Breathe in slowly, deeply, and smoothly. Now, exhale slowly.
Did you feel a sense of calm?
Now breathe rapidly. Quickly in and out, in and out.
You probably felt a small surge of tension. Why?
Deep breathing has been used since ancient times to ease stress. But the question of why it works has never been answered by science…until recently.
Stanford University and University of California researchers analyzed what happens in the brain when different types of breathing occur.… Read More
If you look at the labels of personal care products like shampoo, deodorant, or soap, you’ll see a list of ingredients that is very specific.
All the items in the product are fully disclosed…except one.
For decades, federal regulations have let companies hide nasty chemicals by using the catch-all term “fragrance.”
The Food and Drug Administration exempts manufacturers from disclosing what’s actually in the “fragrance.”… Read More
More than 3 million Americans have been told by their doctors that they have a nut allergy.
Typically, they are diagnosed after eating something containing nuts and having a reaction. When they go to their doctor, they are given a skin prick or blood test to confirm their sensitivity.
If the test is positive, their doctor tells them to stay away from all nuts.… Read More
It’s not getting any easier.
More than a year into the pandemic, Americans say they are more stressed out than at any time since the coronavirus crisis began.[1]
A recent nationwide poll found that 84% of those surveyed reported at least one episode of prolonged stress in the previous two weeks.
Many people are turning to pharmaceutical medications for relief.… Read More
The media world was rocked by Rush Limbaugh’s death on Wednesday at age 70.
His wife Kathryn announced that he died from complications of lung cancer.
Before he died, the famed radio personality told listeners that he began suffering from shortness of breath about a year ago. He went to a doctor, and his grim cancer diagnosis followed just days later.… Read More
Big Pharma’s attempt to super-charge women’s love lives is a big fail.
The drug filbanserin, a little pink pill for women, hit the market in 2015 with great fanfare. It was supposed to be “Viagra for women.”
But women refused to buy into the hype… And rightfully so.
“Women are just smarter than the drug company thought,” said Beth A. Prairie, a midlife-gynecology specialist at West Penn Hospital in Bloomfield, Pa.… Read More