Are marshmallows the key to happiness? They might be—but not in the way that you think. In the classic “Marshmallow Experiment” on delayed gratification, researchers brought hundreds of children—mostly around 4 and 5 years old—into a room and offered them a deal. The researcher said that the child could eat a marshmallow now. Or, they…
Biological Factors of Happiness, and How It Impacts Our Physical Health
Osteoarthritis Patients May “Fall in Love” With This Ancient Therapy
According to the Mayo Clinic, osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. The condition affects millions worldwide, damaging joints in the hips, knees, hands, and spine. After many years of insisting that osteoarthritis is caused by aging and simple ‘wear and tear,’ conventional medicine is beginning to acknowledge the major role that inflammation plays…
Child Danger: Almost Half of Parents Have Leftover Meds at Home
Getting into prescription or over-the-counter medicines at home is a major source of accidental poisoning for young children. Yet, nearly half of parents say they have leftover prescriptions at home, a new poll shows. “We found that it’s common for parents to keep medicines long after they are expired or no longer needed, which creates an unnecessary…
The Surprising Connection Between Grip Strength and Longevity
To assess overall health, medical clinicians routinely use biomarkers. Biomarkers are measures of the body’s physiological state and can include blood pressure, glucose levels, or body fat percentage of total weight. Biomarkers indicate if the body is functioning normally and can predict the possibility of developing health problems. For example, if someone has uncontrolled high…
Statins Double Diabetes Rates
Cholesterol lowering medications have a long history of side effects and adverse events. Research finds your risk of diabetes may double, or even triple, with long-term use. Lower your risk of cardiovascular events without using medications. STORY AT-A-GLANCE While past research has indicated statins increase your risk of diabetes, data demonstrate they double your risk…
Waking at 3 A.M.? It Could Be Your Liver
Waking up and dwelling on our fears and failures at 3 a.m. is quite common. But it’s simply frustrating. Learn more about what is sending you into this cycle and what you can do to avoid it. You Don’t Sleep Through the Night Sleep is a dynamic process. When you sleep, you cycle through four…
Doctors Ask Quebec Officials for ‘Truthful, Complete’ COVID Vaccine Info to Let Parents Make Informed Choice for Kids
A group of 19 doctors and health experts is calling on Quebec’s college of physicians and public health director to provide COVID-19 vaccine information that is “neither promotional nor propagandist” so as to ensure parents who provide consent for their children can give “free and informed consent.” The group, consisting of doctors, scientists, and pharmacists,…
Emergency Room Crowding in Hospitals Reach Crisis Levels, Compromising Patient Care
In a pair of September studies, Yale researchers found that emergency department crowding has been reaching crisis levels, compromising patient safety and access to care. Between the start of 2017 and the end of 2021, the median rate of patients who left the emergency department (ED) without being seen by a clinician had doubled from…
Playing With Fire: A Lab-Made Frankenstein COVID-19 Virus by Boston University
The creation of a new recombinant COVID-19 virus at Boston University, viewed as a “Frankenstein virus” by many, has raised a public uproar. This is not merely a risky gain-of-function experiment on “enhanced potential pandemic pathogens (ePPPs)”, it is a creation of an enhanced pandemic pathogen. NO “potential” here. What is the rationale for this statement?…
77 Things You Could Do Instead of Getting the Flu Shot
Every year in the United States, around 20 percent of the population gets the flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the annual flu vaccine for everyone over the age of 6 months, unless the vaccination is deemed unsafe due to medical conditions, and generally about half of people do. The currently…
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