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
Enjoy a good bath? A study that compared bathing to showering found significantly greater physical and mental health benefits.
read moreMindfulness 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.
read moreHerbal medicine for polycystic ovary syndrome
Adding herbal medicine to lifestyle changes could improve treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome.
read moreYoga 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.
read moreA 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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