We all expect only good things to happen in the new year, and we all want to forget all negative and bad memories from the last year. It turned out that dreaming can be a great tool to do so! A group of scientists at the University of California carried out a series of experiments and found out that dreaming can assist us in processing and lowering negative effects and emotions from our bad experiences. It is very hard for most people to deal with traumatic experiences and bad memories, and for many of us these types of emotions can produce long-term stresses and various psychological disturbances. Read the rest of this entry »

In our times, insomnia and various sleep disorders are very common health conditions, and a great deal of people are affected by them. Young or old, rich or poor, we all sometimes suffer from inability to fall asleep at night, or waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall asleep again. Unfortunately, there is no an effective cure for this problem, and the existing sleeping pills can only help us remove the symptoms for some short period of time. Besides, using sleeping pills is linked to serious side effects including memory impairment and possible irregularities related to poor brain function. Read the rest of this entry »

Not many of us are know that there are numerous factors which can alter the effectiveness of the medicines, and even turn them into killers. Recently, a 67-year-old woman was reported to be found dead after having a killing dose of certain substance she received from her usual painkilling fentanyl patches which she used when having a hot bath. Hot water stimulated the effects and the overdose of the drug worked to stop the woman’s heart. In order to be sure that your medications work safely and effectively, it is very important to be aware about the most common factors that can change the effectiveness of the medications. Read the rest of this entry »

Millions of people are affected by various types of allergies, like food allergies, pet allergies and others. Specialists say that children are ten times more prone to having food allergies than adults, and the most commonly they are caused by such foods as chocolate, citrus fruits, soy products, cow’s milk and so on. If you are the one who suffers from allergies, your health is constantly in danger, and it is very important to know as much as possible about this problem. Check out top 9 allergy myths below in order to find out facts from false ideas. Read the rest of this entry »

Undoubtedly, pomegranate is one of the healthiest and the most valuable natural superfoods on earth, with a great deal of therapeutic actions and health benefits. This delicious fruit can be used to lower LDL ‘bad” cholesterol levels in blood this way lowering the risks of heart disease and other cardiovascular problems, as well as to protect us against numerous stresses at workplace and in our private life. Pomegranate takes an important place among the top 7 foods for men’s health, helping prevent prostate cancer and stimulating sexual desire of men. There are other numerous pomegranate and pomegranate juice benefits. Read the rest of this entry »

Organic chicken eggs are considered great sources of many minerals, vitamins, proteins and other nutrients. At the same time, according to the findings of the scientists at the University of Alberta, chicken eggs are also rich sources of natural antioxidants, known for their very strong power to protect us against many serious and even life-threatening diseases, including various types of cancer, cardiovascular diseases and so on. You can read the report about this interesting study in the latest issue of the peer-reviewed journal Food Chemistry. Read the rest of this entry »

In the context of modern tendency to being overweight, having a lack of physical activities and being pinned up to our PC screens, many of us start complaining about constant back pains. Sometimes, people are diagnosed with serious problems like herniated disks or others, which can affect the life to a great extent and make them suffer from constant lower back pains, lumbago, feeling of tickling in the toes or knees, and being someway unable to lead their normal lifestyle. Here, I have a word of hope for those who suffer from herniated disks and are forced to watch their movements all the time. It is ozone treatment. Read the rest of this entry »