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Metal in Baby Food: Research Reveals Risk of Ingesting Heavy Metals

Of all food categories, it may be safe to say that ensuring the purity of baby foods and making sure there are no toxic ingredients or heavy metals in baby food should be one that's ...

What Is Art Therapy? Benefits & How It’s Used to Help Heal

For thousands of years, cultures and religions around the world have turned to various forms of creative "therapies" to relieve stress and deal with difficult emotions. One such form is art therapy. More formal approaches to ...

Insomnia, Stress Linked to Irregular Heartbeat in Postmenopausal Women

It's no secret that stress and lack of sleep can negatively impact all aspects of health, so it should be far from surprising that research from the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2023 found that ...

The Surprising Health Effects of Fantasy Sports: Should You Play?

If you're a sports fan — heck, even if you aren't — you're most likely familiar with fantasy sports whether you play them or not. They can be fun, provide some extra incentive while watching ...

Dyspepsia Signs & Symptoms + 8 Natural Remedies

Have you ever experienced an upset stomach after eating? Maybe it was accompanied by excessive gas and bloating? There's actually a more scientific term for this common health problem: dyspepsia. What is dyspepsia? Well, aside from ...

Piriformis Syndrome: How to Manage This Lower-Body Pain Disorder

Do you ever experience shooting lower back pains, pain in your hips and buttocks area or a tingling or numbness that extends down to your feet? If so, there’s a chance you have piriformis syndrome. The ...

Is Reverse Osmosis Water Good for You? Or Does It Over-Filter?

Clean drinking water is difficult to come by. In places like California, water is sometimes scarce thanks to drought. In other countries, there’s a lack of infrastructure to provide potable water, and even in our ...

Study Reveals Link Between Sleep and Heart Disease

Heart disease continues to be the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, and it's led health and nutrition researchers to investigate both the causes and methods to prevent and combat this chronic ...

Limbic System’s Link to Our Emotional and Psychological Health

Although it's only a small part of the brain in terms of volume, the limbic system has some of the most basic, life-sustaining and meaningful roles of all brain structure. The word limbic comes from ...

What Is Chronic Stress? Learn How to Overcome Naturally

Stress. It’s an awful word and a worse feeling, isn’t it? It's particularly awful when talking chronic stress. The thing is, stress isn’t all bad. Without it, we wouldn’t be motivated to take steps to protect ourselves, ...