Health

Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered about those little marks on your skin? Maybe they’re freckles from your childhood, sunspots from sunny vacations or moles you’ve had forever. These spots are more than just part of your look — they’re clues to your health. The good news? ...

Obesity places immense strain on the joints, making traditional weight-bearing exercises difficult and often painful for those who want to lose weight. Beyond physical-related ailments to obesity, many obese individuals avoid exercising in public because they feel embarrassed or uncomfortable. Here’s where water aerobics comes in. Research has found that ...

About 2.9 million people worldwide live with multiple sclerosis (MS), a condition where your immune system attacks the protective coating around your nerves.1 This leaves you feeling tired, makes walking tough and even blurs your vision. Here’s the surprising part: the tiny bacteria in your gut — those little helpers ...

A classic strategy in business is to replace something freely available with a patentable commodity everyone is then forced to purchase. Beyond this being highly exploitative, in many cases, the synthetic substitute is a poor imitation of what nature created and hence creates a myriad of problems for humanity. This ...

Waking up feeling exhausted, struggling to stay awake during the day or being told you snore loudly might seem like minor annoyances. But what if these seemingly harmless issues were actually signs of a serious health condition? If this sounds familiar, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be silently disrupting your ...

Gallbladder surgery is one of the most performed surgeries worldwide.1 In the U.S., more than 1.2 million of these surgeries are done per year,2 and the most common reason is gallstones. These are small, hardened deposits of digestive fluid that block the flow of bile, leading to severe pain in ...

Ever feel like your cellphone is glued to your hand? It’s tough to put it down, but what if you took a break for three days — would your brain cheer or rebel? Cellphones are part of daily life for most, but too much time on them interferes with your ...

You grab a soda or energy drink without a second thought, but those tasty sips are hiding a big health bill. Most of these drinks are sweetened with refined fructose — typically in the form of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) — which causes serious long-term health damage. Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) ...

Your body's a busy place, full of tiny workers keeping you healthy. Some of these workers, like macrophages and mitochondria, do more than you might think. They're not just cleaning up germs or powering your cells — they're also teaming up to control inflammation, that fiery response that protects you ...

Glyphosate-based herbicides now account for 19% of all herbicides used globally, with over 240 million pounds sprayed annually across American farmlands. However, glyphosate doesn’t stay in the soil — it shows up in your body as well. In fact, measurable glyphosate residues have been detected in the urine of 60% ...

1 What’s one major way modern diets are undermining your health despite providing enough calories? They lack essential nutrients due to being ultraprocessed Modern diets filled with ultraprocessed foods, excessive sugar, and harmful vegetable oils lead to nutrient deficiencies, starving your cells of what they need despite ample calories. Learn ...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) has been a staple in traditional medicine for centuries and is valued across cultures for its ability to ease digestive distress and fight inflammation. Its benefits for stomach ailments, nausea and intestinal disorders have been mentioned in Ancient Ayurvedic and Chinese texts. Today, more evidence on ginger’s ...