Chronic Pain? Try These 4 Mind-Body Techniques
Pain is debilitating, interfering with the ability to sleep, work, and enjoy life. It can aggravate other health conditions and lead to depression and anxiety symptoms. Relieving it often requires a trial-and-error approach that embraces the whole person, not just the source, which cannot always be identified clearly. Many people find it useful to choose from a menu of...
Dr. Oz: We Should Declare Physical Inactivity a Disease
According to the report Too Fat to Fight, 27 percent of young Americans are physically unfit to enlist in the armed forces. How's that possible? Well, if 70 percent of American adults are overweight or obese ... We think it's time to declare physical inactivity a disease: No-Go-itis. Only 25 percent to 45 percent of you report even 150 minutes...
Vitamin C & Beta Carotene Levels Lower in Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating degenerative neurological illness that affects memory and behavior. Researchers in Germany studied the blood levels of antioxidants in patients with Alzheimer's and compared them to control levels in study participants without the illness. They found that while not all antioxidant levels were dramatically different, Vitamin C and beta carotene levels were substantially lower for...
Throw the Non-stick Away and Replace it With Cast-iron!
Cast-iron skillets may seem like an old-fashioned choice in the kitchen, but this dependable cookware is a must in the modern kitchen. Cast-iron skillets conduct heat beautifully, go from stovetop to oven with no problem and last for decades. (In fact, my most highly prized piece of cookware is a canary-yellow, enamel-coated cast-iron paella pan from the 1960s that...
House Plants Can Clear Your Room of Toxins
Like the rapacious Audrey II in "Little Shop of Horrors," some of the easiest-to-grow houseplants can devour what's bad for you. (But not bad boyfriends - or girlfriends!) Three bad-boy culprits that plants can filter out of your environment are benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene. Benzene seeps out of paints, furniture wax, glues and detergents, not to mention cigarette smoke. It...
Health Alert: Listeria Outbreak in Ricotta Salata Cheese
The Centers for Disease Control just released a statement about an outbreak of listeria in ricotta cheese that has been sold in the United States.
Regular Mental Detoxing is One of the Most Transformational Experiences You Can Ever Have
If you’ve invested anytime studying health and nutrition, you’ve most likely heard of detoxing. People swear by the health benefits associated with fasting, juice cleanses, colonics, and more.
Alternative Approaches to Dealing with ADHD in Children and Adults
For most children and adults who are diagnosed with ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) the automatic treatment is medication. However, nutrition and meditation are also effective methods of addressing the disruption that comes with this disorder. Nutrition One of the areas that has gained substantial attention in the treatment of ADHD is nutrition. Many proponents of nutritional counseling suggest that individuals with...
Accelerate Your Antioxidant Intake with Parsley [Recipe]
Mention of parsley traces back to the first century A.D., by such notables as the Roman scholar Pliny the Elder, who praised it as a staple in soups and salad, and the father of medicine
Exercise Slows Onset of Symptoms of Alzheimer’s in Elderly
If there weren't enough good reasons to exercise, here's another one: A new study finds that exercise improves memory and reduces the risk for cognitive decline as we get older. The study included 86 women ages 70 to 80, some of whom had mild cognitive impairment--a loss of memory and mental function that often precedes Alzheimer's disease and other forms...
