Scientific Wellness Blog

Posted on Sat, 10 May 14

Recharge your brain with nature

By studying several thousand visits to different natural environments in England researchers have shown that time in nature restores depleted emotional and cognitive health, and the more natural the environment the better.

Posted on Tue, 6 May 14

Gluten free diet cures severe mental illness

Gluten sensitivity has been associated with mental health issues ranging from mild depression to schizophrenia and a newly published case report describes complete remission of severe hallucinations with a gluten-free diet.

Posted on Sat, 3 May 14

Aloe vera juice for irritable bowel syndrome

Can Aloe vera juice help reduce the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); bloating, constipation, diarrhea, pain, and discomfort? Decades of clinical research helps answer this question.

Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 14

Gluten free diet improves fibromyalgia

A series of case reports describes striking improvement in symptoms such as fatigue and pain in people suffering from fibromyalgia with a gluten-free diet, even though they did not have celiac disease.

Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 14

The food metabolome: 21st century nutrition

Did you know that a complex mixture of tens of thousands of bioactive compounds in food powerfully influence your unique metabolism each day? Understanding how this food metabolome affects our health may revolutionize personalized nutrition.

Posted on Sun, 27 Apr 14

License to eat badly: statin drugs

Calorie and fat consumption, along with body weight, has increased over the last 10-years in statin drug users according to a new large-scale study. Statins may be undermining efforts to promote healthy eating.