Yoga Shown to Lower Cost of Insurance Benefits for Employers
Author: Shernide Delva If your employer does not offer yoga and meditation classes, you may want to show them this article. A growing body of research has revealed the yoga and meditation can actually keep you away from the hospital and lower the cost of insurance benefits at your workplace. Yoga initiatives in the work . . . . Continue Reading
Smokey Robinson Talks About Past Drug Addiction to Cocaine
Known to be a musical genius by many, Smokey has written some of the most beautiful and popular songs of the modern age. Classics such as “My Girl,” “The Tears of a Clown,” “The Way You Do (The Things You Do)” would never have existed had it not been for Smokey. He co-found Motown with . . . . Continue Reading
Overeating Could be Due to Brain Chemistry Malfunction
Halloween just passed and some of us may have overstuffed on candy. Do you ever wonder why some people crave and eat way more junk than others? Why is it that some people have incredible control over their diet and others are out of control? Struggling with out-of-control eating can feel like an addiction and . . . . Continue Reading
Marijuana Growers Left Devastated after California Wildfires
Author: Shernide Delva The wildfires across California this year have devastated the entire state. However, a less obvious victim of the damage are marijuana growers. Marijuana growers are losing the farms that they spent years cultivating in mere moments. Last month, the Butte Fire in Calaveras Country claimed two lives and burned through 70,000 acres . . . . Continue Reading
Twitter Hashtag Raises Awareness on Eating Disorders and Body Image
Author: Shernide Delva Body image issues, specifically among women, have gained significant amounts of media attention in the past few years. More women who were afraid to expose their vulnerabilities are now fearless to admit that they struggle with body insecurities on a regular basis. People who were once afraid know they are not alone. . . . . Continue Reading
Feelings of Love Can Affect Us Like Alcohol Does
Author: Shernide Delva “Because your love, your love, your love is my drug” Whether you’re a Kesha fan or not, she may have had a point when she wrote the song “Your Love is My Drug.” As a matter of fact, a recent study found that alcohol and the “love hormone” oxytocin have nearly an identical . . . . Continue Reading
Lamar Odom Being Treated For Reported Drug Overdose
Lamar Odom is now fighting for his life after being found unconscious from a reported drug overdose Tuesday. The former NBA player and husband of reality television star Khloe Kardashian, was rushed to the hospital after being found unresponsive at a brothel known as Love Ranch in Crystal, Nev., around 70 miles northwest of Las . . . . Continue Reading
Socializing Face to Face Reduces Depression, Especially in Older People
Do you communicate more via text message and Facebook than you do face to face? Think about it. Our lives have become busier and busier and trying to balance it all often leads us to wanting to use technology to communicate with those we have not seen in a while. Nowadays, it seems like communication . . . . Continue Reading
Meditation May be Bad for Memory
Author: Shernide Delva When it comes to meditation, the benefits to our mental and physical well-being have pretty much been drilled into our heads over and over again. Admittedly, I am one of those people that constantly rave about how great it is to learn how to incorporate meditation into your life. So all of . . . . Continue Reading
Vaping Marketed As Weight Loss Tool
In the 40s and 50s, smoking cigarettes was all the rage. You could do it indoors, on planes, in elevators. Even doctors were endorsing it. Yes, doctors. Doctors prescribed cigarettes as a way to combat obesity and nicotine was a well-known appetite suppressant. Having a cigarette in your mouth kept you from indulging in your . . . . Continue Reading