Unveiling the Menopause Mystery: The Surprising Link Between Mineral Imbalances and Hormonal Health

10 Unexpected Facts About Vitamin D

Vitamin D is vital for sturdy bones, clear thinking, and an ironclad immune system. Although it comes from sunshine (and a few other sources—more on that later), 76.6 percent of people globally have low vitamin D intake. These are a few other surprising facts about the sunshine vitamin and the health benefits you’ll enjoy by getting more of it.

A New Study Says There Are 4 Different Sleep Types. What's Yours?

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University recently released a study that helps people determine their sleep type and what it means for their overall health. The data, which was published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, was made up of 3,683 middle-aged adults in the United States. Participants reported their chronic health conditions and sleep metrics — sleep duration, satisfaction, regularity, alertness and efficiency — twice during the study’s 10-year period.

A New Study Says There Are 4 Different Sleep Types. What's Yours?

An artificial sweetener used in many types of food, including candy, cakes, juice, yogurt and chewing gum has been shown to cause significant gut damage in a lab-based study.

The Gut Microbiome Explained: Why It Matters For Your Overall Health

We are not just bodies, but living ecosystems with thriving communities of bacteria inside us. Previously, researchers didn’t pay much attention to this fact, but today we know the gut microbiome is much more important than previously thought.