Topic: Health & Healing

The April 2008 issue of the Harvard Health Letter takes a look at how to manage seven common conditions without taking medication. It takes some discipline, but in many cases, the nonpharmacological approach can do as much as pills.

We’ve gotten used to taking pills for everything that ails us, but medications have side effects and cost money. The April 2008 issue of the Harvard Health Letter takes a look at how to manage seven common conditions without taking medication. It takes some discipline, but in many cases, the nonpharmacological approach can do as much as pills.

In the good ol' hippy days we used to talk about "keeping in tune." Here, writer Wayne McDonald offers ten deceptively simple ways to "keep in tune" and promote good health.

1. Be Present - Live in the now. The past is gone. You can never go back and make it right. You can never re-live a life that was yesterday. Live positively in the present moment, no matter what is occurring. It is All right and perfect. Do not look ahead and dread what may come. Our mind creates a lot of chatter and makes us afraid in order to keep us safe. Tell your mind "Thanks for sharing" and affirm "I am here, I am present". You are always at choice and you know how to make this day beautiful.

Infidelity expert Ruth Houston reveals factors to consider when deciding whether or not to take back a cheating spouse or significant other and give them a second chance.

Under what circumstances should a cheating spouse or significant other be given a second chance?

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.