Enjoying more than five drinks a week could shorten your life. This post from ScienceDaily highlights the study that links even moderate alcohol drinking to heart and circulatory diseases. Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. Part-funded by the British ... Continue Reading
Microplastics In Bottled Water Can Pose A New Health Risk
You’re probably drinking microplastics with your bottled water. According to a new study, bottled water has surprisingly high levels of microplastics. That might endanger human health. This post from Futurism highlights how discarded plastic bottles breaking down into microplastics, in water everywhere, pose a huge problem. You already know how bad plastic bottles are for the ... Continue Reading
The Health Risks of Too Much Vitamin D You Need to Know
Vitamin D is extremely important for good health.  As a hormone, it plays several roles in keeping your body's cells healthy and functioning the way they should. Most people don't get enough vitamin D, so supplements are common. However, it's also possible—although rare—for this vitamin to build up and reach toxic levels in the body. Prolonged supplementation of Vitamin D, ... Continue Reading