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  • The Good Doctor’s Advice on Controlling Cholesterol--Naturally
    In the face of far too many television commercials harping on drugs to control cholesterol level, reading the Good Doctor is like getting a breath of fresh air! That's because he recommends common foods and supplements that can lower cholesterol levels naturally.

    Date of Article: 06Jan2007
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • New Year’s Resolution: “De-cluttering” Our Lives
    If I have to pinpoint the most important resolution to make for the New Year -- it would be this—finding ways to de-clutter my life. Stress as we know it does not only come in the form of mental anguish. Much of it is experienced through the clutter we have in our daily lives: unnecessary commitments that are standing in the way of doing what we really want to do.
    Date of Article: 30Dec2006
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • The Benefits of Sharing A Meal with Someone
    We focus a great deal on what to eat, when to eat and how to eat. But do you know that eating with someone is just as important for your health? In our fast-paced, hectic world, families are finding fewer moments for meals together and they are missing out on an opportunity to feed the body both physically and emotionally.
    Date of Article: 13Dec2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • What Are Phytonutrients?
    Folk wisdom has always singled out fruits and vegetables as being indispensable for health, but it has only been within the last thirty years that we know why. Science and technology have isolated compounds in plants and vegetables that have literally been our life-savers. These are known as phytonutrients.
    Date of Article: 30Nov2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Women, Dieting and The Search For Perfection
    The whole question of dieting or not dieting is inseparable from us, women, because of our ambivalent relationship with our bodies—we love it and we hate it. The authors of three books on the market explore this issue of body acceptance and provide suggestions on how women can re-think their relationships with their bodies.
    Date of Article: 10Oct2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Laugh For No Reason--It's Good For You!
    You’ve heard it many times—laughter is the best medicine. And people all over the world are experiencing the healing effects of laughter through laughter yoga, the brainchild of Dr. Madan Kataria from Mumbai. Just what exactly is laughter yoga and what are its benefits?
    Date of Article: 16Sep2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Color-- The Pathway To The Soul
    You are what you eat, and you are what you think, but do you know that you are also the color that you choose? The fact that colors have psychological significance and that meditating on them can heal old, emotional wounds is the basis of Dr. John Diamond’s breakthrough in Meditative therapy—The Diamond Color Meditation.
    Date of Article: 11Sep2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • The Blue Matrix and Body Wisdom
    This article profiles Sharlene Mclearon, a Blue Matrix Practitioner. The Blue Matrix Energetics is a powerful system of connecting to the Universal Energy Source that comes from an understanding of the body's innate wisdom.
    Date of Article: 04Sep2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • From Cells To Self in the Biology Of Belief
    From cells to self, Bruce Lipton compels us to re-think our understanding of empowerment—how much power do we have over our own bodies and over the course of events in our lives? Simply put, he suggests that we are not victims of our genetic blueprint; in fact we have the power to program our own destiny.
    Date of Article: 23Aug2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Moving Towards An Ageless Body
    Fluid body movement that simulates and restores primal memories in our body cells helps to maintain an ageless body.Find out how from expert Emilie Conrad, founder of Continuum Movement.
    Date of Article: 22Aug2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Stressed? Have A Talk With Your Body!
    Your body have a tendency to "freeze" up when you are under stress. Talking with your body is the first step towards healing and integration. The steps are simple and slick; anyone can do them!
    Date of Article: 21Aug2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Obesity and Heart Disease
    We have a population in North America that is more than 55% overweight. More than 20% of those overweight are considered obese, a situation which proves to be an economic burden on our Health Care system because of the coronary risk factors associated with obesity. In 2004, total national health expenditure in the USA was $1.9 Trillion or $6,280 per person. Why is obesity a risk factor for heart disease?
    Date of Article: 19Aug2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Teen Marketing And Body Image
    The effect of teen marketing and media images on our teenage population cannot be overstated. It is not surprising then that teenagers of both genders have distorted body images that often lead to unhealthy behaviors.
    Date of Article: 13Aug2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Writing Help And Morning Pages
    For more than fifteen years, the morning pages have been my daily writing help, the friend that coaxed me out of fear and inertia about putting words on paper and like the Nike slogan, urged me to “Just Do It!”
    Date of Article: 31Jul2006
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Memory Loss And The Elusive Self
    Can someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s have an unconscious or subconscious awareness that his memory, his identity or sense of self has been lost in the shuffle? Does memory loss mean a total erasure of self?
    Date of Article: 24Jul2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • The Truth About Senior Moments
    New research tells us that "harmless" senior moments are actually symptoms of Alzhemier's. However, there are steps we can take to circumvent this debilitating disease.
    Date of Article: 13Jul2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Beyond Bra Fit
    But bra fit is just one aspect of getting the right bra. We must consider need as well. No more is this more evident than in the relationship between form and function in bras.
    Date of Article: 03Jul2006
    Category: Social
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  • Symptoms of Narcolepsy
    Often unrecognized and misdiagonosed, this sleep disorder has been the source of trauma in many victims' lives. What, then is narcolepsy and what are the symptoms of this disorder?
    Date of Article: 17Jun2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • The Bodysuit
    A tailored outfit should look what it is meant to do—make you look sleek and tailored. No surprises. No bumps. No tell-tale bulges. That’s why when it comes to fashion ethics, the bodysuit is indispensable.
    Date of Article: 08Jun2006
    Category: Social
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  • Tricks to Get Better Sleep
    The mind can be tricked into compliance, especially if you work at re-programming what it understands to be a time for wakefulness and a time for sleep. Here are a few suggestions you might find helpful to trick the mind into compliance with a sleeping schedule.
