Author: Todd Livingston
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. Originally published on August 3, 2016. The history of oil extraction dates back nearly 3,000 years. Before modern medicine, elders in India developed Ayurveda, a system of healing the mind and body. The main principle of Ayurveda is that, when your body is fit, your body has the ability to heal itself. Doctors advise you to support your body through healthy eating, adequate sleep, stress reduction, strong digestion and living in harmony with your environment.1 One of the Ayurvedic practices is oil pulling, or swishing and rinsing your mouth with oil. Oil pulling…
The World Health Organization has gone so far as to declare that the popular sweetener aspartame can cause cancer.1 I warned about the cancer-causing potential of aspartame on my website 25 years ago, in my best-selling book, “Sweet Deception: Why Splenda, NutraSweet, and the FDA May Be Hazardous to Your Health,” in 2006, and in articles. I wrote for The Huffington Post.2 It has since been removed – but you can see how long this horror has been known. The decision comes from sources at the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which said aspartame will be listed…
From a young age we are told to brush our teeth so that we don’t lose them as we age. Now it seems that it is not our oral health that is at stake. Our brain can get sick because of dental hygiene.Researchers in Japan found a connection between teething, gum disease, and shrinkage of the hippocampus, the area of the brain that is involved in memory and Alzheimer’s disease.Surprisingly, the results show that it may sometimes be better to dispose of diseased teeth to protect not only the health of the mouth but also the brain.”These results show the…
This story is in the beginning appeared inside High Country News and is part of Climate Desk agreement.The first flashy video shows a black bear bursting out of camera frames. In some places, the antelope stops eating wild flowers, turns back, and takes off in another direction. In the third episode, the moose does not move at all but stands there, alert. All three animals were exposed to boom boxes in the forest, part of a study testing the effects of outdoor recreation noise on wildlife. The sounds included people chatting, mountain bikers crossing the roads, and even a quiet…
Ancient stars born during the Cosmic Dawn have been identified in the center of the Milky Way.As part of a study to find some of the oldest known stars in the Universe, scientists took a closer look at the oldest, but faintest stars, and found that the orbits between galaxies are unstable, regardless of the star. confusion around them.The findings, led by astronomer Anke Arentsen from the University of Cambridge in the UK, have been presented at the annual National Astronomy Meeting in the UK.We can tell how old a star is by the amount of metal in it. When…
When you hear stories about volcanoes spewing lava and ash, you may worry about the people nearby. In fact, about 1 in 10 people in the world live within 100 kilometers of the volcano that erupted. For people who live near volcanoes, farm on fertile land, or visit their interesting places, it is very important to understand the causes of the eruptions.Why is the volcano erupting? How will the explosion end? When will it end?Our new research has been published [5 July] in Advances in Science it uses laser technology to read into the composition of the magma that erupts…
Being around people who don’t see the world the way you do makes you feel lonely, even if you’re friends with them.Neuroimaging tests on 66 young people found significant differences in how the brains of lonely people process information compared to their peers.A study from the University of California found that a significant difference existed not only between volunteers and those who are not lonely, but also between lonely people.Psychologist Elisa Baek said: “It was surprising to find that lonely people were not really alike.So what happens in the brains of people who feel isolated? Being misunderstood may be a…
Dramatic video shows a gray whale asking a Mexican whale watching captain for help to get germs removed from its head.The photos, which were posted on Facebook in March, were taken by a passenger on a whale-watching boat operating in Ojo de Liebre, a lake on the Pacific coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.It shows a gray whale approaching a small tourist boat as the operator, identified as Paco Jimenez Franco, begins to remove the whale’s lice from its head.The whale lingers for a moment, circling long enough for Franco to give him a good clean as the onlookers laugh.You can…
Modern ideas of masculinity regarding the past have ignored the matriarchal culture of ancient Europe.The most beautiful burial site of the Copper Age, which was excavated in the southwest of Spain in 2008, is not the last place of the young leader, as scientists think.As it turns out, the so-called ‘Elephant Woman’ is actually ‘Elephant Lady’.According to researchers from the University of Seville and the University of Vienna, the Ivory Lady’s molars and incisors both contain the AMELX gene, which is involved in the production of tooth enamel and is located on the X chromosome.These findings suggest that women also…
As many parents can attest, a sleepless night doesn’t make for a happier morning. This is why it is not surprising that complete sleep deprivation temporarily restores the mood of almost half of people with major depressive disorder.Brain scans of volunteers have shown why this might be the case, revealing dramatic changes between critical brain regions in healthy volunteers and those diagnosed with severe depression.A study led by the University of Pennsylvania in the US used functional MRI to map and measure the brain activity of 54 people with no history of mental illness or mood disorders and 30 with…