health

Sleeping naked has always been thought of as a bit taboo, but research has revealed some surprising effects on our health when we sleep in the nude. Despite its rather provocative connotation, which was the basis for its taboo status,…

Over the past month or so, the Zika virus -a virus spread by mosquitos of the Aedes family that usually causes fairly mild, flulike symptoms in those infected with it- has taken the world by storm. The World Health Organization (WHO) has…

Exhaustion is one of those words that gets overused and devalued. It's like calling something that is funny "hilarious". Exhaustion, by definition, means completely spent. If you've ever experienced true exhaustion you know exactly what I…

When I first read about the concept of certain food cravings being a sign that your body was lacking a certain vitamin or mineral, I thought to myself, “usually my body wanting a cookie means that my body is low on cookies.” Food cravings…

With all of the research being done on the effects of cannabis on the human body, one specific compound is really showing a lot of promise for health benefits. CBD is one of over 60 compounds naturally found in cannabis. The other…

As someone who regularly has a very messed up sleep cycle, a new study that was recently published in the journal Sleep has really caught my attention. I've written before about how sleep, or the lack of it, can effect you health and your…

Anytime I am around anyone under the age of, oh let's say 25, I am astonished by how much time they spend glued to screens. Phone screens. Tablet screens. Tv screens. It's almost as if you out a moving image on a flat surface, people can't…

Throughout history, there has always been a quest to extend our time here on earth through any means necessary. From the search for the fictional Fountain of Youth to modern medical miracles, the search for longevity is part of the human…

If you’ve got respiratory allergies like me, you spend a fair amount of time figuring out how to make your life less sneezy, less wheezy, and less sniffly. Respiratory allergies are no fun and no joke: besides the need to carry tissues…