With more than one in five adults taking behavioral medications, such as antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs, it’s not a stretch to say that it seems therapists and psychotherapists are quick to recommend medications these days—probably too quick. Read more »

Drug companies are deliberately keeping the public—and the medical community—in the dark about “unfavorable” clinical trials. Read more »

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its latest West Nile Virus national surveillance data for 2012, and it’s not pretty.

In 2012, reported cases West Nile Virus were the highest we’ve seen since 2003 and related deaths exceeded the highest we’ve seen since 1999, the year the virus was first detected in the U.S.
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In this video, one of our favorite brain health doctors, Dr. Daniel Amen, dishes some easy-to-understand advice on how you can control your cravings, regulate your blood sugar and  your balance hormones. Read more »

You know about them, and you probably try to avoid them like the plague, with good reason. Even though genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were sneaked into our food supply over 15 years ago, there have been limitations on the tests that could be performed on these foods. Read more »

Although legumes, such as lentils, chick peas and dried beans are an integral part of diets in other parts of the world, they are generally not featured prominently in western diets. But will this change in light of new research indicating they may improve the health of diabetics? Read more »

Oxygen has been a critical component in the evolution of life on earth, and humans are no exception as the gas has enabled nutrients to be used more efficiently, in turn allowing for the essential generation of energy required for development and growth. But oxygenation threatens our cellular health. Read more »

Researchers from Tel Aviv University report in the PLoS ONE journal that the common spice cinnamon found in many kitchen pantries around the world may hold a crucial key to preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Read more »

Health Savings Accounts are especially important for natural health consumers—and now they may become even more useful. Read more »

Whether you’re a stay-at-home parent running errands all day, a 9-to-5 warrior pushing numbers at a desk, or a shift-worker who stands on your feet for ten hours a day, you probably feel like you need a massage. Read more »

Vitamin K is a critical nutrient widely known for its ability to promote normal blood clotting. A wealth of new information demonstrates that this vitamin in its multiple forms can provide a powerful anti-inflammatory shield to protect against many lethal diseases of aging. Read more »

We have been so conditioned to purchase skin care products that most of us don’t realize we have what we need right in our kitchen or bathroom cupboard. Read more »