Researchers have found that there is an association between good quality support systems and decreased risk for dementia.

Hypertention (abnormally high blood pressure) is usually treated with diuretics that act on your kidneys, beta-blockers that opens your blood vessels, and many other synthetic remedies. However, blood pressure medications may incur a variety of undesirable side effects, such as: weakness, drowsiness, vomiting, skin rash, diarrhea, constipation and even erection problems. But, you can avoid all of that by changing your life style and eating foods that will help lower your blood pressure.

Hypertension is characterized by high blood pressure, and can be a secondary effect to kidney disease, but also has been associated with certain medications. If it is left untreated, it can cause complications by the narrowing of blood vessels. So, the best way to keep your blood pressure at normal levels, is to use natural remedies that have the ability to lower your blood pressure. These 5 ingredients used in cooking, are accessible and inexpensive and will help lower your blood pressure.

Smallpox is a long gone, viral disease. But recent comments from Bill Gates on bioterrorism, have sparked fear on what could people do in case of bioterrorist attack with the variola virus, which is still kept in vials in the CDC in Atlanta and the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology in Russia. So, the question is: how could food help with healing, in case of a smallpox (variola) outbreak?

Researchers say that consuming soy protein may lessen the severity of inflammatory bowel disease.

Researchers warn about falling for so-called diet foods designed to help cut calories and lose weight. A University of Georgia study highlights how diet foods can cause liver damage, brain inflammation and make you fatter. There is good reason we should avoid low-fat food marketing promises.

Calcium is one of the most important minerals in the body. While calcium is mostly present in bones and teeth, its is also necessary for other vital bodily processes. Eating calcium rich foods, is the best way to boost your calcium levels. So, here are 5 vegetarian recipes that will help you boost your calcium levels naturally.

Whether regular or diet, drinking soda is damaging to your health.

Researchers say that there may be an increased risk of cholera in endemic countries from drinking iced tea.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with constant abdominal cramping, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation. The international foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder, says that IBS affects between 25 and 45 million people in the United States. But, new research reveals that certain home remedies will help you treat irritable bowel syndrome once and for all.

Eggplant is not the most commonly eaten vegetable in the United States and is more known for Parmigiana recipe, in part due to its unique taste. But with its many nutritional benefits, you should try one today!

Researchers say that vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency in infants adversely affects their motor functioning when they are preschoolers.

Researchers say zinc regulates the storage and release of neurotransmitters and can enhance learning.

In a meta - analysis of 17 studies, it was found that patients which carry Herpes virus type 1 and type 2 are at high risk of developing Atherosclesosis, which is a disease of the heart arteries characterized by the deposition of fatty material on their inner walls.

Adding more foods with sulforaphane to your diet can prevent cancer by improving upon cell DNA.