Health

More than 300 million people around the world suffer from asthma, and around 250,000 people die from it each year. But why do people get asthma, and how can this disease be deadly?

The placebo effect is an unexplained phenomenon wherein drugs, treatments, and therapies that aren’t supposed to have an effect — and are often fake — miraculously make people feel better. What’s going on?

Humans have been battling heartburn for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. But recently the incidence has risen, making it a common complaint worldwide. What causes this problem, and how can it be stopped? Rusha Modi details the causes and treatments o...

Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first p...

Travel into the circulatory system to see how blood pressure helps deliver oxygen and nutrients to your body’s tissues.

When Henry Molaison (now widely known as H.M.) cracked his skull in an accident, he began blacking out and having seizures. In an attempt to cure him, daredevil surgeon Dr. William Skoville removed H.M.'s hippocampus. Luckily, the seizures did go away — b...

Today we're talking about how your phone changes your brain AND body.

Our hard-wired stress response is designed to gives us the quick burst of heightened alertness and energy needed to perform our best. But stress isn’t all good. When activated too long or too often, stress can damage virtually every part of our body. Shar...

In ancient Greece, the best-known remedy for a long-standing headache was to drill a small hole in the skull to drain supposedly infected blood. Fortunately, doctors today don’t resort to power tools to cure headaches, but we still have a lot to learn abo...

It’s a common misconception that stomach ulcers are caused by emotional upset, psychological distress, or spicy food. Yet no convincing study has ever demonstrated that these factors directly cause ulcer disease. So what does cause stomach ulcers? Rusha M...

By Leo Babauta Lately I’ve noticed a lot of people are feeling drained by life — the challenges they’re facing, their workloads, the anxiety of the world around them, and more. Someday soon I’ll write a longer guide to how to get yourself to a place of re...

Making Garlic Confit and Garlic Oil with both methods of Hot and Cold Infusion. Also included is "How to get Super Clear Infused Oil". This is definitely something you need to have in your kitchen arsenal if you are serious about food. It goes well with l...

The word vinegar comes from the Latin words for “sour wine” and has been used for thousands of years. Most people consume it in salad dressings or sauces; however, it has been used for many things.

How meditation can change your life and mind.

How exactly does meditation affect your body?

In this video Dr Gabor Mate tells us how our past and childhood traumas work inside of us , and how when we make them conscious they can even work for us , and use them in our favor.