Archive for January, 2010
High Blood Pressure Puts Strain on Brain
Researchers Find a Link Between Dementia and High Blood Pressure If youâve read my book The Blood Pressure Miracle, then you know what a devastating impact high blood pressure has on heart health. But what you may not know is that high blood pressure jeopardizes our mental health as well. Over the years, multiple studies [...]
Posted: January 31st, 2010 under Dementia, High Blood Pressure.
Tags: alzheimers risk factors, high blood pressure effects, high blood pressure natural remedy, natural cure for high blood pressure
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Snookered by Sneakers?
Researchers Say Expensive Running Shoes Can Cause Damage to Joints, Knees As something of a gym rat, I take my sneakers pretty seriously. They have to be comfortable, they have to look cool, but more than anything else, they have to relieve stress. Letâs face it: When we exercise, weâre putting a lot of stress [...]
Posted: January 31st, 2010 under joint pain, Running.
Tags: joint pain, knee pain, Running, running shoes, sneakers
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Just Breathe
Study: Deep Breaths Can Relieve Pain If thereâs anything that I do a lot more of now than I did when I was younger itâs breathe. Of course we ALL breathe, but what I mean by âbreathingâ is taking a few moments out of my day to take a deep, deep breath in, and a [...]
Posted: January 31st, 2010 under Breathing, Fibromyalgia.
Tags: fibromyalgia diagnosis, fibromyalgia syndrome, treatment fibromyalgia
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Treadmill Treatment
Study: Effects of Parkinsonâs May Be Diminished with Treadmill Training Every once in a while, I like to mix up my aerobic activity by walking or jogging on the good olâ treadmill. Itâs not the most exciting piece of workout equipment, but it is alleviating, as a treadmill gives my knees the relief they need [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2010 under Parkinsonâs disease.
Tags: parkinson's disease, parkinson's disease symptoms, parkinson's disease treatment
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Lack of Vitamin D Not Something to Be Made âLightâ Of
Combating Blue Monday through Light Therapy Has the winter season got you down? If so, youâre not alone. Because today, the third Monday in January, is Blue Mondayâthe most depressing day of the year. Iâm not sure how Blue Monday came to be, but apparently a lot of research has been done on this day, [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2010 under Sunlight, Vitamin D.
Tags: Blue Monday, light therapy, seasonal affective disorder, Vitamin D
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Vitamins and Minerals Batter Bladder Cancer
Study: High Vitamin, Mineral Intake Associated with Decreased Bladder Cancer Risk When it comes to bladder cancer, men are three times more likely to develop it than women. One way to decrease this risk is to do the very thing that your parents told you to do since you were a younginâ: Eat your vegetables. [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2010 under Cancer, Minerals, Vitamins.
Tags: bladder cancer, cancer prevention, vitamin and mineral, vitamins and minerals
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More Tylenol Turmoil
Pill Recall Expands as Complaints Pour into FDA If youâve ever thought, hinted at, or seriously considered adopting the all-natural way to live and treat conditions, no time is as good as now. I know that sounds trite and tired, but I say that not because itâs a good motto to live by, but because [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2010 under FDA.
Tags: natural arthritis relief, natural headache relief, recall tylenol, tylenol recall
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Oh, the Joys of Juice
Blueberry Juice Enhances Memory Function, According to Researchers One of all time favorite things to eatâmorning, midday or eveningâis oatmeal with blueberries. Itâs a relatively quick and easy way for me to fill up on something healthy so I can fuel my busy lifestyle.   Oatmeal by its lonesome is good for you, but I never [...]
Posted: January 14th, 2010 under Brain Health.
Tags: blueberry concentrate, blueberry health benefits, blueberry juice, juice
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One of These Things Is Not Like the OtherâŚ
Why Was St. Johnâs Wort Used to Treat IBS? Sometimes Iâm amazed at what makes health headlines. For instance, if an herb, supplement or medication is disproved as an effective treatment for a certain condition, after years of being considered effective, then that warrants a story. But if an herb or supplement is tested to [...]
Posted: January 14th, 2010 under IBS.
Tags: depression treatment, ibs treatment, saint johns wort
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Nutrition Fiction
Study:Â Restaurant, Frozen Fare Higher in Calories than Whatâs Listed Itâs said that you canât believe everything you read in the papers, but since when can we not believe everything we read on nutrition labels? Since now, thatâs when. According to a study published in the January issuing of the Journal of the American Dietetic [...]
Posted: January 10th, 2010 under Nutrition Labels.
Tags: nutrition facts, nutrition facts labels, nutrition label
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