Healthy Living

For centuries seaweed has been a staple in the diets of Asian people. Loaded with minerals and vitamins, seaweed appears to be one of the healthiest foods on the planet. While it has been touted to help reduce stress, prevent heart disease and enhance thyroid function, it may also help t...

Vitamin B12 is an important nutrient needed for healthy nerves and red blood cells. Primarily found in meat and dairy products, vitamin B12 has a number of very specific health benefits: It helps regulate the nervous system – reducing stress, depression and shrinkage of the brain. Vitami...

What if there was a way to boost weight loss while also improving one’s overall health and resistance to disease? It sounds too good to be true, but the facts are that some foods and compounds can achieve just such results. One such compound is the very intriguing and impressive conjugat...

Aromatherapy is yet another example of a centuries-old remedy that is finally making its way into mainstream medicine. Used by the ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians for more than 6,000 years aromatherapy is a holistic medicinal treatment that incorporates essential oils. The oils are derived from...

Millions of Americans have switched to diet soft drinks in an effort to avoid the massive calorie content of regular sodas. While they may be lower in sugar, diet drinks are still a bad dietary choice and they have been linked to weight gain, heart disease, type-2 diabetes , migraines and other hea...

It is hard to believe, but researchers have found that just four lifestyle factors play a role in a full one-third of all deaths. Finding ways to avoid the impact of these four factors will help you live a longer and healthier life. Factor One-Waist Size The Western World is undergoing an ...

Multiple treatments are available for enlarged prostate including medications and minimally invasive surgery. A patient’s choice of treatment - be it surgery, radiation, or other forms of management depends on several factors, including: • Size of enlarged prostate • ...

What are the Risk Factors for Prediabetes? Prediabetes is the condition of having consistently higher-than-normal blood sugar levels which are a precursor to developing full-blown diabetes. An estimated 79 million Americans are at risk of developing diabetes, yet only 11% even know they are at ...

People are always trying to look younger, and glowing, youthful skin plays a large part. There are a host of creams and other skin products on the market for this purpose, but traditional Indian medicine offers an entirely different slant – treating the skin from the inside out. Also known a...

Erectile dysfunction, often referred to as ED, is a sexual condition which may have any number of causes. Men who suffer from this problem may be too embarrassed to seek professional help from their doctor. However, ED is often caused by prescription and over-the-counter medications and it can...