Month: November 2017

How many calories do you burn walking? It depends – on what you’re carrying and whether you’re going uphill or down

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(Natural News) Researchers have developed a new way to determine how many calories a person burns when walking uphill or downhill, as reported by the Science Daily. Researchers from the Southern Methodist University (SMU) have developed a more accurate method called the “Minimum Mechanics Model” to estimate how much energy a soldier uses when walking…. … Read more

The newest device for weight loss is a nose plug: Recent studies have found a connection between the smell of food and weight gain

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(Natural News) People trying to lose weight may have tried different weight loss equipment such as the treadmill, ab roller machine, and the ever-classic gym ball. Nevertheless, new research suggests that using nose plugs instead to block the smell of food may help you lose weight. Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley conducted… … Read more

Be sure to get your B vitamins: Essential to optimal health, they make your diet delicious as well

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(Natural News) B vitamins are water-soluble vitamins, which means that they cannot be stored in the body. These vitamins must be taken daily. Listed below are the eight B vitamins with their uses and dietary sources. (Related: B Vitamins : Energy, Heart Health, Strong Hair and So Much More.) Vitamin B1 – Vitamin B1, also… … Read more

Major climate change study just confirmed the climate was changing dramatically in the 1800s, long before the invention of the combustion engine

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(Natural News) A new study on climate change claims that global cooling events that took place in Europe during the 19th century were directly responsible for driving millions of German immigrants, including Donald Trump’s ancestors, to the United States in pursuit of warmer pastures. But in attempting to take a subtle jab against our current… … Read more

Why science should listen to “lone genius” dissenting voices

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(Natural News) The concept of the “mad scientist” with crazy hair who dallies about the lab mixing chemical-filled beakers has become something of a stereotypical image in the public mind. That’s because entertainment and media almost always portray scientists as “lone geniuses” who rely solely only on their own intellects and imaginations to come up… … Read more

The evolution of reality: Psychology professor explains how each generations’ perception of their environment changes the definition of “the natural world”

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(Natural News) Each and every person defines nature in his own way. For some, nature may be a city park. Others consider nature simply as a flower pushing through the pavement. No matter how urbanized or polluted a city may be, some people would consider a single tree in the midst of skyscrapers to be… … Read more