Why are food allergies on the rise?


Why are food allergies on the rise? It seems like more and more children in the U.S. are developing food allergies, and there’s data to back that up. The number of kids with food allergies went up 18 percent from 1997 to 2007, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 3 [...]

Is your junk food habit making you depressed?


// Is your junk food habit making you depressed? Processed food can bring down your mood, a new study finds A new study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry makes a strong case that processed junk food can trigger or contribute to depression, while eating whole and healthy food seems protective. Junk food may [...]

Hot air linked to headaches, but how?


http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/10/headaches.weather/index.html Almost 90 percent of women and about 70 percent of men get tension headaches, the Mayo Clinic says. That is amazing but not surprising especially now. One fact is that very few people are trained to relax and reduce stress and tension. Another is that the level of fear, pressure and uncertainty are so [...]