mass produced polishes contribute 61 percent. One research firm attributes the rising demand for nail polish in the young population to an increased presence of nail salons.3 While nails are often regarded as purely aesthetic, they …read [More]
By Dr. Mercola By Dr. Mercola Marijuana, or cannabis, has been used for at least 5,000 years and has an extensive history of traditional uses as an industrial material and a botanical medicine all throughout Asia, Africa, Europe and America.1 Read on to learn more about medical marijuana’s healing benefits how it has gotten its bad rap and why you’d want your own state to approve its use, too. What Is Medical Marijuana? The term “medical marijuana” refers to the use of the whole, unprocessed marijuana plant and its pure extracts to treat a disease or improve a symptom.2 It [More]
By Dr. Mercola By Dr. Mercola “Sugar Crash,” a documentary, details the havoc that excess sugar consumption is causing for the people of Ireland, a country that ranks No. 4 in sugar consumption worldwide. On average, the Irish are consuming 24 teaspoons of sugar per person daily, whereas the World Health Organization recommends limiting it to 6 teaspoons a day to protect your health.1 For comparison, in the U.S, the No. 1 consumers of sugar worldwide, the average American consumes 31.6 teaspoons of sugar each day. The start of the film details the perils of tooth decay, with children just [More]
By Lori Alton, staff writer (Naturalhealth365) Antibiotic resistance – marked by the rise of difficult-to-treat “superbugs” such as MRSA – has been labeled by the World Health Organization as an emerging global public health crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – which echoes the stance of the WHO in characterizing antibiotic resistance as one of the world’s “most pressing” health problems – the condition claims at least 23,000 lives every year in the United States alone. According to researchers, the use of antibiotics in conventional farming …read more Source: Natural Health 365     
By REALdeal Source: Screen Dependency Disorder: The Effects of ‘Screen Time’ Addiction For more content like this visit REALfarmacy.com. The next time you leave your house and venture off into a public place, take a minute to look around. If we’re living on the same planet, it won’t be long before you see a child with eyes glued to a screen almost as big as his or her face. While we have witnessed some […] Source: Screen Dependency Disorder: The Effects of ‘Screen Time’ Addiction Learn more at REALfarmacy.com – Healthy News and Information. …read more Source: realfarmacy.com     
By Michael By Jon Rappoport The giant pig farm disaster: a medical hoax and cover story… The full truth has never been told—until now. “To handle all that [pig-farm feces] waste, farmers in North Carolina… …read more Source: Natural Blaze     
By REALdeal Source: Sushi Tapeworm Measured At Over 5 Feet Long For more content like this visit REALfarmacy.com. Dr. Kenny Banh of Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, California, has seen his fair share of remarkable things in the emergency room. But when a patient walked in with a tapeworm of over 5 feet in length this past August, it was enough to make Banh stop in his tracks! Banh described in an interview […] Source: Sushi Tapeworm Measured At Over 5 Feet Long Learn more at REALfarmacy.com – Healthy News and Information. …read more Source: realfarmacy.com