A small Chinese study has finally produced a potential answer to the questions surrounding insomnia. Why do certain people experience the inability to sleep or have restless nights trying to sleep? The answer may come down to abnormalities in the brain’s white matter. The white matter of the brain is considered the tissues that create … Continue reading Insomniac? There is Something the Matter with Your White Matter! →

Over the past 5 years, consumers have been reminded about the dangers of Bisphenol A, better known as BPA. Most commonly BPA is associated with potential hormone disruption. The groups at highest risk are pregnant women and young children. You would think that due to these campaigns, BPA would be removed from cans and other … Continue reading Study Reveals That BPA is Still Present in 60% of Cans →

Expectant mothers must watch everything they consume, that’s something we are all familiar with but what about dads-to-be? It appears that men who consume more than two caffeinated beverages a day in the weeks leading up to conception are at an increased risk of experiencing a miscarriage. For women, the risk of miscarriage may also … Continue reading Caffeine Intake in Fathers Linked to Miscarriage →

For those suffering from anxiety, each day can be a series of challenges. Thankfully, we have evolved as a society to understand that anxiety is a real condition, not something that can be controlled by the person experiencing it. Sadly, there is still a stigma in many areas of the world and hopefully research can … Continue reading Why People With Anxiety Experience Life Differently →

Starbucks joins the growing list of retail chains with recent food recalls. Last week, 250 stores recalled their Starbucks breakfast sandwiches due to potential Listeria contamination. The item in question is the 6-ounce sausage, egg, cheddar cheese English Muffin sandwich. It’s made by Progressive Gourmet Inc in Wilmington, MA. If you aren’t sure if the … Continue reading Starbucks Sandwich Recall: What You Should Know →

Most of us feel a little thrown off when we turn the clock ahead or back as a result of daylight savings time, but new research shows there may be something else to keep an eye on when we switch the clocks this year on Sunday, March 13th. It’s no surprise that when we change the … Continue reading Daylight Savings Time Linked to Increased Stroke Risk →

While it’s common knowledge that being overweight isn’t healthy, it may come as a surprise to learn it’s impact on memory. It appears that changes to the brain, which occur as a side effect of obesity, actually may cause harm to memory. In addition it may also cause people to eat more and continue to gain … Continue reading New Study Shows Being Overweight Linked to Poor Memory →

For those who love chocolate, this news will be well received. A new study has found that eating chocolate actually improves cognitive brain function. This information was discovered from studying data collected from the sixth part of the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study. The new study published in the journal Appetite observed the dietary habits, cognitive function and … Continue reading Study Shows Chocolate Improves Brain Function →

A new report has highlighted another side effect of antibiotic use that many of us never even expected – delirium. This state of mental confusion is often blamed on other medications (or on the infection itself) but according to Dr. Shamik Bhattacharyya and his study associates, antibiotics may be to blame more often than we … Continue reading Delirium Linked to Antibiotic Use →

Today, Florida governor Rick Scott has declared a health emergency in four counties as a result of the Zika virus.  This mosquito-born illness is not showing any sign of slowing down and what started mainly in South America has now shown us that we are not safe from infection here in the U.S. either. So … Continue reading Florida Declares Health Emergency Due to Zika Virus →