Parents: Keep at it! Study shows parental support has more influence on well-being from primary school through college than previously thought

(Natural News) Parenting doesn’t end at providing a roof over your children’s heads and giving them an education. Based on a recent study, parenting can also help influence the well-being of adolescents all the way to university. The study, which was made possible with funding from the Academy of Finland, revealed that parental support for… … Read more

How alive are your cells? New cell scale measures how much “life” weighs; the BMI scale is really out of date now

(Natural News) The current medical standard that determines one’s ideal weight (the BMI scale) is outdated and dismisses more important indications of good health, such as the energy production of trillions of cells throughout the body. The narrow-minded body mass index scale dictates the appropriate weight for people in relation to their height, but this… … Read more

Digital media adversely affects children and adolescents twice as much as adults because their brain and eyes are still developing, according to a review of several studies

(Natural News) It looks like as time passes by, parents are becoming more lenient when it comes to monitoring gadget use by their children. However, according to a study, adolescents can experience sleep disruption from electronic screens. Because the brains, sleep patterns, and eyes of children and adolescents are still developing, they are more vulnerable to… … Read more

One-third of cesarean births justified by fear, obesity or age

(Natural News) According to figures from the National Health Service, more women in the United Kingdom are opting to have cesarean deliveries. In 2016, almost 28 percent of women who gave birth underwent a cesarean, which is a three-fold increase since the 1980s. This is including the 12.1 percent of the pregnant women who planned… … Read more

Why private health care would be less expensive than Obamacare while providing more choices for individuals

(Natural News) In recent months as the Republican majority in Congress wrestled with repealing and replacing government-centric Obamacare, some far-Left lawmakers led by avowed socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont have been pushing for full-on government-provided health care. More popularly known as “single payer,” Sanders’ plan would create a “Medicare for all” system whereby every… … Read more

Fears of a new deadly PLAGUE growing, as Malawi becomes latest African nation on alert

(Natural News) Malawi is the latest African nation in danger of experiencing an outbreak of deadly plague, as the disease continues to spread throughout the island of Madagascar, the UK’s Daily Mail reports. Some 143 people have died so far, and another 2,000 have been infected in Madagascar since an outbreak of the disease in… … Read more

More harm than good: Most men are better off NOT treating prostate cancer most tumors will not cause harm

(Natural News) We’ve all heard that early detection is vital for many medical conditions, but when it comes to prostate cancer, an Oxford academic has claimed that thousands of men who have the illness would actually be better off if they had never been diagnosed. According to Professor Freddie Hamdy, many men with slow-growing tumors… … Read more