Category: Health & Safety

Beware of Toxic Spices: Heavy Metals Found in Major Brand Names

Despite four lawsuits over the last two years over significant levels of toxic heavy metals in big brand names of herbs and spices found in a 2021 consumer report, big box stores continue to carry the listed brands and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet set stricter limits on heavy metals…


Study Finds Silver Nanoparticles Can Supercharge Antibiotics

Antimicrobial-resistant infections are a leading cause of global death, killing nearly 1.3 million people yearly and outpacing malaria and HIV, according to a 2022 study published in The Lancet. In January 2023, a study published in Frontiers in Microbiology confirmed mounting evidence that adding silver nanoparticles to certain antibiotics boosts their ability to kill resistant…


Alzheimer’s-Like Symptoms After Hip Replacement May Be From Cobalt Poisoning

Hip replacement surgery is one of the most common orthopedic surgeries performed in the United States each year, and has brought relief to millions who have suffered from painful conditions like osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. But despite developments made in the past few decades, the procedure still carries potentially serious risks for some patients, especially…


10 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Beets

Beetroot, a root vegetable that is also known as a beet, is considered a superfood by many due to its high level of antioxidants and phytochemicals known to boost your body’s health. This ruby-colored delight gets its pigment from betacyanins, powerful antioxidants known to reduce inflammation and protect against oxidative stress. Beets also contain anthocyanins, antioxidants found only in red, purple, and…


Tips to Improve Negative Health Impacts of Staying up Late

With today’s 24-hour-per-day availability of activity, the demands of work and school extended by remote access, and the ever-colorful allure of nightlife, many end up burning the midnight oil on a regular basis. Studies have found that regularly staying up late can damage the brain and cause symptoms such as memory loss. How can we…


7 Cardiovascular Threats of Sugar and 8 Ways to Reduce Our Intake

American movie star Tom Cruise stunned fans worldwide in his latest movie Top Gun. It is said that one of his secrets to staying young is that he doesn’t eat sugar. But is sugar really that bad? Dr. Ou Han Wen, a doctor of integrative medicine and nutrition at the University of Maryland, tells us…


Sleep Quality, Not Quantity, Could Be More Important: Study

A new study finds sleep quality has a greater role in our quality of life than how long we sleep. Sleep Quality: The Strongest Predictor of Quality of Life From 2015 to 2020, researchers sampled data from the Czech Household Panel Survey (CHPS), which maps the living conditions and describes the dynamics of long-term changes among…


Magnesium May Reduce the Risk of Dementia

Eating more magnesium-rich foods such as kale, dark chocolate, nuts, and avocados on a daily basis may lead to better brain health and reduce the risk of dementia—the second leading cause of death in Australia and the seventh biggest killer in the world. Over 6,000 participants in the UK aged 40 to 73 participated in…


Trying to Get Pregnant? This Ancient Therapy May Help

Nowadays, more and more people choose to marry late and have children late. However, when they are finally ready to have a child, they find that it is not that easy. They often find themselves resorting to egg freezing and artificial insemination, but these things can make women suffer physical pain and psychological trauma. Serene…


Ozone Therapy Could Be Effective Against COVID-19 and Cancer

Despite numerous studies conducted over the years demonstrating the diverse potential of ozone in treating various illnesses, the use of ozone therapy as a therapeutic agent remains controversial. That’s partly because ozone has an inherently unstable molecular structure, due to the nature of its mesomeric states. This nature has the scientific community divided. Some scientists…