The biophilic trend involves bringing the great outdoors to your bedroom by introducing certain indoor plants. Indoor plants look awesome and some of them also promote our health and well-being. Certain indoor plants are promoted as ideal for the bedroom. This is because they can help us improve our sleep […]
Many foods contain chemical food dyes to improve their color or taste. These synthetic chemicals are often made of petroleum and also have various other suspicious substances. Food dyes aren’t just present in candies and cereals, but in many other foods that you would never think of like baked goods, […]
If you’ve been a “victim” of a food coma, you may be wondering what’s really going on, right? This experience is frequent after large meals, like those we have during Christmas or Thanksgiving. Also known as food coma or postprandial somnolence, this is a feeling of sleepiness and tiredness after […]
Aging is inevitable for all humans, but premature aging is when the process happens quicker than it should. The reasons are numerous and the contributing factors are lifestyle and environmental. The most common signs of a person who’s prematurely aging are noticed in the skin as well as age spots, […]
Our gallbladder is a pear-shaped, 4-inch-sized organ. It’s located under our liver, in the upper, right section of the belly. This organ stores bile. This is a combo of fat, fluids, and cholesterol. Bile is necessary to dissolve fat from the foods we consume in our intestines. This bile is […]
Defined as a degenerative illness, osteoarthritis causes the joint tissues to dissolve. It’s not the same as osteoporosis, a condition that causes bone brittleness. According to the CDC, there are more than 100 types of arthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common and around 32.5 million adults in the US have […]
Kidney stones, also known as renal calculi or nephrolith, are the most common urinary system health problem. Yearly, in the US only, there are around 600,000 cases of kidney stones. These stones are hard mineral fragments that are created in the kidneys. Sometimes, they’re tiny and easily get out of […]
Also known as sodium borate or sodium tetraborate, borax is a combo of sodium, boron, and oxygen. It’s naturally found in dry lake beds in areas like Death Valley in California. There, the water which has evaporated left mineral deposits. Boric acid is made from the same chemical compound as […]
Parents apparently work the equivalent of an extra day every week due to the numerous morning chores, which include getting children ready for school, a new study concluded. The study, done with the help of interviews of 2000 working parents, points out that parents do an average of 43 tasks […]
Endometriosis is a disorder that affects female reproductive organs. The cells resemble the lining of the uterus or endometrial cells that grow outside the uterus. The endometrium-like tissue grows in the pelvis, the ovaries, and the fallopian tubes. In some serious cases, it may spread behind the reproductive system. Pelvic […]