The ads started popping up about a decade ago on social media. Instead of selling alcohol with sex and romance, these ads had an edgier theme: Harried mothers chugging wine to cope with everyday stress. Women embracing quart-sized bottles of whiskey, and bellying up to bars to knock back vodka shots with men. In this… Read More »
A ‘sixth sense’ which goes beyond the basic five senses of taste, smell, touch, sight and hearing, has apparently been discovered in America A ‘sixth sense’ really does exist, scientists claim – but it’s got nothing to do with being able to see dead people. Researchers in America say they have discovered the ‘intuition’ gene… Read More »
One study that was published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases in 2004 found a 100% correspondence of fibromyalgia with SIBO. (4) Researchers have finally linked fibromyalgia to the health of the gut! One study showed a 100% connection between fibromyalgia and small intestine bacterial overgrowth, the direct result of an imbalanced inner ecosystem. In… Read More »
Shocking New Role Found for the Immune System: Controlling Social Interactions July 13, 2016 Josh Barney, jdb9a@virginia.edu In a startling discovery that raises fundamental questions about human behavior, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined that the immune system directly affects – and even controls – creatures’ social behavior, such as… Read More »
Source: A simple, comprehensive plan to prevent or reverse Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases – Part 1: The Plan | AGINGSCIENCES™ – Anti-Aging Firewalls™ A simple, comprehensive plan to prevent or reverse Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases – Part 1: The Plan Posted on 18. February 2015 by James Watson By James… Read More »
Though research on migraines has come a long way, the reason why some people are much more prone to them is largely still a mystery. Physicians will often try to find the cause of recurrent migraine attacks by evaluating patients for other underlying medical conditions, food intolerances and sleep problems. New research suggests doctors may… Read More »
Previous research by Northwestern scientists showed that people who received the majority of their bright light in the morning weighed less than those who were exposed to most of their bright light after 12 p.m. The researchers wanted to understand why. Mouse studies also have shown that mice kept in constant light have altered glucose… Read More »
Fish oil, Vitamin D and other nutrients appear to raise the potency of medication The multibillion-dollar supplement industry spews many dubious claims, but a new study suggests that some nutritional supplements, including omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D, may boost the effectiveness of antidepressants. If so, the supplements might help relieve symptoms for the millions… Read More »
Ask parents of teenagers what they’re worried about, and amon Source: Why helping teens get more sleep could save lives – CNN.com Ask parents of teenagers what they’re worried about, and among the issues they’re likely to bring up is their teens not getting enough sleep. So many teens stay up past midnight and get… Read More »
WASHINGTON: Most teenagers in the United States start the school day too early each morning, robbing them of the sleep they need to concentrate properly and remain healthy, according to a study published Thursday. Fewer than one in five middle and high schools in the United States start at 8.30am or later, as recommended, according… Read More »
ONE in three Americans does not get enough sleep on a regular basis, raising their risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, US health authorities said Thursday. Healthy sleep is defined as at least seven hours per day for adults aged 18-60, according to the report by the US Centers for… Read More »
Theanine January 2006 By Terri Mitchell Back when Europe was stone huts and the Mayans were playing soccer, the Chinese were drinking tea. Tea goes back at least 5,000 years as medicine and more than 1,000 years as a simple beverage. Made from the leaves of a bush related to flowering camellia, tea has had… Read More »
For decades, scientists believed that excess body fat was mere storage for unused calories. However, research conducted over the past 20 years suggests added fat is more than a little extra cushion—fat cells are actually “toxic factories,” each one producing inflammatory cytokines (chemical messengers of inflammation) throughout the body and causing potentially serious damage to… Read More »
Getting too little sleep during the week can increase some risk factors for diabetes, but sleeping late on weekends might help improve the picture, a small U.S. study suggests. Researchers conducted a sleep experiment with 19 healthy young men and found just four nights of sleep deprivation were linked to changes in their blood suggesting… Read More »
Antibiotics make C. diff infection easier because of their effects on bile acid and bacteria living in the gut, according to new research. Bacteria in the gut are involved in many of the body’s functions, from the creation of neurons in the brain to regulating chemicals that help break food down. Scientists at North Carolina… Read More »
The virus you likely never heard of is steadily marching north from Brazil. It’s Zika, spread by Aedes mosquitoes. It’s a flavivirus related to yellow fever, West Nile, Chikungunya, and dengue. The latest two that hit the U.S., Chikungunya and dengue, are painful and bad enough—and dengue can kill people […] The virus you likely… Read More »
A team of researchers plans to figure out why this happens In recent years, scientists have made small steps towards understanding the relationship between sleep and Alzheimer’s disease. Now, researchers from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland may soon illuminate the connection—they are launching the first experiment of its kind that will study a… Read More »
