Magnesium is an essential mineral for people. Approximately 75% of Americans are not getting their daily recommended amount of magnesium ...Read more

Hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid gland, ranks among the most common hormonal disturbances. The thyroid hormone is secreted by the thyroid gland, which lies in front of and around the windpipe in the lower neck. It regulates energy usage in most tissues in the body. Major ......Read more

Have you ever heard people criticizing your choices in having caffeinated drinks like tea and coffee?...Read more

Technology is moving at an increasingly fast pace, with every facet of our lives now linked intrinsically to microchips in one way or another....Read more

Cloves are dried flower buds that come from the clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum). They have a spicy and pungent taste and are known for their medicinal properties...Read more

Cocoa beans, the main ingredient in chocolate, contain naturally occurring polyphenols. There is some evidence that polyphenols help reduce blood pressure and have antioxidant properties....Read more

Born in 1940 in Mashhad, Iran, Mohammad Reza Shajarian began learning Qur’an recitation from his father at the age of five. At the age of 12 he started studying the melodic corpus (radif) of Persian classical music while simultaneously learning to play the santur (struck zither) ......Read more

Breakfast is touted as the most important meal of the day, because it kick-starts your metabolism and generally gives you fuel to run on until lunchtime hits. But you can so easily get it wrong, so we asked Pippa Campbell, nutrition and weight loss coach, to talk us through some ......Read more

Your immediate environment holds disproportionate power over your experience of reality. What happens immediately around you has a much bigger impact on you than what happens a little further away....Read more

Every person's tongue is unique, and similar to fingerprints some see the potential for the tongue to act as an identify verification tool. The tongue is protected in the mouth and would be difficult to forge, and a person can stick it out for examination. Researchers are working ......Read more

One thing that sets humans apart from other members of the animal kingdom is our propensity to develop customs and traditions around ...Read more

Could eating a diet based on your blood type -- O, A, B, or AB -- help you trim down and get healthier? That's the idea behind the Blood Type Diet....Read more

Just as we cannot live without air and water, we cannot live without our microbes. A person who lacks the normal microbes in the gut is likely to encounter problems like weight gain and illness....Read more

Feeling chilly when you're outside in the cold is one thing. But if you're always shivering, or your hands and feet feel like blocks of ice while everyone else nearby says the temperature feels toasty, then it's time to investigate....Read more

You know the feeling: you can't find a particular word, remember someone's name, or concentrate the way you once did. Is it just aging, or is something else to blame? ...Read more