Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids: they are necessary for human health, but the body cannot make them. You have to get them through food and supplements. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in fish, such as salmon, tuna, and halibut, other seafood including algae and krill, some plants, and nut oils. ...
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So, you know smoking causes lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease. If those were not strong enough reasons to get you to kick the habit, here are a few more… Alzheimer’s Disease: Smoking speeds up mental decline. The rate of mental decline is up to five times faster in smokers than in non-smokers. There...
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(NaturalNews) A new study published in the journal Ophthalmology confirms that omega-3 fatty acids help to maintain eye health and protect against age-related eye diseases like macular degeneration. Researchers from the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine observed that people who eat lots of fish and other seafood rich in omega-3s...
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According to Dennis Thompson of HealthDay News: Cancer is one of the most feared diseases on the planet, and the second leading cause of death in the United States. But medical science is slowly conquering cancer, according to an assessment of cancer trends produced by the U.S. National Cancer Institute in conjunction with the...
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(NaturalNews) An extract from green tea may slow the progression of the most common form of leukemia, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Mayo Clinic and presented at the annual meeting of the “American Society of Clinical Oncology.” The study was conducted on 42 patients suffering from early-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia...
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(NaturalNews) Achieving good health and avoiding disease involves eating a variety of nutrient-rich foods on a regular basis, particularly those that together provide the full spectrum of phytonutrients that each contribute to a different aspect of good health. Unfortunately, many people are not getting the variety of nutrients they need to stay healthy, including...
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(LONDON) — About 40 percent of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections, experts say. In the report from the International Union Against Cancer, experts said about 21 percent of all cancers are due to infections like the human papillomavirus,...
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Hello - I had a wonderful conversation recently about the all the useful information that we, as citizens and tax payers, have available to us everyday. Below is a list of excellent government websites that are focused on pressing health issues of the day. Below are my Top 5. Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr....
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For thousands of years, the mushroom known as Cordyceps has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat problems ranging from coughs and fatigue to impotence and cancer. And once Western scientists started considering that anecdotal reports of the mushroom’s curative powers might be something more than “folk tales”, research started accumulating that backs...
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Obesity, not so long ago an issue of personal struggle with fatty foods and bulging waistline, has of late become Public Health Enemy No. 1, blamed for almost a third of the rise in healthcare spending. Overeaters now find themselves in the same category as smokers or drug addicts, tainted with the aura of moral...
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(NaturalNews) Living in South America, I often find myself steeped in abundant natural cures for many diseases, including cancer. You can hardly walk out your front door without finding yourself surrounded with natural medicines made by Mother Nature, and it’s true across the continent, from Ecuador (where I live) through Peru and Bolivia, and...
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Women tend to be more vigilant than men about getting recommended health checkups and cancer screenings, according to studies and experts. They’re generally more willing, as well, to get potentially worrisome symptoms checked out, says Mary Daly, MD, oncologist and head of the department of clinical genetics at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. View...
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Are you dying to know how much time you have left? Wondering how you will meet your demise? A new website call DeathRiskRankings.com can give you some insight. The program, created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, uses publicly available statistical information from the U.S. (CDC Wonder) and the European Union (Eurostat)...
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We all know that breastfeeding is good for the baby. It provides much-needed antibodies to lower a baby’s risk of diarrhea, ear infections, and bacterial meningitis, as well as preventing overfeeding, which could stave off obesity later in life. But is it good for moms? That’s a difficult question to answer. Some studies suggest...
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Indoor tanning fanatics got some disheartening news last week when the International Agency for Research on Cancer moved tanning beds to its highest cancer risk category, calling them “carcinogenic to humans.” That means that there’s now enough evidence showing beyond a doubt that tanning beds can cause skin cancer and should be avoided. While...
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