Month: May 2018

Niacin (vitamin B3) can prevent melanoma, scientists confirm

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(Natural News) Although research is still in progress, there is currently no single drug or combination of drugs that can effectively treat the deadliest form of skin cancer known as melanoma. Fortunately, a recent study has shown that vitamin B3, or niacin, may play an important role in the prevention and progression of the disease…. … Read more

Loneliness and social isolation may be a greater public health hazard than obesity, researchers say

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(Natural News) Men are social beings, so they suffer a lot when they’re shut off from human contact. A new study revealed more serious consequences. It showed that loneliness can cause premature death. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Brigham Young University brought this problem into sharper focus by presenting data from two meta-analyses…. … Read more

Study finds that eating fast food has a negative effect on pregnancy rates by lowering fertility in women

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(Natural News) If you needed more evidence that what we eat is having a net negative effect on the global population, here it is. A new study found that the more women eat fast food instead of fresh fruits and vegetables, the less fertile they become and, hence, the less likely they are to get… … Read more

The Great Lakes’ biggest problem: Decades’ worth of pollution has altered the fish

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(Natural News) In the 1960s, the Cuyahoga River became infamous for becoming so polluted that it regularly caught fire. Now it suffers a different, subtler kind of water pollution. Decades of discharging chemicals into the waters of the Great Lakes have altered the hormones and metabolism of fish found in the Cuyahoga and two other… … Read more

Sunlight reflected from pavement injures plants, stunting their growth

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(Natural News) On a really hot day, you can feel the heat rising from the pavement. And if it’s painful for you, it’s even more hurtful for plants that can’t move to shadier places. According to an article in the International Journal of Urban Forestry, pavements can re-radiate so much heat from reflected sunlight that nearby… … Read more

Older people who engage in frequent muscle stretching reduce their risk of lower leg problems

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(Natural News) A study published in the Journal of Physiology suggested that older adults who regularly perform muscular stretching have a lower risk of lower leg problems. In conducting the study, researchers from Florida State University and Kansas State University in the U.S. and the University of Electro-Communications in Japan placed splints on the lower limb of aged rats so that the… … Read more

Are you a slave to your phone? Happiness researchers explain how social media is making you unhappy

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(Natural News) Many things aren’t what they used to be because of social media. We don’t talk to each other often anymore, because we’d rather check our mobile phones even if we’re seated at a table with friends and family. So everyone ends up reaching for their mobile phones as well. According to happiness researcher and… … Read more

Dr. Phil becomes latest Left-wing hate monger to question Kanye West’s mental health for daring to think for himself

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(Natural News) There is a full-on culture war going on in America today, and we can thank President Donald J. Trump for it. No, that wasn’t an insult, it was a compliment because it is a fight that shouldn’t have to be fought but must be due to the fact that we’ve allowed angry, hypocritical,… … Read more

Vitamin D reduces inflammation caused by Type 2 diabetes

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(Natural News) In a review of studies published in the journal Nutrition Reviews, vitamin D was found to reduce inflammation brought by Type 2 diabetes. Chronic low-grade inflammation is known to precede and to be present in the development of Type 2 diabetes. A team of researchers from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia found that… … Read more