Is mental illness really an illness?
Category: Health Published: January 8, 2024 Public Domain Image, source: Christopher S. Baird. ...
Month: April 2024
5 worst foods for heart you should avoid!
Did you know heart diseases are the leading cause of death in the world? You can reduce the risk of...
Webinar: Human Health and ICN-4. Towards the Regulation of Plastic Pollution and its Importance for Human and Environmental Health / April 16, 2024 – 12:00pm (ET) – PAHO/WHO
ContextThe urgency of addressing plastic pollution is recognized by global authorities at different levels. In March 2022, at the fifth...
A Year of Record-High Suicide Rates
According to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide rate in the United States...
Why I Ditched Paleo for a Plant-Based Diet
As far back as I can remember, my father instilled in me the value of a healthy lifestyle. Though I...
Healing Touch: Mental Health Improved with Touch Intervention
Summary: Touch interventions significantly benefit both physical and mental health, with particular advantages for individuals facing health challenges. The study,...
Tackling social isolation could be more effective than healthy eating for obesity
People with obesity are commonly urged to lose weight by eating more healthily, cutting down on calorie intake and exercising...
Climate change, pollution, and collapsing biodiversity are damaging our immune systems
The ecosystems we live in don’t work the way they used to — and that’s bad for our health. Climate...
New study highlights the benefit of touch on mental and physical health
Through a large-scale analysis, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have uncovered the ways in which consensual touch can...
