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Is a hunter-gather diet and lifestyle healthy?

A review of the diet and lifestyle of hunter-gatherers as a model for health promotion advances our knowledge and busts popular ‘paleo diet’ myths.

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Bathing: science reveals health benefits
Posted on Tue, 7 Aug 18

Bathing: science reveals health benefits

Enjoy a good bath? A study that compared bathing to showering found significantly greater physical and mental health benefits.

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Mindfulness effective for weight loss
Posted on Tue, 16 Jan 18

Mindfulness effective for weight loss

Mindfulness-based strategies are effective for weight loss and may be more effective than traditional diet and exercise based approaches in the long-term.

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Herbal medicine for polycystic ovary syndrome
Posted on Tue, 3 Oct 17

Herbal medicine for polycystic ovary syndrome

Adding herbal medicine to lifestyle changes could improve treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome.

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Yoga for chronic low back pain
Posted on Thu, 20 Jul 17

Yoga for chronic low back pain

Yoga is as effective as physical therapy for chronic low back pain making it an important non-drug treatment option.

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A 15-minute meditation relaxes & reconnects the brain
Posted on Sun, 14 Feb 16

A 15-minute meditation relaxes & reconnects the brain

In people with depression a guided mind-body relaxation has been shown to quickly relax brain regions involved in depressive symptoms while also improving neural connectivity.

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