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Managing Insomnia

Trouble sleeping - either falling asleep or staying asleep - is a common problem that affects everyone at some time. There is no "normal" amount of sleep. Some people need ten hours a night, while others do well on as little as four hours of sleep.

 

 

Herbal medicine: how does it work?

Healing with herbs is the oldest therapy in the world and remains the medicine on which many countries, including China and India, largely rely. Herbalists in the western tradition combine the examination methods of conventional medicine with a “mind and body” approach to diagnosis and treatment. The results can be remarkable.

 

Maintaining skeletal health after 40

Bone density naturally decreases with age, so the older you are, the more risk increases for diseases such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Sedentary women are also more at risk.

 

Alcohol and Pregnancy

Health experts are calling for women to avoid alcohol completely during pregnancy in the light of a new study has found a little evidence that binge drinking while pregnant seriously harms the developing foetus.

 

Exercise: another excellent way to combat anxiety 

Anxiety is an emotion everyone has experienced. It is a distressing feeling of apprehension and uneasiness. Being anxious causes changes in your thinking (fear, worry), bodily functions (rapid heart beat, sweating), and behavior (pacing, tapping the table), all of which only reinforce your feelings of distress.

 

Tips to survive a Healthy Thanksgiving Feast 

Thanksgiving meals are traditionally family events where certain kinds of food are served. First and foremost, turkey is the featured item in most Thanksgiving feasts. Stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, corn, turnips, rolls, pecan pie, and pumpkin pie are commonly associated with Thanksgiving dinner.

 

Hamstring Exercises for Lower back pain

Since your pelvis is the foundation of your lower back and spine, having tight hamstrings contributes to an unstable lower back and a greater chance of intermittent sprains and strains.

 

How To Cope When You Have Low Back Pain

Due to excess weight or improper daily practices or incorrect exercises or various other causes are there which can cause lower back pain. With a little change in our practices we can avoid them and can benefit ourselves.

 

EMG Test for Back Pain

An electromyogram (EMG) is a test that is used to record the electrical activity of muscles. When muscles are active, they produce an electrical current. This current is usually proportional to the level of the muscle activity. An EMG is also referred to as a myogram.

 

Lift your spirits via food

The food you eat affects your mental health as well as your physical well-being. A bad diet can be one of the causes of depression on food swings. A healthy diet, on the other hand, may be enough to lift your spirits without the need for medication and counseling.

 

Stress Management

The word Stress is used to describe both external events that make demand on us and the internal responses they trigger. Stress is the body's general response to any demand made on it, regardless of whether that demand is pleasant or unpleasant, or whether it is emotional or physical.

 

Dealing with Sleeplessness

If you’re like many people, you've also experienced any one or more of the symptoms of sleeplessness for more than several nights running. If so, you probably had (or have) insomnia, the medical name for inadequate sleep that occurs for at least one week. Among the causes are a noisy environments, high caffeine or alcohol intake, use of recreational or prescription drugs, an existing illness, stress, a fidgety bed partner, or something else completely.

Nutritional Management of Breast Cancer

The chances of cancer are less on a diet which is vegetarian, raw and free of hydrogenated fat and heated oil. According to researches, diet is a risk factor for the disease.

 

Diet and Detox

The detox diet helps to cleanse your system! The plan begins with a juice fast, which eliminates toxins at a very low level, and then continues with a highly nutritious food that promotes cellular renewal. Read on....

 

Exercise for relaxation

Like As well as helping your body to relax by reducing muscle tension, these stretch exercises can be done to increase flexibility or to ease muscles, or cool down after exercising.  Ease your body into these stretches: you should not be jumping or bouncing around, and the exercises are not supposed to be uncomfortable.  Remember to breathe slowly and rhythmically too.

 

Supplements: Can they stop the clock?

Trials consistently show that at the right potency, "natural" remedies may rival conventional medicines.  Doctors & Dieticians often prescribe nutritional and herbal supplements as effective but gentler alternatives to conventional drubs for problems ranging from depression to indigestion.

 

Healing Your Muscles

Muscles pain is usually not a signs that there is something violent or destructive going on in our muscles. Rather, pain in a result of the massages about substances imbalance being conveyed between, the nerves and the brain.

Celebrating Health in 2004  

Physical activity supplemented with healthy food can be a practical means to achieve numerous health gains, both directly or indirectly. Check out ways to enjoy living actively and eating well in the year 2004.

 

The Big Chill

The winter season along with the chilling air, brings about its own problems of dryness, brittle nails, cracked feet, and all the rest of those cold discomforts.

 

Weight Loss Important for Treating, Preventing Hypertension

One reason obesity is considered a serious health problem is because it is an important factor for essential hypertension (high blood pressure with no identifiable cause). The exact mechanisms for obesity to cause essential hypertension are not fully understood, but it has been linked to the kidneys.

 

Understanding Drugs

In order to make the best use of drugs treatments and avoid any possible adverse effects you must follow the instructions given by your doctor or pharmacist or those supplied by the manufacture.

 

Food For Diabetics

In people with diabetes the amount of glucose (or sugar) in the blood becomes abnormally high. This is due, either to failure of the pancreas to produce enough of the hormone insulin or to the lack of insulin actions. Read on...

For  Lower Cholesterol Make It  A Double
 The cardio-protective effects of red wine have been attributed to several polyphenolic antioxidants including resveratrol and proanthocyanidins. Read on...

 

Fruit-vegetables and bone health
Acid-forming foods (protein and carbohydrates) drain calcium from the bones; alkalizing foods (fruits, vegetables, seaweeds) neutralize the acids and prevent calcium drain. Read on...

 

When you call "Quit" to smoking
View all of the daily reasons to quit smoking. Read on....

 

Being Active at all Sizes
Being overweight, obese or even extremely obese in no way should interfere in your determination towards achieving health & fitness goals. Read on....

 

Every Breath You Take
Breathing properly is relaxing and stress-reducing, and it is less taxing on your neck muscles. And, yes, it will improve your performance as well by giving a push to your body's metabolism. Read on....

 

Depression: the silent epidemic
Every one of us experiences depressed feelings from time to time; no one can escape the hurtful things in life. Its how we react that matters in the face of adversity. Read on....

 

How Does Weight Affect Length of Life?
Many women are most interested in the simple bottom-line question: how does my weight affect my overall risk of dying prematurely. Read on....

 

Hormone-Related Disorders - Their Symptoms & Treatment
Disorders of the endocrine glands can have wide-ranging effects throughout your body. A malfunctioning gland influences all of the parts of the body that are stimulated or controlled by the hormones which the gland secrete. Read on....

 

Resolve to Be Healthy in 2002
The American Council on Science and Health offers you 12 New Year's resolutions to help you increase your chances of having a healthy and happy 2002. Read on....

 

Full-body workout: BODY, MIND AND SOUL
We've dug up a bundle of  reasons for you to make exercise a part of your daily lifestyle. 

 

 

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