People who sleep less than 6 hours per night have a shorter life, according to a recent study.  After reviewing 16 studies conducted on more than 1.3 million people, a team of researchers from two universities1 found that people who sleep for less than the recommended 6-8 hours each night have a 12% higher risk of dying prematurely.
Previous research showed that sleep deprivation may be associated with heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol level.
The study also showed that consistent over long sleeping can be …

Nutrition is essential for our health and like eating habits that have a negative impact on our metabolism; there are dangerous cooking habits of which not all people are aware.
Poor hygiene is one of the most dangerous cooking habits, so washing your hands, utensils and ingredients used for cooking is absolutely necessary whether your are cooking at home or outdoors where you don’t have the same conditions as in your kitchen.
Another dangerous cooking habit it’s the use of knives, spoons, forks or other cooking utensils made of aluminum because aluminum …

A recent study conducted in U.K. warns healthy people that taking an aspirin a day to prevent strokes or heart attacks does more harm than good because it almost doubles the risk of internal bleeding while having no effect on heart attacks or strokes.
‘We know that a small daily dose of aspirin can reduce the risk of a heart attack in people with angina and in those who’ve had a heart attack.” said Professor Peter Weissberg from the British Heart Foundation.
The study involved 3550 middle aged men and women with …

In a recent study, researchers from the University of California show a clear link between deficiency in exposure to sunlight and bladder cancer.
Exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B, triggers the photosynthesis of vitamin D3 in the body, vitamin which was shown in previous studies from this research that in higher levels leads to lower risks of developing colon cancer, breast cancer, kidney cancer, ovary cancer etc.
The researchers created a graph with bladder cancer incident rates on the vertical axis and latitude on the horizontal one using worldwide data available through …

Fruit juices, which parents give their children every morning, could contain toxic substances that can cause cancer or heart and lung diseases.  Researchers found in many popular brands high levels of antimony, a lethal substance in large doses.
The study conducted at the University of Copenhagen has shown that bottles of fruit juices and squash contain up to 2.5 times more antimony than the amount permitted in tap water by the European legislation. In some cases the toxic substances were 10 time higher.
The researchers believe the toxic substances reach the juice …