Learning in Nature: The Benefits of Forest School

August 12, 2019 Natural Living

By Rebecca Hosley As I reached the entrance to the group camp site at a local state park, I was greeted by my very muddy 3-year-old son who was wearing a rainsuit, sturdy boots and a giant grin on his face. This was the site of his school, Magnolia Forest Preschool. It was “showcase day” […]

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Eating Cannabis Led Mice To Be Less Active in New Study

August 9, 2019 Diet,Health And Wellness,Homeopathic Remedies,Natural Health News,Natural Living

Researchers have conducted a study in which mice voluntarily ate a dough containing THC, the primary psychoactive component in marijuana. That opens the door to additional studies that will help shed light on behavioral and physiological effects that occur in people when they eat food infused with marijuana. The study is among the first to […]

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Home Births Are As Safe As Hospital Births: International Study

August 8, 2019 Health And Wellness,Natural Health News,Natural Living

A large international study led by McMaster University shows that low risk pregnant women who intend to give birth at home have no increased chance of the baby’s perinatal or neonatal death compared to other low risk women who intend to give birth in a hospital. The results have been published by The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine […]

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Study Finds Coffee Doesn’t Interrupt Sleep, But Nicotine and Alcohol Do

August 6, 2019 Health And Wellness,Natural Health News,Natural Living

Between 50 to 70 million Americans have a sleep disorder. Sleepless nights are associated with a number of adverse health outcomes including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and certain cancers. Evening use of alcohol, caffeine and nicotine are believed to sabotage sleep. Yet, studies examining their effects on sleep are limited by small sample […]

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Urban Sprawl Creates Food Deserts

August 6, 2019 Diet,Food Freedom,Health And Wellness,Home And Garden,Natural Health News,Natural Living

Urban sprawl has led to the creation of food deserts in metropolitan areas across the United States, according to a published study by a researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington. Shima Hamidi, director of UTA’s Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions and Dollars, published “Urban sprawl and the emergence of food deserts in the […]

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This Electricity-Free Tech Could Help Cool Buildings in Metropolitan Areas

August 5, 2019 Environment,Natural Living

Engineers have designed a new system that can help cool buildings in crowded metropolitan areas without consuming electricity, an important innovation at a time when cities are working to adapt to climate change. The system consists of a special material — an inexpensive polymer/aluminum film — that’s installed inside a box at the bottom of […]

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Earthquakes, Hurricanes and Other Natural Disasters Obey Same Mathematical Pattern

August 5, 2019 Environment,Natural Living

Tracking the magnitude of several catastrophic natural events and drawing a graphic of how many episodes of each have occurred throughout history yields a result which cannot be ignored. Quite on the contrary, what the graphic reveals is a highly defined curve which luckily shows that the stronger the capacity to devastate, the less frequently […]

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Pesticides Deliver a One-Two Punch to Honey Bees

August 5, 2019 Big Pharma,Environment,Food Freedom,Health And Wellness,Natural Health News,Natural Living

Adjuvants not as benign to honey bees as previously thought Adjuvants are chemicals that are commonly added to plant protection products, such as pesticides, to help them spread, adhere to targets, disperse appropriately, or prevent drift, among other things. There was a widespread assumption that these additives would not cause a biological reaction after exposure, […]

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Sesame Allergy is More Common Than Previously Known

August 2, 2019 Diet,Homeopathic Remedies,Natural Health News,Natural Living

Sesame allergy affects more than 1 million adults and children, and sesame is often a hidden ingredient in foods Sesame allergy affects more than 1 million children and adults in the U.S., more than previously known, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. But sesame labeling is currently not required by law as are the other […]

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Stanford Researchers Develop Battery to Harness Energy from Seawater

July 30, 2019 Environment,Natural Living

Stanford researchers develop technology to harness energy from mixing of freshwater and seawater Salt is power. It might sound like alchemy, but the energy in places where salty ocean water and freshwater mingle could provide a massive source of renewable power. Stanford researchers have developed an affordable, durable technology that could harness this so-called blue […]

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Stressed at School? Art Therapy Reduces Stress Headaches In Teenage Girls

