Tag Archives: Health

Hugs and kisses: The health impact of affective touch

There are a number of good reasons that touching, hugging, and kissing the people we love feels comforting and reassuring. In this Spotlight, we will explore how such displays of affection impact your health and well-being. What are the benefits of affective touch? In this Spotlight, we investigate. When we touch, hug, or kiss a… Read More: Hugs and kisses: The health impact of affective touch »

The New Health Care: The U.S. Is Failing in Infant Mortality, Starting at One Month Old

Another such review examined how the number of prenatal visits affected infant mortality. Seven studies involved more than 60,000 women in countries of varying income. There was no difference in high-income countries in the number of deaths of those who had more or fewer visits (although the number of deaths over all was low). In… Read More: The New Health Care: The U.S. Is Failing in Infant… »

How Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits your Hair, Skin and Overall Health?

Apple Cider Vinegar is one of the healthy food products because it is prepared from the fresh apples. As per the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”, apple cider vinegar benefits are endless. Intake of apple cider vinegar helps in staying away from a large number of problems. In the process of… Read More: How Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits your Hair, Skin and Overall… »

What’s REALLY going on with your gut health?

Bloating. Abdominal pain. Flatulence. New research from Healthista’s first Gut Health Survey has found these are our problems – and we’re suffering in silence  Each month over 100,000 people type the word ‘bloating’ into Google.  Similarly high search terms are also seen for ‘IBS’ and ‘stomach pain’. Given the amount of feedback we get from readers,… Read More: What’s REALLY going on with your gut health? »