small study suggests that for adolescents, their number of Facebook friends may be related to their stress levels, with more than 300 friends associated with higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol. The study only included 88 participants at one point in time, so it can’t indicate whether changes in Facebook metrics cause an… Read More »
American healthcare has received heavy criticism in recent decades due to its cost/outcome profile. The sources of poor performance in the United States are many, to be sure, and yet one source rarely gets mentioned, namely, primary care. Anyone following healthcare trends in the United States over the past decade will find few critiques of… Read More »
If you need validation that being at work before 10 a.m. feels like “torture,” here it is.Early schedules go against the body’s natural “clock” and can impact learning and health, Paul Kelly, an honorary clinical research fellow at Oxford University’s Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute said, BBC reported.Kelly addressed a crowd at the British Science… Read More »
Three-time Olympic runner Suzy Favor Hamilton has written a book about her post-athletics foray into the world of high-priced escorts.In “Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness,” Hamilton chronicles her struggles with undiagnosed bipolar disorder that began in earnest after the 2000 Summer Games and eventually drove her into thrill-seeking behavior.See the most-read stories… Read More »
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Is Your Brain Firing As It Should? – Neurotransmitters By Jacob Scharf Guest Writer for Wake up World On our troubled planet it is obvious to each of us there are many aspects of our daily lives that are not all they could or should be. Life can be difficult at times! These less than… Read More »
“New Solution Cures Snoring – And Lets EVERYONE Sleep At Night” I am a simple man. I enjoy my quality of life, generally speaking, but I’ve been in desperate denial of the fact I have a snoring problem. Deep down, I know my wife is miserable when I snore, and that this persistent condition of… Read More »
Most teens start school too early in the morning, which deprives them of the sleep they need to learn and stay healthy, a new study says. The American Academy of Pediatrics last year urged middle schools and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. in order to allow teens — who are biologically programmed to… Read More »
As rates of Alzheimer’s diagnoses continue to rise, researchers are searching for effective ways to detect the disease early in patients. A neuroscience graduate student at the University of Alberta says he’s identified a simple way to screen for early stages of the disease: by analyzing a patient’s saliva. The researcher, Shraddha Sapkota, presented… Read More »
he Neurology Advisor take: It is not uncommon for people with depression or bipolar disorder to complain that their thinking has gotten less sharp. And new research, using brain scans, indicates that activity in the part of the brain involved in executive functioning, such as working memory, problem solving, and reasoning, is indeed impacted in… Read More »
OLATHE, Kan. – A woman convicted of murdering her husband in their Kansas home walked free Wednesday after serving just 9 years for the crime, reports CBS affiliate KCTV. In 1982, Melinda Raisch’s husband, 25-year-old David Harmon, was bludgeoned to death in their bedroom. At the time, Raisch told police two intruders knocked her out… Read More »
How this Brit wooed 2 gorgeous women into his ‘throuple’ – NY Daily News.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) – A new study just released by the Centers for Disease Control suggests people who make more money get more sleep. Researchers found about 35 percent of adults with incomes below the poverty line report getting less than six hours of sleep a night. While about people making well above the… Read More »
The oldest person in the world, a Japanese woman named Misao Okawa, died early Wednesday morning at 117-years-old. Mrs. Okawa celebrated her birthday on March 5 with her family, including her 92-year-old son, however, retirement home officials where she resided up until her demise indicated that she had recently lost her appetite. In an interview… Read More »
By Lindsey Bever April 2 at 2:40 AM It happens in an instant just before you fall asleep. You’re startled by a loud noise — the thud of a book slamming to the floor, or worse, the bang of a shotgun nearby. You a jump up and look around, but everything seems normal. Well… Read More »
Ashely Judd Billy Joel Hugh Laurie Jim Carrey How can somebody so funny be secretly struggling with depression? Such is the case with celebrated comedic actor Jim Carrey, who has been very open about his long-term depression battle. In a 2008 interview with the British newspaper The Sun, Carrey described how his mental health issues… Read More »
TaurineTaurine plays a major role in good liver function via detoxification and the formation of bile. Inadequate levels of taurine are common in many patients with chemical sensitivities and allergies. Taurine is the major amino acid required by the liver for the removal of toxic chemicals and metabolites from the body. Impaired body synthesis of… Read More »
“IT’S like coffee times ten,” raves one enthusiast. “I use it a couple of times a week and problems solve themselves. At the end of the day, I haven’t wasted hours on frivolous websites. At the end of the week, my apartment is clean.” This marvel of productivity is not a new energy drink or… Read More »
30-Minutes Of Lost Sleep Linked To Weight Gain, Study Claims.
