A new study about a different kind of audio approach during sleep gives insight into how the sleeping brain works, and may eventually come in handy to people studying a language, cramming for a test or memorizing lines in a play. Scientists at Northwestern University reported that playing specific sounds while people slept helped them [...]
10 Things Every Woman Should Know About Her Body
Mothers-to-be consider Shielding Lotions

Mothers-to-be consider Shielding Lotions for relief from skin disorders during pregnancy Women can minimize effects of common skin disorders resulting from pregnancy Expecting a first child is one of the most exciting times in a woman’s life, and taking basic preventative skin care measures, such as the use of shielding lotions, can help minimize or [...]
Artificial Sweeteners — More Dangerous than You Ever Imagined

By Dr. Mercola If you still believe sweeteners like Equal and NutraSweet are safe, you’ll want to pay very close attention to this special report. You’re probably aware of the dangers of consuming too much sugar and that sugar is not healthy for you. You might have been led to believe that artificial sweeteners like [...]
Deep Breathing: It’s Easy When You Don’t Try

What could be more natural than breathing? You might be amazed to learn that most people don’t know that breathing — an act that we do some 20,000 times each day — can deeply influence your health and happiness on many levels. Some proponents of deep breathing recognize the connection between stress and breathing as [...]
Aromatherapy: Herbs, Oils and More

In this article, we discuss the origin of aromatherapy and give you information about aromatherapy benefits and how to perform aromatherapy in your own home. Did you know that aromatherapy was discovered in the late 1920s? In 1928, French chemist Rene-Maurice Gattefoss was working in a laboratory at his family’s perfumery. A sudden explosion severely [...]
Carbon Monoxide: The Senseless Killer

Carbon monoxide has been called “the senseless killer” because it is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas and thus nearly impossible for the human senses to detect. When inhaled, it quickly crowds out oxygen molecules that normally attach themselves to the hemoglobin molecules in red blood cells. The carbon monoxide-hemoglobin bond is more than two [...]
