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These Five Foods Boost More Than Libido

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Sexual Health, Top 5's

Even before the days of the Roman Empire, people knew the foods they ate could increase their desire… And enhance their mood. These stimulating foods got their name—aphrodisiacs—from Aphrodite. She was the Greek goddess of sex and beauty.1 Their aromas alone are said to affect your memory, motivation, and emotion.2

If you’re planning a special Valentine’s Day meal… Make it with pleasure-producing foods.… Read More

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This Risk Factor Cuts Your Life Short After a Heart Attack

In All Health Watch, Cholesterol, Featured Article, Health Warning, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks

It’s the number one killer of women…and deadlier than all cancers combined.1 And if that’s not frightening enough…

Researchers from Lithuania looked at 160 patients after a myocardial infarction (MI)—also known as a heart attack. Not only did they find that women were more likely to be depressed after a MI. The team discovered patients going through depression after a heart attack were up to six times more likely to die in the six months after.… Read More

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These Helpful Bugs Keep Blood Sugar in Check

In All Health Watch, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

They’re one of the most popular supplements in any health food store. And with good reason. Now a new study in the journal Diabetes should have people paying even more attention to them…

A team of scientists at Cornell University investigated the connection between this health booster and diabetes. Specifically its ability to help control blood sugar response. But they didn’t use a natural form.… Read More

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Ingredient in Beer may Protect Your Brain

In All Health Watch, Cognitive Health, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

It turns out red wine isn’t the only adult beverage that can benefit your brain. A new study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry confirms it.

Researchers in China looked at the protective effects of xanthohumol (Xn). It’s a polyphenol—like resveratrol. They found it shields brain cells from oxidative damage.1 It’s the result of inflammation or free radical buildup in your body.… Read More

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When Ice Cream Won’t Melt in the Sun…

In All Health Watch, Blog, Featured Article

Call us old fashioned… But an ice cream sandwich should melt in the sun. Especially after you leave it outside for an hour in 100 degree weather. That’s not the case with Walmart’s Great Value brand.

And if you’re still chowing down on fake foods, you have to see this…

The following video from Consumer Reports reveals how the use of gums and other food processed food additives are making what we eat seem less like food… And more like science experiments.… Read More