Recent research has shown that the effects of alcohol have some significant difference on women when compared to men. Some of the physical effects noted had been dead women become addicted and develop illnesses that are related to alcohol at a much higher rate. These include: malnutrition, anemia, liver…

5-HTP supplements continue to be a popular choice for Lucky Vitamin customers. Several studies have suggested that 5-HTP supplements may be used as an antidepressant and sleep aid but recent reports may confirm another potential benefit to the list. 5-HTP may work as an appetite suppressant and can help…

Borage oil has become popular in the supplement industry but some people are not familiar with this incredible product. Borage oil is made from a beautiful blue, purple flower and its supplements provide numerous health benefits. Also known as Starflower, this large plant is originally from Syria and has…

It seems that a new discovery may help women get better sleep. Soy has been found to remedy and provide better sleep, thanks mainly to its estrogen-like compounds which should help post-menopausal women resolve their sleep woes. The compounds are called isoflavones and have been known for testing against…

“Why did my primary-care physician give me an antidepressant when I could have had something simple, like estrogen?” she asked. “Why don’t they know?”…. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room Did you know, 68 percent of the persons that have Alzheimer’s disease are women? “Sixty-eight percent of all victims…

If you never heard of male menopause, you are not alone. Many men are not familiar with andropause, the term for a menopause-like condition in aging man, but the facts of this natural condition are very interesting. Andropause is a slow but steady reduction of the production of the…

Scientists have discovered an evolutionary reason why humans and whales both have grandmothers. As post-menopausal females age, the researchers say, they become increasingly interested and helpful in rearing their “grandchildren”. This could help explain why female great apes and toothed whales (cetaceans) have lifespans that extend long beyond their…

Another baby is on the way for Zac Hanson! The pop rocker, 24, and his wife Kate are expecting their second child, he revealed Thursday on nationally-syndicated radio show Kidd Kraddick in the Morning. “I have a new new baby. It’s coming,” he said. “Nobody even knows.” Zac and…

A recently published PEW Research Report finds that while childlessness is still on the rise, only women with advanced degrees defy this trend. Compared to a decade ago, women with master’s degrees or more are increasingly choosing to have children. This reversal is most pronounced among women holding PhDs,…

Ugly Betty star Becki Newton and her husband Chris Diamantopoulos are expecting their first child, EW reports. The happy news is causing quite a stir on her new sitcom, Love Bites. “She plays a virgin [in the pilot episode], so we have to make adjustments to that,” Vernon Sanders…