Topic: Health & Healing

Johns Hopkins Health Alerts' recent Prescription Drug Health Alert reported on new research regarding the reason why grapefruit juice can potentially cause a dangerous interaction with certain of the medications you take.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, Americans average as much sleep as they did 40 years ago, and possibly more, according analysis by University of Maryland sociologists. The researchers report that adult sleep averages have increased about three hours per week over the last decade, up from 56 to 59 hours.

Researchers report that adult sleep averages have increased about three hours per week over the last decade, up from 56 to 59 hours. They based their analysis on data from time diaries collected jointly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau. Respondents aged 18 to 64 were asked to report all their activities the previous day in chronological order.

Breast cancer and liver disease survivor Sandra Powers explains why she attributes her current state of health to an organic lifestyle in her new book "Organic for Health."

If added hormones, antibiotics, synthetic pesticides and reprocessed sewage are all things you'd rather not ingest on a regular basis, then you should consider eating organic, says author Sandra Powers in her new self-help, health book Organic for Health. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture standards, organic food may not contain added hormones, antibiotics, synthetic pesticides, irradiated components, genetically modified organisms or reprocessed sewage, but conventionally grown foods may, Powers says.

"Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food" -- Hippocrates. That is the message from the founding father of modern medicine echoed in the controversial new documentary film "Food Matters" from Producer-Directors James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch..

With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what's wrong with our malnourished bodies, it's no wonder that modern society is getting sicker. The film Food Matters sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide 'sickness industry' and gives people some scientifically verifiable solutions for curing disease naturally.

Breathe easy: New book addresses healthy home cleaning room by room, safer for you and the environment.

A new book is urging spring cleaners to take a second look at their cleaning products and make healthy substitutions, arming readers with tips for keeping each room of the home healthy for the sake of inhabitants and the environment. Written by a professional organizer who helps clients to conquer clutter room by room, Clean Your Home Healthy: Green Cleaning Made Easy is the new bible for the environmentally conscious spring cleaner, especially ideal for homes with young children -who may just be eating off the floors!

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DreamBrands, Inc., a company dedicated to creating innovative, healthier and natural alternatives for the mature consumer, has announced the national introduction of two new all-natural formulations to help aging men and women increase energy, create inner harmony, and maintain a healthy, balanced and active lifestyle. These two new wellness products are formulated to help consumers "live life in balance "and "defy maturity," especially after the age of 40 when healthy aging becomes more challenging.

A new study indicates that eating foods from the cruciferous vegetable family, which includes broccoli, kale and cauliflower, might help prevent breast cancer in certain cases.

When your mother told you to eat your vegetables it appears that maternal wisdom had a scientific basis. Researchers with Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the Shanghai Cancer Institute in China have discovered a possible link between a diet rich in certain vegetables and a decreased risk for breast cancer. The study appears in the March issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Jay Fowke, Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt-Ingram, said research has shown a possible link between a diet rich in certain vegetables and a decreased risk for breast cancer.

The study findings show that sulforaphane, a chemical in broccoli, switches on a set of antioxidant genes and enzymes in specific immune cells, which then combat the injurious effects of molecules known as free radicals that can damage cells and lead to disease.

Eat your broccoli! That's the advice from UCLA researchers who have found that a chemical in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may hold a key to restoring the body's immunity, which declines as we age.

Traditional Martial Arts is principally a healing system that provides practitioners specific methods to improve health and build a foundation for longevity. Training techniques consider age, body type and condition, and provide a road map for the middle-aged student to purify mind and body, resulting in remarkable improvements.

After her stroke four years ago, Sylvia Smith, 62, thought many activities she had taken for granted would forever be beyond her reach. At the urging of her son, she began practicing Oom Yung Doe, a traditional martial art that has helped her, like many others, bring back much of her lost condition.

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"I feel better physically, mentally and surely spiritually than I did when I was 30 or 40." Oom Yung Doe practitioner Nancy Heilman, as seen on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

As consumers spend more time using hand-held electronics, tinnitus (ringing in the ears) is becoming more widespread.

An estimated 50 million people suffer from some degree of tinnitus that ranges from mild to severe -- so severe that it can have a huge impact on one's life. While the cause of tinnitus is not fully understood, experts say that it may be the result of an injury to the hearing mechanism caused by a sudden loud noise/explosion or repeated and prolonged exposure to loud noises (loud music, occupational exposure, etc.) Until recently, tinnitus was experienced mostly by those over 50.