Because scientific studies are examining the role of magnesium in alleviating or circumventing many commonly occurring chronic ailments, it is important to be educated on the variations in magnesium supplements; especially magnesium orotate, the best form of the mineral supplement. Magnesium is not easily absorbed in the body unless first attached to transporting substance. For… Read More »
Tweens and teens report getting less and less sleep with each passing year. The disturbing trend comes from data collected over the past 20 years from U.S. students. As of 2012, more than half of the surveyed kids age 15 or older reported sleeping less than seven hours a night. That is two to three… Read More »
THURSDAY, Feb. 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A new study helps explain why getting too little sleep might boost diabetes risk. Researchers say lack of sleep can lead to increased levels of substances called free fatty acids in the blood. These substances interfere with the ability of the hormone insulin to regulate blood sugar levels.… Read More »
“It’s understood that kids who are bulliers at school are sometimes being bullied at home, often times by a sibling, though sometimes by a parent,” she said. “And it has a sustained impact — depression, insecurity and loss of trust and intimacy in relationships.” via Sibling Bullying More Common Than Schoolyard Torment, Study Shows –… Read More »
“Making sure that sleep is obtained during the right time of day may be an inexpensive and easily disseminable intervention for individuals who are bothered by intrusive thoughts,” researcher Jacob Nota of Binghamton University said in a news release. “If further findings support the relation between sleep timing and repetitive negative thinking, this could one… Read More »
Your Coffee Drinking Habit Could be Genetic : Biology : Nature World News.
Coffee According to Caffeine Informer, 154 shots of espresso is enough to kill the average person. (That’s calculated at a rate of 77mg of caffeine per shot, though studies have found the range of caffeine per shot can vary enormously.) That adds up to around 12 grams of caffeine — however, Jack James, editor-in-chief of… Read More »
Flush your brain with sleep and stay bright for the light. Brains flush toxic waste in sleep, including Alzheimer’s-linked protein, study of mice finds – The Washington Post.
A trip to the intensive care unit for a serious illness may result in Alzheimer’s-like symptoms for a year or longer after leaving the hospital, according to concerning new research. Researchers at Vanderbilt University studied hundreds of patients from the time they entered the ICU to 12 months after they were discharged, and found 75… Read More »
Sleep calms some fears, study suggests | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com.
BBC News – Sleep ‘boosts brain cell numbers’.
When the shit hits the fan here all the storm troopers, sheriffs, national guard, local police, highway patrol and their bosses will be amped up on some form of amphetamine. They are going to be ZOMBIES with body armor. Head shots required. The USA uses it to this day. Why is this a surprise. In… Read More »
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Top Ten Benefits of Zinc By Charles Poliquin 2/9/2012 1:05:04 PM Improve all aspects of your health and well-being by making sure you get enough zinc in your diet. Many people know about zinc for its immune boosting properties, but this mineral is actually a wonder of health benefits. Researchers write that “zinc is such… Read More »