A recent three-year study based on Australian workers, showed the association between poor sleep quality and quantity with higher “presenteeism” – the state of reduced productivity even though present. The study, released by the Resilience Institute followed 16,000 people in…

Breast cancer affects a lot of women. In the U.S., one in eight women will develop breast cancer. Did you know that there are foods that will help reduce your risk? “Diet, neutraceuticals and properly balanced hormones give women the…

Radishes are an edible root and are used in many cuisines around the world. They contain a high level of essential vitamins and minerals including potassium, vitamin C, folate, fiber, manganese, copper, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B6, riboflavin and sodium. They…

Nutrition Australia has published a new food pyramid that is pretty good. Vegetables, fruits and legumes have taken over the bottom of the pyramid, their rightful place, with the recommendation of 10-13 servings a day. Many nutritionists and other health…

Turmeric is amazing! And it’s more than just for Indian cuisine. Its main ingredient curcumin has been well-studied and well-documented for its natural health benefits and bioactive benefits in a wide array of health conditions. Curcumin modulates around 700 genes,…

If you want to minimize your risk of colon cancer, the second leading cause of death by cancer in the United States (and probably other western nations), follow what Seventh-day Adventists do. Switch to a vegetarian diet. That means no…

When you reach for a soda, do you ever stop to think about what sort of an effect it could have on your long-term health? Sodas and other sugary drinks—such as sports and energy drinks, fruity drinks with less than…

A new study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition by the U.S. National Institutes of Health has revealed that regular eating of commercially produced baked goods can lead to depression. So before you reach for the brownies, croissants, muffins…

It is easy to understand that exercise can increase fitness and reduce risk of illness, but how does exercise do it? New research suggests exercise changes DNA by changing the function of our genes. Your genes can be turned on…

Partially hydrogenated oil, the type of oil that has trans fats, was used for decades in packaged foods to increase their shelf life have now been shown to damage memory. In a study conducted by the American Health Association of…

Milk has long been promoted as bone-strengthening. But a new study suggests that milk doesn’t appear to protect against bone fracture and may actually lead to increased mortality. In the new study, published in BMJ, researchers studied dairy consumption on…

Two new studies suggest a link between sleep-deprivation and obesity. A new study at UC Berkeley has shown that food choices change for the worse after a sleepless night. According to the study published in the journal Nature Communications in…