Increasing one’s intake of walnuts and walnut oil may lower blood pressure and stress levels, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. Previous research has uncovered that omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in walnuts, can reduce the amount of low density lipoproteins (LDL), or bad cholesterol. In [...]
Scientists have now found some concrete evidence that stressed out women have a harder time conceiving. It took four and a half years for Tammy Brandt to conceive. “Every month that it doesn’t’ work, you’re getting more and more stressed and you’re thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, now I’m stressed and stress is bad for getting [...]
Tim Eimer is a father, outdoor enthusiast, science teacher, and cancer patient, living on borrowed time. “I started praying that I would have 15 more years, 15 years would get me through their childhood,” he said. Tim has thyroid cancer. When caught early, most patients are treated successfully with surgery and radioactive iodine. But for [...]
Michael Schwandt works out three days a week, but he’d still like to lose 15-20 more pounds. “I think I’m getting there. I think I’m in shape now, but you know 20 years of sitting to make up for, ” he said. However, new studies show that carrying an extra 10 to 15 pounds may [...]
You may have heard of gall stones but did you know you can also develop stones in your mouth? Salivary gland stones affect 6 million people every year. Removing them used to mean cutting through the neck, but doctors are bringing a technique pioneered in Europe to the United States. Elizabeth Johnson spends a lot [...]
As a child, Stephanie Schwab would only eat white food. “Cream of wheat, cottage cheese, and noodles and anything that was bland or white. That’s what I would eat and I wouldn’t eat anything else,” she said. Even now, there are still entire food groups she just won’t touch, which can make things difficult when [...]
Older women who have been diagnosed with colon cancer and have an unhealthy weight may are at a higher mortality rate, according to a study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. The team of investigators based their current research on information collected during a 20-year study that monitored more than 1,000 female [...]
Cara and Terry George light up when they think of their daughter. “She was a beautiful, happy, healthy baby girl and she was and always will be our true joy,” said Cara. But they endured crushing heartbreak when Brenna died at just 18 months after swallowing a battery. “We scoured our house and we have [...]