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Don’t you love it when science backs up what you’ve always suspected was true? In this case it’s the idea that high-protein foods make you feel fuller longer. Researchers at Purdue University have my back on this one.
There are a lot of fad diets out there, and lots of advice on how and what to eat, some of it good, some questionable at best. But one good piece of wisdom has been: If you feel hungry throughout the day, eat more protein.

Some are disheveled, some are shaggy, and some are barely there. Beards are popular right now, much to many women’s dismay, and while beards sometimes catch soup and crumbs, they’re actually not unhygienic.
Adam Roberts, a clean-shaved microbiologist from University College London, decided to comb through guys’ facial hair to find out if they contain…poop. Not soup, but poop.

A major breakthrough study shows what many of us in the alternative health community have suspected for some time – that turmeric for cancer is truly worth noticing and researching. It’s about one hundred times less toxic than chemotherapy, and possesses noteworthy anti-cancer properties.

A 25-year-old man lived 555 days without a heart by carrying around a machine to keep his body going in a backpack. The young man has since received a heart transplant and has been able to ditch his 13.5-pound portable device.

The US Food and Drug Administration has warned that many people are now taking to the anti-diarrhea medication, Imodium, to help curb cravings for opiates. Although some people accidentally overdose on the drug to help diarrhea symptoms subside, many more people are using them as a substitute for opiates, possibly due to the fact that doctors and pharmacies are trying to cut down on the amount of pain killers and addictive drugs they prescribe to patients.

There is already a bevy of studies that prove spending time in nature has amazing health benefits. Spending micro-breaks outdoors can rejuvenate the brain. Kids who spend more time in green spaces have elevated cognitive functioning on tests and also enjoy lower stress levels. The list of ways that Mother Nature nurtures our minds is growing, with a study from last year addeing to the multitude of positive benefits we get from spending time outdoors.

Our seas are littered with plastic, and tiny bits of it are seriously threatening the environment, according to a study published in the journal Science. Researchers say microplastics – small plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in diameter – could be hurting the survival of European perch, as well as other creatures.
Source: EcoWatch

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services has recently conducted a study on food products the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled. The OIG has found that the FDA is unsatisfactorily-slow in initiating pulling products from the shelves, and may lead to a risk of disease and even death in the general population.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the Olympics taking place in Rio this summer due to the Zika outbreak. They will be holding an emergency panel this month to discuss the pros and cons of going ahead with the Olympics in its original location this August.

Two drug companies, Genentech and OSI Pharmaceuticals, have agreed to pay $67 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit accusing them of misleading doctors about the effectiveness of a cancer drug called Tarceva. – By agreeing to the settlement, neither company admitted any guilt.
Federal prosecutors in San Francisco announced the settlement on June 6, 2016.