Proanthocyanidins: Why this Tannin Keeps Your Arteries Flexible and Blood Pressure Low, and the Best Sources of It Proanthocyanidins, a polyphenols extracted from grape seeds, has scientists and nutrition buffs excited. Why? They are antioxidant powerhouse that also appears to provide major heart-healthy benefits. Certain types of red [...]
How to Recognize and Treat 7 Different Bug Bites To Avoid Skin Damage and Even Scarring Summer is just around the corner, and with all of the backyard BBQs, picnics and outdoor festivals comes one of the season's inevitable nuisances: bugs. Fortunately, most bug bites are harmless, so [...]
What Dangers Can Perfumes & Other Fragrances Pose to Your Health? We have all been there. You are in a movie theater, on an airplane or in some other closed quarters that, for whatever reason, you are required to remain in. Then in walks that man or woman [...]
How to Prevent Alzheimer's: The Most Effective Ways to Avoid this Rapidly Increasing Disease Alzheimer's disease already affects 4.5 million Americans--more than twice the number that were affected in 1980--but that number is expected to grow significantly. By the year 2050, it's estimated that 11.3 million to 16 [...]
Is Your Teenager Starting College? 10 Tips to Cut Back Costs Big Time While 56% of students attend four-year colleges or universities that charge tuition of less than $9,000 a year, 9 percent attend colleges with tuition of $33,000 or more a year. Paying for college tuition is one [...]
Is Your Liver Making You Fat? How a Toxic Liver Seriously Affects Your Weight and Health Over the past 30 years, Americans have become more obsessed with finding a miracle cure for losing weight and increasing energy. The irony of this newfound preoccupation is that, even though we [...]
Too Much Sitting May Increase Your Risk of Chronic Disease … and Premature Death These days you likely hear a lot about sedentary lifestyles, and how this inactivity can lead to obesity and all of its related problems. But what you may not realize is that the word “sedentary” [...]
43 Natural Highs to Make You Feel Good Right now you may be feeling stressed out. You probably have any number of challenging circumstances that you’re trying to work though. We all do. But please take a few moments to remind yourself of the parts of life that make [...]
Child Identity Theft: How to Secure Your Kids Against The #1 Fastest-Growing Identity Theft Shiloh Puckett has had 17 credit cards, been approved for a $42,000 loan, and owes thousands of dollars in credit card bills. Shiloh was just 10 years old and had been in debt since [...]
Smile Whitening Secrets Tooth whitening is a very popular cosmetic dental process today. An estimated 10 million Americans spend over $1.5 billion dollars each year on tooth-whitening products. And it's not surprising why. Whiter teeth can give you more confidence, more sex appeal, more "Hollywood glam" - heck, it [...]