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During autumn, pumpkins populate doorsteps, people host pumpkin-carving parties, Starbucks sells their beloved pumpkin spice latte, and pumpkin pie smells dominate the kitchen. However, pumpkins contain a plethora of nutrients that can help to preserve your vision, especially as you...

Unexpected but true: nutritious diet may help your bones more than exercise! A recent study details a correlation between nutrition, muscle mass, and training, and the results, published in PLOS One Journal, are very informative and exciting. The researchers from...

We usually tend to swap cold and refreshing smoothies for warmer drinks as auburn and burgundy leaves flutter onto Earth’s floor, but this autumn, you may want to keep your blender out. We’ve collected three of our favourite spice-infused fall...

Low-carb diets are all the rage in the health world right now, but are they good for you? Those attempting the keto diet are reducing carbohydrate intake and increasing their protein and fat consumption. The keto diet (or any low-carb...

Foods rarely generate shock from the public, but one superfood is taking social media by storm. Meet the new health hero: blue spirulina. You may have heard of spirulina before - the blue-green alga that contains a plethora of health...

It is so common to hear or read news reports discussing the detrimental connection between physical health and pollution. Especially since the effects smog has on the environment is an issue that reportedly needs addressing in both developed and developing...

Contagious diseases can be difficult to prevent, especially when thirty students are sitting in a confined classroom and one has the seasonal flu, or in cities with a large population - the infectious illness can spread like wildfire. However, the...

Dr Selye is the mastermind who introduced the world to the idea of the fight-or-flight response. During a fight-or-flight response, your body works to reach a state of homeostasis by releasing hormones that will battle stress quickly. Your body wants...

When you create your vegetable list for your weekly trip to the supermarket, your list likely includes common legumes like carrots, cucumbers, spinach, lettuce, and maybe a couple of heads of broccoli and cauliflower. However, there is one vegetable vying...