By Emily Murray We are, of course, effected by what we eat, drink and expose ourselves to on a daily basis but would you have ever thought about how your environment is impacting your fertility? If you haven’t, perhaps now is the time to start taking note. A new report published in the Environmental Health … Continue reading You Are What You…Breath? Study Finds Pollutants May Lead to Infertility →

By Emily Murray Depending on what decade you grew up in, you likely heard differing reports when it came to how much alcohol was “too much” for women who were expecting. We have long since known about complications like fetal alcohol syndrome, low birth weight and learning disabilities that are correlated with mothers who drink … Continue reading New Reports Claim Any Alcohol is Too Much for Pregnant Women →

By Emily Murray As you are dragging your feet through Monday morning, perhaps you are craving a caffeine boost. Maybe your Monday go-to is the popular supplement 5 Hour Energy? Well according to new information, it has now been cited in 13 deaths and 33 hospitalizations during the past 4 years – statistics that now … Continue reading 5 Hour Energy – Is it Deadly? →

By Emily Murray There are many things we wish we could have – love potions to make the one who we desire fall in love with us, the fountain of youth to keep us forever young, but a chemical to keep our man monogamous? Well…science may be one step closer to actually developing this! We’ve discussed … Continue reading Monogamy May Be Preserved With the Help of This Chemical… →

By Emily Murray While fasting for blood work isn’t the end of the world I think we can all agree it is a bit of an inconvenience. A new study, however, has revealed that when it comes to cholesterol screening we may no longer need to go sans food in order to get accurate results. Earlier … Continue reading Fasting May No Longer Be Needed for Cholesterol Testing →

By Emily Murray Who doesn’t like receiving a compliment? While most of us will agree that it’s nice to be recognized for our hard work, perhaps we have been overlooking just how powerful this type of reward system is. Bosses take note – verbally complimenting your employees can be just as powerful as rewarding them … Continue reading New Study Reveals The Power of a Compliment →

By Emily Murray  We’ve been reminded to take our vitamins since we were kids but for men it now appears that despite prior belief, multivitamins do not lower the risk of heart disease, heart attack or stroke. This large study was the first of its kind to be conducted and it spread over 10 years … Continue reading Risk of Heart Disease in Men Not Lowered by Multivitamin Use →

By Emily Murray When it comes to the Internet, it’s difficult to separate truth from fiction the majority of the time. A story making headlines today however, shows that sometimes the unbelievable is in fact true. Imagine, as a man, you are in the bathroom and find your girlfriend’s unused pregnancy test. You think “hmm … Continue reading Pregnancy Test Alerts Man of Testicular Cancer →

By Emily Murray It seems there are two types of people when it comes to math – those who get it and those who don’t. I personally fall in the “don’t” category, what about you? Well if you are one of the many people who don’t understand math, or  perhaps even have a severe aversion … Continue reading Math Anxiety Acts Like Pain in the Brain →

By Emily Murray With the holidays fast approaching, we start seeing more recipes popping up online and commercial breaks featuring families happily enjoying their meals. It seems we are being encouraged to take full advantage of indulging in holiday meals. The funny thing about this however is that as soon as the holiday season wraps … Continue reading Training the Brain May be Key to Losing Weight…and Keeping it Off! →