Close to 70% of the adult population in the USA is overweight, and about 38% of adults are obese. The global statistics is also very alarming because studies indicate that close to 1.4 billion adults across the globe are overweight. Unhealthy eating habits and inactive lifestyles are the main causes of overweight and obesity. But what most people do not know is that some of the prescription drugs that they use to treat conditions that come with being overweight such as diabetes and pressure can also cause weight gain. (more…)

Although negligible senescence in humans might be only a dream, the idea drives many efforts in anti-aging research. A multi-billion dollar cosmetics industry takes advantage of this field to quickly exploit any potential elixirs that have proven effective in laboratory conditions. Among the many so-called ‘elixirs of youth’ scrutinized by science, young blood might be the one that comes closest to deserve the label. (more…)

Whenever you think that you are suffering from insomnia, the first thing that comes to mind is to find some sleeping pills. Sure, this is one way of handling the problem. For some people, it works perfectly while it does not work for others. But should this always be the case? Well, many people do not realize that there are safer and perhaps effective ways of dealing with insomnia apart from rushing to get some pills to swallow. (more…)