Category: Mind & Body

We Need a New Paradigm for Final Wishes

For decades, Americans have been urged to fill out documents specifying their end-of-life wishes before becoming terminally ill—living wills, do-not-resuscitate orders, and other written materials expressing treatment preferences. Now, a group of prominent experts is saying those efforts should stop because they haven’t improved end-of-life care. “Decades of research demonstrate advance care planning doesn’t work….


Free Online Falun Dafa Tutorial Sessions Quickly Gain Popularity Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, free Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) online exercise classes based in North America have attracted thousands of people globally, helping to heal illnesses, keep fit, and improve morality. Since October 2020, nearly 5,000 people from more than 54 countries around the world have participated in the free online Falun Gong…


Free Online Falun Gong Tutorial Sessions Aim to Help People Relieve Stress During Pandemic: Organizer

During the COVID-19 pandemic, free Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) online meditation exercise classes based in North America have attracted thousands of people globally, helping to heal illnesses, keep fit, and improve morality. Since October 2020, nearly 5,000 people from more than 54 countries around the world have participated in the free online Falun…


Why Did US Deaths Shoot up 40 Percent Above Normal Last Year?

Alarming even insurance companies, something has driven the death rate up 40 percent among working Americans within a one-year period, and it’s not COVID-19. As we’ve seen over the past two years, data and statistics can be manipulated and skewed in a wide variety of ways. One of the most reliable data points we have…


Why Did US Deaths Shoot up 40% Above Normal Last Year?

Alarming even insurance companies, something has driven the death rate up 40% among working Americans within a one-year period, and it’s not COVID-19. As we’ve seen over the past two years, data and statistics can be manipulated and skewed in a wide variety of ways. One of the most reliable data points we have is…


Why Kids Shouldn’t Eat Added Sugar Before They Turn 2

I remember a decade ago sitting in front of my 9-month-old daughter, who was in her high chair, and trying to spoon-feed her a pureed green vegetable. It didn’t matter if it was peas, green beans, or something else, because the outcome was the same: I spooned it into her mouth, and it came right…


Delicious Banana Rice Pudding

It’s hard to go wrong when you cook with fruits and whole grains. You don’t need to worry about precise measurements, cooking times or ingredient preparation. The recipe give you general guidelines, but if you do things a little differently, chances are your dish will still be delicious! 4 ripe bananas, sliced 2 cups cooked…


Don’t Fall for the Myths About Soy

Contrary to the negative soy information floating about in today’s technological world, the scientific consensus shows soy is essentially beneficial.  Actually, soy is the subject of some of the worst health misinformation on the internet. We need to tune out this misinformation and follow the science. Greater intake of soy foods is linked to a…


Research Links Frailty to Dementia Risk

A new study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry suggests that seniors with frailty who adhere to a healthy lifestyle could reduce their risk for dementia. Researchers are seeing increasing evidence that taking steps toward healthier actions can significantly affect cognitive health. Researchers analyzed data from more than 196,000 adults older than…


Research Suggests Sucralose Won’t Help You Lose Weight

Does the nonnutritive, no-calorie sweetener sucralose really help you lose weight? Many people use low- or no-calorie sweeteners because they want to avoid the calories that natural sugar, aka sucrose, provides. How does sucralose compare with sucrose? Scientists have explored these and other questions in numerous studies, the most recent of which appeared in the…