(Natural News) While hand sanitizers work, handwashing is still the gold standard for hygiene as it kills more germs. According to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center physician Dr. Roland Newman II, while there’s truth in the claims saying that hand sanitizers can kill 99 percent of germs, some pathogens can still sneak through. Handwashing is still the […]

(Natural News) Women have increasingly been choosing to give birth at home in recent years, and the trend has really been taking off during the coronavirus pandemic. Although the topic can be quite controversial, studies have shown that home births can indeed be as safe as hospital births. A large study from McMaster University in […]

(Natural News) According to Japanese researchers, taking a supplement that contains antioxidants, healthy fats and amino acids could help improve athletic performance and reduce fatigue. In a study published in the Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, researchers described how a combination of these nutrients led to significant improvements in female athletes. Besides reducing fatigue in the […]

(Natural News) Pregnant women who are taking antidepressants may be at greater risk of gestational diabetes, suggests a recent study published in the online journal BMJ Open. Researchers from the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine in Montreal said that the risk of gestational diabetes was greatest in pregnant mothers taking venlafaxine and amitriptyline. Both of these are used to treat major depressive […]

(Natural News) Sleep is an important component of good health. It promotes healing and prepares the body for the next day, among other functions. That said, there are adverse consequences to lack of sleep, and a recent study shows just how grave they can be. A group of researchers from Pennsylvania State University found that people with diabetes, […]

(Natural News) The Wuhan coronavirus continues to be one for the books, much like the anthrax attacks of 2001 or the financial crisis of 2008. However, these earlier crises that rocked the country were isolated, with one a national security crisis while the other was a financial crisis. These events were more limited in scope […]

(Natural News) Over-the-counter medicines (OTCs) are a double-edged sword: They are readily available and can relieve your symptoms quickly, but once you have become reliant on them, they can make you sicker with adverse side effects. Ibuprofen is one such OTC medicine: While it’s used at a rate of billions of doses every year to […]

(Natural News) When SHTF, medicinal plants and herbs on hand become indispensable. But instead of foraging for them in the wild when disaster strikes, it’s better to grow them in an outdoor or indoor garden for a more sufficient and stable source of herbal remedies. (h/t to SurvivalSullivan.com) Potent medicinal herbs to have in your […]

(Natural News) Natural products and homeopathic substances have been an important source of medicine since ancient times. In North America, traditional forms of medicine, like Cherokee traditional medicine, has provided numerous aromatic and medicinal plants that both the Cherokee people and European settlers in the continent used. Several of these Cherokee medicinal plants are still […]

(Natural News) A group of 20 Republican senators sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration this week asking them to “classify the abortion pill as an ‘imminent hazard to the public health’ that poses a ‘significant threat of danger’ and remove this pill from the U.S. market.” Mifepristone is the first drug given […]