Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps control the reward and pleasure centers in the brain. It helps regulate movement and emotional responses, enabling the brain to see rewards and move toward them. Dopamine provides enjoyment and reinforcement to motivate a person to do or continue doing certain activities that provide pleasure. It’s a key factor…
Indoor tanning is all the rage, primarily amongst women, despite countless warnings regarding the dangers of using tanning beds. More than 400,000 cases of skin cancer per year in the United States alone are related to indoor tanning. Tanning beds are placed under the Group 1 class of cancer-causing agents, the same category as cigarettes and…
When you’re in a situation with someone who is verbally aggressive, you can feel defensive, or a little scared or intimidated. Verbally aggressive people aren’t shy. People who are verbally aggressive don’t hold back when it comes to their feelings and opinions, so getting into an argument, altercation or a heated discussion with someone who…
Lots of jobs are hard. But parenting might just be the hardest. Despite all of the books, pamphlets and research that parents can delve into before their child is born, parenting often ends up being a “learn as you go” process. Most parents have a subtle but constant fear that something might go wrong. The…
Pain in the spine, legs or joints can make your daily routine much more difficult and uncomfortable. Research has shown that chronic pain, often in the form of fibromyalgia, could be due to central sensitization, where neurons in the spinal cord become sensitized by inflammation or cell damage. Certain chemicals in foods can trigger the…
For many people, planting is therapeutic. And it’s not hard to see why – there’s something therapeutic about connecting with nature through planting and nursing each plant into something healthy and beautiful. And there’s plenty of room for creativity as well. There are hundreds of plant varieties out there, each with its own story and purpose.…
To say Arlington National Cemetery is a moving place would be an understatement. Indeed, to see the rows and rows of white headstones marking the graves of military men and women has moved many a family member or loved one to tears. It’s a place filled with American history, with some tombstones in the 624…
The day started off like any other for Brittany Lynn Garrett. But as she was getting ready, she looked up and saw her husband, Christopher, holding their young son and crying profusely. Naturally, Brittany was worried and assumed something was wrong. But her husband insisted he was crying for the exact opposite reason – something…
Pickles come in many different shapes, sizes and flavors, but most either love em’ or hate em.’ Their tangy, salty and often sour taste is often an acquired one. Those who enjoy their flavor love to eat them in a variety of ways, adding pickles to their wraps, sandwiches, burgers and even eating them straight…
With all the information available about just how bad Coca-Cola is for you, it’s amazing people actually still buy the stuff and put it into their bodies. Every single day, 1.9 Billion bottles of Coca-Cola are consumed worldwide. Why is that so concerning? One large reason is that each bottle of Coca-Cola contains an alarming amount of…
The housing crash of 2008 left a lot of people unable to pay their mortgages. Banks were foreclosing left and right. It was an awful situation made worse by the fact that the economy was down and unemployment was high. What most people don’t know is that about 4 million homes were wrongfully foreclosed. That…
Hello everyone. This week we will begin with the letter C in the alternative health category, and the first category we have picked is Chiropractic. Welcome to another one of our top 5 alternative health site countdown. As you know, every week we do a countdown based on Alexa Ranking and site quality for a…
How you can successfully grow your own feed and save yourself some money Feeding livestock is one of the most expensive things that people have to do when they own a farm. The problem is a lot of people are not aware that they are able to save quite a bit of money on their…
As far back as you look in human history, music was used as a means of building emotion, tension and mood. In fact, if we want to get really cosmic, we can talk about string theory and how the entire universe and everything in it is built upon vibration and harmony at a microscopic scale. Is it any wonder music…
Birth control pills aren’t just being used to prevent pregnancy. They’re also often prescribed for acne and irregular menstrual cycles. They’re advertised as safe, easy to use, and they’re extremely common among women. After a quick check-up, a woman is handed her prescription, possibly along with a small pamphlet about safe sex and reproductive health,…