Studies show that loneliness kills. In fact, isolation and intense feelings of loneliness are far deadlier than obesity. According to lead author Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, human beings are social animals and we crave regular interaction and social relationships. Take these out of the equation and an individual will start fading away gradually. The study, which […]
Honey may be considered as a health food and a better alternative to table sugars or artificial sweeteners but a grim discovery confirmed what some scientists have long suspected: that honey is teeming with pesticides. The contamination is so widespread that 75% of honey found worldwide was tainted with agricultural chemicals. Some of these chemicals […]
Statistics show that the number of new cancer cases is expected to rise to 70% or about 22 million within the next two decades. While there are conventional treatments for this deadly disease, health experts believe chemotherapy and radiation are outdated. Worse, the side effects of conventional cancer treatments are well-documented. Clinical studies show that […]
Love fizzy, colas, and sodas? We all know that fizzy drinks aren't healthy at all but how exactly do these drinks affect the health? The effects of soda on the body are so damaging that it can literally increase your risk of cardiac arrest just 45 minutes after taking the drink. Minutes after drinking soda, […]
Feeling under the weather? If you are coming down with flu, noshing on superfoods might just be the thing you need to recover from sickness, no meds needed. A new study found a connection between gut microbes and immunity. By processing the flavonoids in superfoods such as berries, gut microbes strengthen the immune system, promoting […]
Smallpox, the infectious disease that claimed millions of lives in the 18th century, is set to make a nasty comeback after infected ancient corpses were unearthed in Siberia. According to Russian scientists, the rapidly melting permafrost is the reason why the entombed corpses were exposed. Unfortunately, the corpses were infected with anthrax and smallpox, diseases […]
