So entrenched is the association between coffee and ideas of ambition and focus that merely thinking about the drink is enough to increase the body’s arousal levels and focus your thoughts, according to researchers at Monash University and the University of Toronto. Reporting their findings in the journal Consciousness and Cognition, the researchers write that… Read More »
The Mayo Clinic’s Jacksonville campus will host a journalism “residency.” Craving a trip to Florida in February? If you’re a journalist, the Mayo Clinic has you covered. Once again Mayo is extending an offer to educate health care journalists, this time with what it’s calling a “residency” scheduled for Feb. 24-28 at the Mayo Clinic… Read More »
Good morning! In today’s “OMG, WTF” celebrity news, singer Kelsy Karter just got a Harry Styles face tattoo and it requires your immediate attention. Yesterday, Kelsy posted these two pictures on Instagram showing off her fresh ink. And you, like the rest of the internet, might be thinking, “HOLY SHIT, IS THIS REAL?” Great question!… Read More »
Breathing is a reflex – an automatic, vital action that keeps us alive. But the simple trick of altering how you breathe can also help improve your health and ease all sorts of niggles, according to Stuart Sandeman, transformational breath coach and founder of Breathpod (breathpod.me). “Many people breathe in shallow and constricted patterns, limiting… Read More »
Nature is a wonderful source of powerful medicines and many of them we haven’t even discovered yet. One of the natural medicines that I’ve already talked about within my blog is CBD oil and finally, I managed to give it a try! I am really excited to tell you all about my experience with CBD… Read More »
Federal District Judge Reed O’Connor again thrust the Affordable Care Act into uncertainty with his ruling Friday that eliminating the tax penalty for not having insurance renders the entire law unconstitutional. The panelists for this special bonus episode of KHN’s “What the Health?” are Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie… Read More »