Sep 3, 2017 12:24 pm
Tattooing is a long-standing human ritual that transcends historical and sociocultural boundaries, but more regulatory oversight is needed to ensure inks are not contaminated with dangerous chemical byproducts.
Aug 30, 2017 12:13 am
Influence of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction intervention on rates of skin clearing in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis undergoing phototherapy (UVB) and photochemotherapy (PUVA).
Aug 29, 2017 11:52 pm
In a small but highly provocative study, a University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has found, for the first time, that a short program in "mindfulness meditation" produced lasting positive changes in both the brain and the function of the immune system.
Aug 25, 2017 8:04 pm
If you’re like me, no matter how many times you’ve tried to slow down while eating, once food lands on your plate it somehow ends up gone before you’ve even had the chance to think the words mindful eating. Maybe you’ve tried the “putting your fork down between bites” thing, or the “chew each bite 30 times” thing. And maybe, like me, you are 100% convinced those strategies would work should you ever remember to employ them while seated near food. In that case, fear not. Here is a mélange of tips and tricks to help avoid overeating at mealtime. Read More
Aug 25, 2017 7:37 pm
Dr. Eben Alexander was working as a mainstream western neurosurgeon when he mysteriously contracted an extremely rare case of adult onset bacterial meningitis. The illness landed him in the ICU where he remained deep in a coma for seven days, at the mercy of brain-eating bacteria that threatened to kill him, or at best, render him a vegetable for the rest of his life. Read More
Aug 25, 2017 7:07 pm
If you’ve ever read anything about the paleo lifestyle or the autoimmune protocol (AIP), you’ve likely heard about lectins—a class of proteins especially abundant in grains and legumes that are said to cause a host of problems for human health. Lectins are thought to be a plant’s defense mechanism, a way for plants to protect themselves from being consumed by insects, animals, and humans, or to ensure that their seeds (offspring) remain intact as they pass through an animal’s digestive tract for later dispersal.
While lectins aren’t anything new, in his book, The Plant Paradox, Dr. Steven Gundry takes the discussion of lectins to a whole new level. Read More
Jun 17, 2017 1:07 pm
Allison Young for Men's Health shares how she eased herself into intermittent fasting as well as the surprising results.
Jun 7, 2017 3:21 pm
Ever hear of intermittent fasting? If so, many other f-words likely lingered on your lips (maybe even escaped them) at the mere thought. For me, fasting brought up all kinds of terrifying thoughts: starvation, thirst, malnutrition, prison. (Seriously, it made me think of prison.) It also brought up an f-load of questions. Exactly how intermittent was it? Read More