All posts tagged with healthy living

(Natural News) That chubby little boy’s bulging cheeks may seem so irresistible. But do you know those cute cheeks may be more of a liability, not an asset? Take it from a lot of studies on obesity. Excess body fat in childhood is a red flag that mustn’t be ignored. Children whose body mass index (BMI) […]

(Natural News) To say that all kinds of bacteria do more harm than good is to do these microorganisms an injustice. Yes, horror stories of how bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus can enter bones, joints, lungs and heart valves and have fatal results. Meningitis, which can deteriorate to brain damage, even death, comes from bacteria, viruses and […]

(Natural News) So you want to have a healthy baby? Suddenly, hitting the gym, taking dance classes and engaging in sports at this stage of your life may be too late. A new University of Melbourne study says men and women should start ensuring the health of their children, not when they’ve decided to become […]

(Natural News) Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali, Charles M. Schulz, Linda Ronstadt and Billy Graham have one thing in common. They have Parkinson’s disease. The disorder also afflicts one of every 350 adults in the U.K., or an estimated 145,000 people. The sad part is, the solution to Parkinson’s remains elusive. The neurodegenerative disease causes a decline […]

(Natural News) Each day, I review hundreds of science and medicine headlines for assigning stories to websites like Science.news and Medicine.news, and I repeatedly see new science papers published about the links between oral bacteria and chronic diseases such as heart disease. The science is clear: If you have bacteria lurking in an old root […]

(Natural News) If you want your child to be accustomed to spicy foods and other strong flavors, start eating these foods while breastfeeding, doctors suggest. This is contrary to the myth that eating spicy foods, such as chili, while breastfeeding will cause excessive gas and fussiness in babies. Jennifer Wider, medical adviser for the Society […]

(Natural News) As parents, we want nothing more than the best things for our children. That’s why we start them young: We start saving up for their college, we put them in the best schools we know or even set them up to learn a skill or two that they may use when they grow […]

(Natural News) Intestinal flora may be the key to understanding how multiple sclerosis develops. Previous assumptions held that MS was a mostly genetic problem, prompting physicians to closely examine DNA. New research, however, has shown that autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, are brought about by a combination of environmental and genetic factors, the catalyst […]

(Natural News) Many people view their eventual “escape from the rat race” as a worthy mission to keep them pressing on through every single day. For city dwellers in particular, it’s a kind of prize to keep their eyes on. But once that’s over, what’s next? If you take the evidence and conclusion of a […]

(Natural News) You probably spend more time in your own home than anywhere else. After all, you spend your sleeping hours in your bed, breathing indoor air during the entire night. And yet the indoor air quality of most homes is shockingly bad due to particulate pollution as well as airborne chemicals derived from furniture, […]