(Natural News) Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by persistent and excessive worrying about a number of different things. While certain symptoms of GAD may appear similar to a phobia, or an extreme and irrational fear to a stimulus, the mental disorder is not a direct response to a specific situation or experience. Patients diagnosed […]

(Natural News) When you don’t get enough sleep, you’re tired and cranky the next day. However, sleep deprivation also affects your emotional and mental health in four different ways. It makes you more emotionally reactive. If you’re sleep deprived, you may lose your temper over small things. Aside from negatively affecting your mood, emotional reactivity […]

(Natural News) What you eat significantly affects your physical health. If your diet includes a lot of sugary and fatty foods, you are at risk of health problems such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, and Type 2 diabetes. According to several studies, eating certain kinds of food can also negatively affect your mental health. 4 Types of […]

(Natural News) Here’s a prescription for hypertension your doctor won’t give: Go to church. New research is now suggesting that therapeutic lifestyle changes, which include going to church and enhancing one’s faith, may have a profound impact on heart health. A randomized clinical trial among African-Americans found that hypertensive patients who regularly went to mass […]

(Natural News) Most of us are familiar with a household set-up wherein women are more often in charge of house duties than men. However, a new study suggests that equal distribution of household chores between couples may be a key to a happier, more harmonious relationship. Among the tasks needed to be done at home, […]

(Natural News) Many of us are willing to suffer through eating some of the less-delicious foods out there in the name of good health – Brussels sprouts, anyone? – but there are a few cases where we really can have it all, and dark chocolate is one of those foods that tastes great while being […]

(Natural News) If you’ve had a long and tiring day at work, a plate of comforting food can improve your mood. But instead of indulging in junk food that can make you overweight, snack on some mood-boosting and nutrient-rich superfoods instead. Even fresh food can’t function as a miracle cure, but following a diet full of fresh […]

(Natural News) You’re pacing the floor restlessly. Cold sweat is trickling down your face. You throw glances at the clock while reaching out for a stick of cigarette. Body language says it all. You’re worried sick over a work deadline hanging over your head like the proverbial sword of Damocles. Worry and its first cousin, […]

(Natural News) Antibiotics have been heavily scrutinized for killing off the “good bacteria” that live in your gut, but it turns out bacteria aren’t the only thing antibiotics can kill. Now, recent research has found there is an even more alarming risk that comes with taking these allegedly innocuous drugs: They stop the growth of […]

(Natural News) Statin drugs, prescribed by doctors to reduce high cholesterol levels and supposedly prevent heart attacks and strokes, are the second most prescribed drugs in the world, after the painkiller hydrocodone. Since one in five Americans between the ages of 40 and 75 take these drugs regularly, it is likely that you are acquainted […]