DIY Health

Dr. Michael Cutler

High fiber foods: The good and the bad

Fiber is one nutrient no one can afford to go without. Let’s look at the powerful health benefits of high fiber food and which ones you’ll want to be wary of, the difference in soluble and insoluble fiber, how much you need for disease-prevention and the best high-fiber foods to get the job done…

Joyce Hollman

The best drink for staying hydrated (Hint: It’s NOT water or Gatorade)

Mild dehydration can harm your brain, your joints, your heart and other bodily systems more quickly than you’d imagine. But what’s the best drink to replace those lost fluids? The answer might surprise you…

Jenny Smiechowski

Try this smelly approach to kicking your cigarette habit for good

Smokers are a dying a breed. And I don’t mean literally (although, statistically smokers do die a lot sooner than non-smokers). I mean that fewer people are smoking today than ever. Yet there are still 40 million Americans who smoke. Go figure. If you’re having trouble kicking the habit, I bet you haven’t tried this…

Joyce Hollman

The drug-free pain therapy of the future is here

If you suffer from pain that won’t go away, you’ve probably tried everything to get relief. If only you could trick your body into not feeling the pain, right? Well, a new “brain hack” holds bright promise for being able to distract our brains so completely that pain isn’t even an issue…

Dr. Michael Cutler

8 ways to save your thinning hair

If you’re not one to pay for expensive hair restoration treatments such as platelet rich plasma, low level laser light therapy, or hair transplant surgery, consider these remedies made using natural products right at home…

Jenny Smiechowski

3 steps to more energy, better sleep and a stronger immune system

There are things about your body that feel like they’re out of your control… Like how fast your heart beats or how cold you feel when you jump into an icy lake. But amazing individuals have demonstrated that you can control bodily processes that appear to operate on autopilot. Case in point?