Planting Trees in a City 30 Years Ago May Have Lowered the Risk of Deaths From Diseases
After Friends of Trees planted 50,000 trees on Portland streets, researchers found that living near them reduced disease risk in residents.
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10 Amazing Things You Can Learn About Your Gut With a Home Test Kit
There's no such thing as a universally-healthy food: What's healthy for one person can be inflammatory for you. Now, you can discover what works for you...
I Cured My Hemorrhoids in a Week Without Spending a Dime (And the Doctor Had No Clue)
For decades, I accepted my protruding hemorrhoids as inevitable-until I had a simple realization became a cure... It's the pee, stupid!
Woman Makes Drug-free Patches That Treat Nausea, Cramps, Vertigo, Hangovers - And Even Car Sick Pets
A California health practitioner has invented a natural, drug-free patch that can treat nausea in people and pets-and relieve cramps, vertigo, and hangovers: Meet Gopatch.
7 Healthy Habits Can Almost Halve Our Risk of Dying From Stroke and Protect Against Alzheimer's
These 7 healthy habits can almost halve people's risk of suffering a life-threatening stroke, according to new Texas research.
Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating it From the Self
When mindfulness meditation separated the brain's sensory communications with its perception of person, place, and moment, pain fell 32%.
Virtual Reality Glasses Displaying Exercise Give Similar Effects to Those Who Can't Move
A new study from Tohoku University suggests that virtual reality training can reduce psychosocial stress and anxiety.
The Smell of Desert Rain May Be Good for Your Health
The smell of rain and the feeling of euphoria that comes when a storm washes over the parched earth – it really is good for you. Here is why.
Eating Oily Fish Like Salmon May Cut Risk of Developing Alzheimer's by Nearly 50%
Eating oily fish like mackerel or salmon could slash your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by nearly 50 percent.
10 Super Food Combinations to Improve your Health - Like Apples with Leafy Greens to Lower Blood Pressure
Here are the top 10 superfood combinations, as recommended by the supplement company Healthspan in a poll conducted by OnePoll.
Man Used Insect Photography to Combat Suicidal Thoughts-and His Stunning Photos Are Now in National Geographic
It has been nine years since Matt Doogue tried to take his own life-but he has since found peace and therapy through insect photography.
Free Quiz Designed by Functional Medicine Doctor Rates Your Risk of Nutritional Deficiencies
A free quiz takes just 3 minutes to rate your risk of nutritional deficiencies based on one doctor's 15+ year career of diagnosing them.
Must See: 16th Century Turkish Baths Reopening in Istanbul as Part-Antique Spa, Part-Museum
An extraordinary 13-year restoration of a historic bath in Istanbul reopened after centuries of neglect—restored to glories past.
Mister Rogers Had a Point: Regularly Greeting Six Neighbors Maximizes Your Wellbeing
As part of a Gallup index saying hello to more than 1 neighbor was shown to correlate with greater self-perception of well-being.
Eight Habits to Take Up by Age 40 if You Want to Live Decades Longer
A study of 700,000 Americans found men who had adopted all eight by age 40 lived around 24 years longer than those who had none.
'Nature Prescriptions' Improve Both Physical and Mental Health -28 Studies to Date
The researchers believe that their presentation shows that nature "prescriptions" merit wider use in the medical profession.
8 Weeks of Lifestyle Changes Reduced Biological Age by 3 Years In Groundbreaking Proof-of-Concept Study
The changes were simple—mostly lifestyle changes, and it wasn't a magic pill, a miracle cure, or some strange herb from a cave in Peru.
Role Model Dad Spurred to Lose 92 Pounds in 5 Months After One Hiking Trip With His Kids
This 40-year-old father has undergone a stunning transformation after he endured a fateful hiking trip with his family in 2017.
Kombucha Can Mimic the Effects of Fasting in the Body, According to a Study
Most people will probably think of fasting as a religious penance or a political act of protest, but fasting is actually a key repair process
Keep Out All the Christmas Spices - They're Powerful Antioxidants Known as 'Nutraceuticals'
Cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves are classified as "nutraceuticals," foods so rich in fitness-promoting antioxidants that they mirror medicine.
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