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Intro to Hydrotherapy
While hydrotherapy may sound like a foreign and obscure practice, many commonly used household treatments are founded on hydrotherapy principles. Laying a cold towel on your forehead to treat… more»
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Berries as Disease Fighters
If you have (or are at risk for developing) diabetes, hypertension, cancer, or dementia, frequent consumption of berries will improve your health. Here’s why. Cardiovascular… more»
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Four Ways to Improve Your Mood by Food
Do you wake up on an installment plan? Do you really not surface until you have another coffee break? Are you out-of-sorts? Downright grumpy? You can improve your mood by changing the foods… more»
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Five New Ways of Reducing Your Stroke Risk
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States. So, what can you do about it besides a good lifestyle program of regular… more»
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Sunlight’s Dual Nature: Curative or Deadly
You hear much about sunlight causing skin cancer. Indeed, solar ultraviolet radiation seems to account for approximately 93 percent of skin cancers and about half of lip cancers.1 … more»
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Natural Remedies for Seasonal Allergies
Allergies seem to be on the rise! More and more people seem to be more and more allergic to more and more things! Certainly all too many of us are familiar with seasonal allergies. Although… more»
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Metabolic Syndrome: A Cluster of Trouble
Grapes come in clusters, and so do lifestyle diseases. When I was in medical school, I noticed a similarity between the risk factors for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure,… more»
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Supersized Kids
There is an alarming trend in today’s society. Obesity, at least in the United States, is quickly reaching epidemic proportions. This is tragic not only for us, but for our children. We… more»
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Healthy Holiday Traditions for any Special Occasion
Special occasions, and especially the holiday season, can be a time of happiness, fellowship, refreshment, and spiritual renewal. But all too often the flurry of high-geared activity results… more»
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Exercise—It goes to your Head!
Achieving “fitness” is different than just being active. Activity means moving about, burning so many calories when doing a certain task. That is good, but fitness yields even… more»
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Seven Steps for Setting and Reaching Goals
Ever been on a diet—just one diet? Not likely. The pattern is more like 20 or 30 diets, often gaining a little “interest” in weight—and discouragement—after… more»
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The Entertainment Trap: Are We Entertaining Ourselves to Death?
How much is too much? We Americans now spend half of our free time in front of the television. Ninety-nine percent of us own at least one television—more than have refrigerators or… more»