​ Vaccinating, like all parenting decisions, is one that is made from a place of love and caring. A parent who chooses to vaccinate has their child's best interest at heart, as does a parent who chooses not to vaccinate. With the rise of social media, vaccinations have become debated online, and -- emboldened by anonymity -- people engage in name-c...

Insomnia may have clinical and psychological causes, and it's sometime challenging to properly find the root cause of it because it may be linked to other conditions. Insomnia, disturbances of sleep pattern, and sleep disorders, they all mean that we don't sleep well, this may cause quite a large number of issues, on the long run. For instance dayt...

When I was a kid I thought "what is the worst thing in this world?" You bet it, ignorance was my answer. Actually if we consider ignorance not merely worlding knowledge, then it may also apply to the way we live, how we integrate with our community, and what is our contribution to it. To me ignorance is a lack of knowledge that can negatively impac...

Walnuts are rich in fatty acids and vitamins, and are not linked to weight gain, as some people think. Indeed they're a natural prevention to blood circulation, obesity, and blood sugars disorders, including Diabetes. Research confirmed that Walnuts help to prevent heart and blood sugars disorders. This study was a randomized, controlled, single-bl...

Fun is part of human nature, and is the enjoyment of pleasure, particularly in leisure activities. It's normal for us to see a person enjoying fun, whereas if we see someone sad, we consider that as not normal. We also associate fun with happiness, as all of us tend to achieve happiness, although the means we adopt may vary significantly. For examp...

In this period dominated by loud scientific research, where scientists scanned the human genome to better understand the hidden secrets of our body, we tend to explain everything in a deterministic and rational way. We apply this approach to the objects who make this world, and to ourselves, although we're conscious that we're often not very ration...

Human Migration is a complex topic which involves many factors including economy, human rights, conflicts, speculation, environment and corruption. In this article I'm trying to discuss the positive side of it, by adopting a dynamic approach to discuss how balance on both side of the equation could be regulated in a win-win situation: migrants, and...

Half of costs to British economy related to lower employment and productivity Mental ill-health is costing the UK more than £94bn every year, counting treatment, social support costs and the losses to the economy from people who cannot work, according to the OECD . The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's report shows the whole ...

Hinduism places such great emphasis on the role of food that it has been called "the kitchen religion." No religious or public function is complete without the distribution of food, especially prasada (food offered to God). There are many complex rules regarding the preparation and consumption of food. Vaishnavism has developed a sophisticated theo...

Like drugs, dietary supplements have risks and side effects. But sellers aren't required to do research studies in people to prove that a dietary supplement is safe. And unlike drugs, dietary supplements are mostly self-prescribed with no input from informed medical sources like doctors, nurses, or pharmacists. There's a lot of wrong information ou...

Yves A. DeClerck ​ In this issue of Cancer Research , a seminal article from Lavick and Baumann published in the Journal in 1943 is highlighted in celebration of the Journal's 75th anniversary. In this article, the authors, following an earlier observation made in 1939 that diet restriction inhibited the formation of ultraviolet-induced tumors in m...

NHS, UK ​   Chelation therapy is considered an alternative medicine that has the purpose of removing "toxic metals" (also called "heavy metals") and toxins from the body. Why would someone experience heavy metal toxicity in the first place? Although it might sound like something only tied to rare circumstances of accidental pois...

NHS, UK ​   Acupuncture is a treatment derived from ancient Chinese medicine. Fine needles are inserted at certain sites in the body for therapeutic or preventative purposes. It is used in many NHS general practices, as well as the majority of pain clinics and hospices in the UK. Acupuncture is often seen as a form of complementary or alt...

Foot Education  The Five Primary Goals of Walking The first goal of walking is to move the body forward toward a desired location and at a desired speed. The second goal of walking is to use the least amount of energy possible to achieve the first goal. The body does this by moving in as straight a line as possible while moving forward. During...