In a landmark 2013 Hypertension report on alternative ways to lower blood pressure, researchers conformed that hand-grip exercises can reduce your number by about 10%. Researchers suggest using hand-grippers (at sporting goods store). Squeeze the gripper for 2 minutes at a time, for a total of 12 to 15 minutes, three times a week.

Those little white lies might not be so harmless after all, say neuroscientists. In a new British study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, brain scans of the amygdala - the region that responds to unpleasant emotional experiences – showed that the brain became desensitized with each successive falsehood. The more we lie, the less the brain responds. The result, researchers said, is a “slippery slope: What begins as small acts of dishonesty can escalate into larger transgressions”

Ease back pain by eating pineapple. Just a cup of fresh chunks or one glass of juice is all you need. Pineapple contains high amounts of manganese; an important building block for collagen, the fibrous structure that helps support and protect your back.

A report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry researchers say that red cabbage has 36 types of anthocyanin, which are powerful antioxidants that boots brain cell’s ability to produce mood-elevating hormones within 30 minutes of your first bite. Enjoy red cabbage in soups, salads and etc.