Month: October 2017

Cut junk food in your 30s to maintain stamina through your 60s; another study shows diet makes aging easier

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(Natural News) A new study that was published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A reveals that people who forego junk food in their 30s have more stamina and balance even when they reach their 60s. Researchers at the University of Southampton in England analyzed the diets of 969 British men and women and looked… … Read more

Mutant goldfish invade Canadian town, have survived all attempts at eradication

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(Natural News) Officials in the city of St. Albert in Canada say that they are in a “battle” against overlarge Asian goldfish that were released into the wild four years ago. These gigantic invasive species have quickly grown into a school of more than 4,000 and are noted to be extremely aggressive. These “monster” goldfish… … Read more

Meditation popularity grows as people pursue natural ways of well-being for everything from mental health to better sex

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(Natural News) Sex enhusiasts are now into practicing meditation to indulge in “better sex,” ex-actress and now an expert in the ancient Buddhist philosophy, 38-year-old Ziva Meditation owner Emily Fletcher, says. Meditation works on the premise that the problems and worries of everyday life can be diminished by focusing on what is happening in the… … Read more

Domesticated dogs have been dumbed down over the centuries, losing the higher intelligence of wild dogs who can calculate “cause and effect”

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(Natural News) Wolves have been shown in past studies to be better at learning from each other than dogs, and they also observe each other more closely. Now, we can add cause-and-effect skills to the list of areas in which wolves reign superior after a new study that compared the reasoning skills of human-socialized wolves… … Read more

4 questions and answers about the FDA’s warning against too much black licorice – Boston.com

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Boston.com 4 questions and answers about the FDA’s warning against too much black licoriceBoston.comWhen you begin to eat your way through your haul of Halloween candy — or pick through your kids’ stash — the FDA is advising that you avoid eating too much of an old-fashioned treat — black licorice. The federal administration issued … Read more

Don’t overdose on black licorice this Halloween, FDA warns – CBS News

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CBS News Don’t overdose on black licorice this Halloween, FDA warnsCBS NewsOn the biggest candy-eating holiday of the year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing a warning: Don’t overdo it on the black licorice. The old-fashioned treat can be particularly risky for adults over 40, the FDA says. Eating 2 ounces of …The … Read more

Controversial Brain Imaging Uses AI to Take Aim at Suicide Prevention – WIRED

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WIRED Controversial Brain Imaging Uses AI to Take Aim at Suicide PreventionWIREDWhen someone takes their own life, they leave behind an inheritance of unanswered questions. “Why did they do it?” “Why didn’t we see this coming?” “Why didn’t I help them sooner?” If suicide were easy to diagnose from the outside, it wouldn’t be the … Read more