In the United States, six in 10 adults have a chronic disease, while four in 10 have two or more. Chronic health conditions include heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and arthritis. Mental disorders like depression and anxiety fall into the same category. Such persistent illnesses...

Migraine is more than just a headache. It’s a complex brain disorder that’s often inherited in families.¹ 

Migraine is the world’s third most common disease. It’s also one of the 10 most disabling illnesses globally. In the U.S. alone, it affects more than 37 million...

In the U.S., 29 percent of adults say they have been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives.¹ Factors that contribute to this mental disorder include genes and brain chemistry. Life events, drug abuse, and certain medical conditions can make people depressed too.² Though...

In the U.S., anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults yearly. This makes them the most common mental illness in the country.¹ People with anxiety disorders often have other conditions like depression, alcoholism, and drug abuse.² Socially, they may have a hard time forming relationships....

Almost 1 billion people worldwide had mental disorders in 2019. On top of that, cases of depression and anxiety rose by over 25 percent in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.¹ More people are only expected to get treated for mental problems in the next decades. But at times, drugs and...

According to a study done from 1991 to 1994, food intolerances affected around 12 percent of the population.¹ But more recent surveys suggest that number could be as high as 25 percent today.² In this article, we'll cover the following topics to discover why food intolerances are on the rise:

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In the 1980s, food allergies were thought to have affected less than 1 percent of the U.S. population.¹ But more recent data suggests that number could be around 11 percent for adults and 8 percent for children today.^2,3 In this article, we'll cover the following topics to see why these...

Veganism is the practice of eating only foods produced from plants. A vegan diet differs from a vegetarian one, which allows consuming eggs and dairy products in addition to plant-based foods. In the past decade, vegan diets have become more popular for several reasons. First, a vegan diet is...

Snorers are often the target of jokes.¹ But snoring is one of the symptoms of a disorder called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In OSA, the collapse of the airway stops the flow of air into the lungs and lowers blood oxygen levels. This leads to abnormal breathing and frequent awakenings during...

In the United States, between 50 million to 70 million people suffer from decreased quality of life because of sleep disorders. These conditions include snoring, which is also usually a sign of other health issues. This explains why the anti-snoring industry in the country was worth 1 billion...