July 30, 2019 Health And Wellness,Natural Health News,Natural Living

Teenagers report higher levels of stress than adults, and cite school as the highest contributing factor, according to the American Psychological Association’s annual report. A summary from 2013 concluded that while stress among Americans was not new, “what’s troubling is the stress outlook for teens in the United States.” In response, recently some schools have […]

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Cannabidiol Reduces Aggressiveness, Study Concludes

July 30, 2019 Health And Wellness,Homeopathic Remedies,Natural Health News,Natural Living

Experiments with mice performed by Brazilian scientists show that a substance derived from cannabis plants attenuates isolation-induced aggressive behavior. A new study has concluded that cannabidiol attenuates the aggressiveness induced by social isolation. The research, based on a mouse model, was performed by scientists at the University of São Paulo’s Ribeirão Preto Medical School (FMRP-USP) […]

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Fracking May Contribute to Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy

July 24, 2019 Environment,Health And Wellness,Homeopathic Remedies,Natural Health News,Natural Living

A new study led by a researcher at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health identifies a link between proximity to hydraulic fracking activities and mental health issues during pregnancy. Results appear in the journal Environmental Research. The researchers looked at 7,715 mothers without anxiety or depression at the time of conception, who delivered at […]

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Keeping Livestock In The Yard May Help Your Baby’s Immune System

July 23, 2019 Diet,Environment,Health And Wellness,Home And Garden,Natural Health News,Natural Living

Getting up close – and a little dirty – with farm animals just might help us fend off illness, say researchers who’ve further demonstrated the benefits of early exposure to a wide variety of environmental bacteria. Scientists from The Ohio State University found that bacteria and other microbes from rural Amish babies was far more […]

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‘Legacy’ Mercury Pollution Still Contaminating New Jersey Meadowlands Waters

July 23, 2019 Environment,Health And Wellness,Natural Health News,Natural Living

“Legacy” mercury pollution from decades ago and miles away is an important source of contamination in New Jersey Meadowlands waterways, according to a Rutgers-led study that could help guide cleanup efforts. The study in the Journal of Hazardous Materials identified upper Berry’s Creek and its tributary, Peach Island Creek, in Bergen County, as major sources […]

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Failure to Launch: Parents Are Barriers to Teen Independence

July 22, 2019 Health And Wellness,Natural Living

Something most parents don’t want to hear from their teenager: I am not prepared to be an adult, and it’s your fault. Nearly all parents (97%) in a new national poll say they are helping their teen become more independent by using strategies like allowing them to make more choices (86%), pushing them to handle […]

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Me, Me, Me — The Neurotic Satisfactions of the Selfie Generation

July 21, 2019 Natural Living

By Julian Rose We humans are rather curious creatures, I’ll admit. So many sides to our nature, so many colours to our emotions, so many journeys of our imaginations. But the question must arise, do we learn any more about these traits by making ourselves the perpetual object of our own fascination? One would certainly […]

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Yes, Parents Are Capable of Choosing How Their Children Should Be Educated

July 20, 2019 Natural Living

By Kerry McDonald At the heart of debates around education freedom and school choice is the subtle but sinister sentiment that parents can’t be trusted. They are too busy, too poor, or too ignorant to make the right decisions for their kids, and others know better how to raise and educate children. Never mind that […]

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Take a Bath 90 Minutes Before Bedtime to Get Better Sleep

July 19, 2019 Health And Wellness,Homeopathic Remedies,Natural Health News,Natural Living

Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering found that bathing 1-2 hours before bedtime in water of about 104-109 degrees Fahrenheit can significantly improve your sleep Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may have found a way for people to get better shuteye. Systematic review protocols — a method used to search […]

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Passive Facebook Use Correlated with Depressive Symptoms

July 18, 2019 Health And Wellness,Natural Health News,Natural Living

Great holiday, fantastic party, adorable children, incredible food: everyone shows their life in the best light on social networks. Those who take a look around on such sites can find that their self-esteem takes a hit as it seems as though everyone is better than them. Users who use social networks passively, i.e. do not […]

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