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Teen Designs Bra to Detect Breast Cancer
One in eight women in the US will develop invasive breast cancer. Stats also show that more than 250,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected in 2017. And women are not the only one affected. According to Breastcancer organization, 2,470 new cases of breast cancer wil...
7 Things That Happen When You Stop Eating Meat
People go plant-based for lots of reasons. These include losing weight, feeling more energetic, reducing the risk of heart disease, decreasing the number of pills they take… there are dozens of great reasons! For even more inspiration, check out these other benefits you ca...
Pro Bodybuilder: How Plant-Based Eating Made Me Healthier And A Better Athlete
In the early stages of my former competitive bodybuilding career, I didn’t think twice about throwing down steaks, chicken, eggs, turkey, and fish for my source of protein. After all, that was (and still is) the protein prescription followed by a large majority of amateur ...
The Best Healing Method For Each Chakra
There are literally thousands of ways you can “heal” and “balance” your chakras. Meditation and visualization are both very popular choices, sound is another good method, sight is yet another (using yantras or mandalas), and smell works really well too – it’s called a...
3 Vegan Cheese For Pizza That You Should Try
Vegan cheese is a controversial topic. Many people have rebuked its inclusion in Pizzas, declaring it as an insult to Pizza fanatics.But despite widespread criticism, its popularity has surged in recent years. More and more restaurants are considering it as a viable topping.For p...
Why Alcohol Is A Drug & It’s Time We Start Looking At It That Way
Have you ever noticed the apparent disconnect that many people tend to have with regards to alcohol being a drug? by Alanna Ketler, guest writerCountless times, I’ve heard people who I know slam back some cocktails on a fairly regular basis say in conversation, in a somewhat ju...
6 Things I’ve Learned From 1 Year (And Counting) Without Alcohol
I’ve been sober for 13 months, and let me tell you — that is something that I never thought possible for myself. I never imagined I would or could give up alcohol entirely, and I never would have had I stayed in denial and kept refusing to see how much it was damaging me.by A...
GenX Chemical Has Contaminated the Water in North Carolina
Like an unfolding nightmare, the area contaminated by cancer-causing GenX continues to grow. The Fayetteville Observer reported that North Carolina officials have once more broadened the area in Bladen County where ground water is at risk.The N.C. Department of Environmental Qual...
1 in 6 Americans Takes a Psychiatric Drug
One in six U.S. adults reported taking a psychiatric drug, such as an antidepressant or a sedative, in 2013, a new study found.The new data comes from an analysis of the 2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), which gathered information on the cost and use of health care in...
9 Mind Expanding Health Documentaries That Really Let You Know What’s Going On With Big Food
Over the past decade or so, there has been a radical shift in regards to the focus we put on our health and what it truly means to be healthy.We now know, without a doubt, that our diet, lifestyle and environmental factors absolutely play a role in the potential development of di...
Almighty Baking Soda Comes to the Rescue of Your Kidneys
It is amazing how much of a household name for home remedies baking soda is.Do you need to treat a toothache? Check! Clean your house? Check! Constipation? Check! Hair and beauty treatments? Check!Washing off pesticides from fruits and vegetables? Check!John Dwight...
Over A Million Children Under the Age of Six Are Currently on Psychiatric Drugs in America
Psychiatric drug use is on the rise in the U.S., with one out of every six Americans now taking some type of medication in this category.This is highly concerning given the scary side effects and poor effectiveness of many of these drugs, but there is one particularly disturbing ...