(Natural News) Experts from the European Society of Cardiology warn that constant and excessive stress about one’s financial status is linked to a 13-fold increased risk of having a heart attack. These findings, while of themselves not shocking, do imply an increased need for doctors to ask about other lifestyle factors when reviewing their patients’ […]

(Natural News) Researchers have found that the sycamore fig (Ficus sycomorus) could be used to reverse that adverse effects caused by stress. The study, which appeared in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, found that the bark of the sycamore fig contains bioactive compounds that function similarly to antidepressants which can treat conditions brought about by an unpredictable […]

(Natural News) Researchers unveil another alarming negative effect of eating too many foods high in fats and carbohydrates. In a study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, it was revealed that the reward center of the brain started to value and want more foods that contain high amounts of fat and carbohydrates, such as processed […]

(Natural News) Nutrition experts have long stressed the role of essential nutrients in preventing deadly disease, an article on Nutra Ingredients USA stated. Some of them are now arguing for the recognition of other nutrients like curcumin and lutein that amend the symptoms of non-lethal yet serious diseases, such as the various forms of dementia. […]

(Natural News) For the first time ever, researchers are understanding a nutrient-specific hunger mechanism in living organisms. Specifically, a team from John Hopkins University has pinpointed the neurons responsible for protein cravings in fruit flies – neurons that the team was able to turn on and off. As part of their study, the researchers deprived fruit […]

(Natural News) You have a lot of things that are similar to your friends – with hobbies and interests being some of them. However, according to a recent study in the Scandinavian Journal of Pain, you may also have the same pain tolerance levels, provided that you and your friends are males. The study, which included […]

(Natural News) While most people try to reduce the stress they feel each day, tech executives in Silicon Valley are trying to get themselves more worked up. These researchers are self-inducing “positive” stress because they believe it improves their work performance, according to a report by CNBC. Positive stress practitioners, who are mainly tech workers, practice […]

(Natural News) If you or a loved one have recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, you may have been surprised when your doctor recommended medication. After all, it’s common knowledge that the disease is untreatable and incurable. These medications appear to be little more than a money-making ploy at this point. Although they may have […]

(Natural News) According to a study, sleep doesn’t just affect your mental and physical health. It’s possible that “insufficient sleep could also have grave economic consequences.” The results of the study, which was published by Oxford University Press in the journal SLEEP, revealed that insufficient sleep affects over one in three adults around the globe. This public […]

(Natural News) Don’t you just hate that nagging feeling of having an awesome dream but being unable to remember any of it? Scientists say it’s not that you have a weak memory – it’s just how your brain works. It’s something that happens to most people. According to Thomas Andrillon, a neuroscientist at Monash University […]