Gut Health and Strokes
Your gut health is seemingly connected to everything. Probability of a stroke is one more way.
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Could More Empathy Mean More Creativity?
A person’s ability to feel and their ability to create, is intrinsically linked. The more empathetic the person, the more likely they are to think creatively, which actually makes a ton of sense.
Microbiome and Brain Health: What’s the Connection?
If you think your gut is trying to tell you something, you might want to listen. You might have a connection between your brain and your gut that makes you react the way you do. Gut-brain axis: There may be some connection between your brain and your gut health, and vice versa. It is called…
Get Paid to Nap: Company Hiring Reviewers for Study
In recent years much interest and research have been conducted focusing on sleep and health. Studies have shown that a good night’s sleep can help individuals maintain a healthy weight, diet, physical performance, etc. On the flip side, a lack of sleep can put them at risk of heart disease, diabetes, and a weaker immune system….
Fertility Rate: ‘Jaw-Dropping’ Global Crash In Children Being Born
According to researchers, the world is experiencing a crash in births. Falling fertility could have a “jaw-dropping” impact on societies, including shrinking populations that could be halved by the next millennium. (1) A Look at Fertility Rates Dropping Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation found global fertility rates had…
Gut Microbes: A Key To Normal Sleep
Gut microbes are a community of bacteria, viruses, and fungi living in your gut. A recent study shows gut bacteria could play a role in sleep patterns. (1,2) The Relationship Between Gut Health And Sleep The study’s lead author, Professor Masashi Yanagisawa of the University of Tsukuba in Japan, suggests gut bacteria help create critical chemical messengers…
The Hidden Message From Depression
The Hidden Message From Depression Typical symptoms of depression tend to create feelings of sadness or hopelessness in people. However, there are also many hidden symptoms of depression, teaching us that it is not just “surface-level sadness.” Here are some of the hidden symptoms of depression that ask us to pay closer attention to the signals our…
What is Heartburn?
Despite its name, heartburn doesn’t actually have anything to do with the heart. Its symptoms, however, can be confused for heart attack or heart disease, depending on the severity. What Is Heartburn? Heartburn is an uncomfortable, burning irritation in the esophagus, which is the tube that connects your stomach to your throat. Sometimes, the stomach…
Mindfulness Meditation Training Lowers Stress Response In Anxiety Disorder
You know that feeling where your mind is thinking of 100 things at once? When you can’t stop the thoughts and jump from idea to idea, or worse, from worry to worry? When this happens it can make stress and anxiety worse. However, many people are turning to mindfulness meditation as a popular method to…
