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12/04/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Powerful compounds that naturally lower blood pressure

These days, more people are making unhealthy lifestyle choices with regards to their diet and physical activity leading to a rise in the number of people suffering from conditions like high blood pressure. Approximately 70 million Americans have already been diagnosed with this condition and there are many more who have “prehypertension,” a condition wherein blood pressure […]

06/13/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Versatile melatonin: More than just improving sleep, this hormone can protect against Alzheimer’s, reduce anxiety, and more

If you’ve had trouble sleeping because of stress or other factors, the natural hormone melatonin can help promote “deep, restful sleep” that is crucial to your physical and emotional well-being. Aside from its use in treating sleeping disorders, research has proven that the sleep hormone can also minimize anxiety, soothe heartburn, relieve migraines, prevent Alzheimer’s disease, and […]

04/07/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Skip the night lights, get black out curtains: Everyone, no matter what your age, should sleep in total darkness for the best mental health

For years, scientists have linked depression to mental, emotional, and psychological factors. They attributed depression to problems with family and friends, too much stress, certain medications and alcohol. However, a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology points to a different culprit: that tiny nighttime light in the bedroom. Researchers studied almost 900 elderly people […]

03/18/2018 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Temperature and light from your environment tells your body when to sleep, finds research on fruit flies

A new study that was conducted in the University of Michigan and which was published in the journal Nature showed that fruit flies may teach us a thing or two about our own sleep patterns. The researchers, via observing fruit flies, were able to illustrate how circadian clock neurons engage in thermoreceptor usage to constantly […]

01/11/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Decreased melatonin disrupts the body clock and increases cancer risk: Night workers found to have highest risk

Should you quit the night shift? Research says that you probably should — if you’re a woman. That’s what a team of researchers in China found out: According to their study, women who work night shifts are at higher risk of certain cancers. The results determined that working the night shift increased the likelihood of […]

08/21/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Exposure to outdoor light at night can increase breast cancer risk, claim researchers

Women who reside in areas with plenty of outdoor lighting at night may want to reconsider their living situation. The researchers behind a recent Harvard study uncovered a link between higher levels of nighttime outdoor lighting and increased risk of breast cancer, reported the DailyMail.co.uk. “In our modern industrialized society, artificial lighting is nearly ubiquitous. […]

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