Here’s a health tip to help you keep rising cholesterol in check: drink more tea! Researchers from the Department of Applied Science, the National Hsinchu University of Education in Taiwan have discovered that three teas in particular could protect you from high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol.
The Taiwanese research team evaluated the hypolipidemic (high blood cholesterol) effect of these four different tea leaves: green; black; oolong; and pu-erh.
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Have you ever thought of using light as therapy? It’s a therapy that pops up in alternative health news from time to time. The truth is that light has a very interesting effect on your body. Major physiological processes in your brain and body are switched on and off by the presence or absence of natural or artificial light. You probably don’t think much about this, but your body is responding to light and dark all the time. When you are exposed to light, a number of different things can happen. Here are eight potential … 
Are you having trouble sleeping through the night? Maybe there is some stress in your life, or perhaps you have some health problems that interfere with being able to stay asleep. Or you may, like many, have trouble falling asleep in the first place. Well — here’s a health tip for how to get a restful night’s sleep without reaching for sleeping pills: eat the right snack before bed!