Today, people from all walks of life have started to go back to the basics. Be it in their practices or lifestyle. They acquire everything in their surroundings as nature provides the abundance of life. What is still significant is the belief of man in the use of natural methods of therapy, without the application [...]
The brain is composed of brain cells called neurons. There are about 10 billion neurons in a person’s brain. Said to be the center of the central nervous system (CNS), the brain recognizes emotions and feelings by a person. The brain also reacts to these stimuli that can make us happy, sad or depressed.
Depression is [...]
Cell phones flourished with the advent of the new millennium. There are almost 5 billion users in the world today. With this magnitude of users, these questions lurk in everyone’s mind, “Is the cell phone safe for the brain?” “Do they really affect the brain?” These questions arise from the fact that cell phones operate [...]
Do you know that your brain can dictate to your body to reduce your sugar concentration? Without the brain, specifically the hypothalamus, you will not be feeling anything. That is exactly what happens when you lose consciousness, the brain is “dead,” and so you feel nothing. It is when the brain responds to stimuli that [...]
Do you ever get those days when you’re simply not in your element? You go to work without focus, stare blankly at the audiovisual during a staff meeting, and go back to staring blankly at your computer, unable to focus on what needs to be done. Days like these don’t just happen – not if [...]
Over the past few articles I have documented a few of the many benefits vitamin D offers to your body. If you weren’t previously, I hope you are now aware of the countless positive effects which result from maintaining healthy vitamin D levels. Scientists continue to research the many healthy benefits resulting from proper vitamin [...]
Over the past several articles, I have noted the many, many health benefits attached to maintaining proper vitamin D levels. Some of these are commonly discussed issues such as bone health and others are still developing studies, such as reducing the severity of asthma symptoms. Yes, vitamin d offers countless health benefits to those who [...]
There is perhaps no other disease with a more aggressive and established campaign to discover its cure than cancer. From the V Foundation to the Susan G. Komen Race for the cure, the battle against cancer doesn’t escape anyone’s conscience. The variations of cancer and its vicious impact make it an ever present threat to [...]
“You better drink all your milk. You don’t want to grow up with weak bones!” If your mother is anything like mine, you probably heard this phrase countless times throughout your youth. Many people associate osteoporosis, a bone disease which leads to an increased risk of fracturing, with a calcium deficiency in their bodies. While [...]
According to the World Health Organization, 1.6 billion in the world are currently overweight. 400 million of those 1.6 billion are obese. All people with a BMI equal to or greater than 25 are considered overweight. If your BMI is 30 or more, you fall into the 400 million obese people in the world. Weight [...]