    Date of Article: 02Jun2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Foods and Supplements that Control Cellulite
    Strong skin and muscles are the best preventive measures for runaway fat. Keeping the cell body firm and intact would mean keeping control over fatty deposits. Certain foods known for their cell-building properties can help control cellulite.
    Date of Article: 24May2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • The Power of Thoughts on Plants and Water
    We now recognize that there is not only power in our thoughts, but power in the thoughts of the natural kingdom. As humans, we have arrogantly secluded ourselves from the plant, animal and mineral worlds, thinking that we have been the only species privileged with thought and power.
    Date of Article: 22May2006
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Using Herbs for Weight Loss
    There are, however, herbs for weight loss that can supplement—not replace— healthy eating and exercise. These herbs can help increase the body’s digestive and metabolic efficiency and make easier the process of long-term health and weight management.
    Date of Article: 10May2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Sleep Disorders and Leg Movement
    There are other disruptive leg movements that are symptoms of sleep disorder syndromes.If you do experience these leg movement symptoms that chronically deprive you of sleep, what can you do?
    Date of Article: 03May2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Sleep Deprivation and Traffic Accidents
    Perhaps an examination of the influence sleep deprivation has on our mental acuity and performance level can shed light on how we can protect ourselves and others from the disastrous consequences of sleep fatigue.
    Date of Article: 28Apr2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Hair Loss and Supplements
    For us normal folks in our 30's, 40's, even 50's, who are just starting to notice our thinning hair, what preventative measures or supplementation can we take to minimize hair loss?
    Date of Article: 25Apr2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Microdermabrasion
    The egg white facials my mother used in the fifties have been replaced by facials of another kind--microdermabrasion. To my generation (50 plus), immersed in the bias of technology and its implicit faith that science will redeem all natural inclinations, including aging, "microdermabrasion" actually sounds abrasive enough to be effective. Short of surgery, it is a non-invasive form of the extreme makeover.
    Date of Article: 18Apr2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • To Lose the Last 10 pounds
    Most post-partum women have a difficult time losing the last 10 pounds of their pregnancy weight. The author examines why agonizing over these last 10 pounds is meaningless and what these last 10 pounds may mean to a new mother.
    Date of Article: 10Apr2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers
    The incidence of lung cancer in non-smokers has increased over the years.Smokers and non-smokers alike are vulnerable to a disease which is largely incurable. .In the face of a disease that seems to have neither rhyme nor reason, what can we do to protect ourselves?
    Date of Article: 09Apr2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Eating with Intelligence
    We need all the macronutrients in our daily diet—protein, carbohydrates and fats. But we also need to eat with intelligence so that we can choose the most low-fat sources of protein, the best sources for low glycemic carbs and essential fats.
    Date of Article: 05Apr2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • The Meaning of Hunger
    Sometimes hunger is not simply hunger for food. It is hunger for the emergence of a new self, hunger for a birth that, like any other birth, is a labor in progress. Are we serious enough about our well-being to confront our hunger, turn its energy around so that it serves, rather than stifle, us?
    Date of Article: 29Mar2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • In Times of Stress,Walk Out Of Your Body
    Instead of succumbing to the sweet song of victimization( who does not enjoy the "poor me" chant?), a more effective strategy when confronted by stress, is to walk out of your body because that immediately places your pain in perspective.
    Date of Article: 24Mar2006
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • How to Supercharge an Aging Brain
    Recent research suggests that the post 40 brain decline is essentially myth.Like any other muscle, the brain can function at its peak capacity when it is used consistently, even after midlife. What are the steps we can take to ensure a strong and healthy brain in our later years?
    Date of Article: 09Mar2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Losing Weight with Sound
    Sound is not just used to bring a sense of inner peace; sound actually has physical applications that can reduce pain and reverse the progress of disease. Can we not use these applications for weight loss as well?
    Date of Article: 25Feb2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • How to Make Sleep Your Weight Loss Buddy
    Recently, sleep deprivation has been identified as one of the major problems of our internet culture. Not coincidentally, obesity (despite the many diets that are around) is at its highest level. The connection between sleep deprivation and weight gain is no longer in the realm of conjecture. Several studies show a direct correlation between sleep and weight.
    Date of Article: 20Feb2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Begin with the Mind and the Body will Follow
    Begin with the Mind and the rest will follow. The way we see ourselves determines how well we do in our weight loss programs. The author provides several suggestions on how you can boost your weight loss mind set.
    Date of Article: 15Feb2006
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • How to make Exercise a Life-Long Valentine
    Most people start exercise routines with enthusiasm, but drop out several weeks later. How do you turn exercise into a ‘Want To”? How do you keep the initial momentum going after 10 days? 10 weeks? 10 years? 30 years? It’s the same question you ask your significant other as you walk down the aisle—How do we keep this good thing going?
    Date of Article: 10Feb2006
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • How to get the Mind of a Zen Buddhist Monk
    The Holosync Meditation Program is part of a new revolution in neuroscience. Using technology to produce the brain state of Zen Buddhist monks, this neurotechnology seems able to deliver what it promises.
    Date of Article: 05Feb2006
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Can Stress Be Good For You?
    We often hear about the negative effects of stress on the body. Evidence suggests that stress can lead to illness. But there is also evidence that shows that stress can be good for us.
    Date of Article: 31Jan2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Ginger and Garlic: Wonder Foods
    Given the health implications of drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex, we night be wiser to look for natural alternatives that have stood the test of time. Garlic and Ginger are powerful natural remedies for colds,flu and more.
    Date of Article: 23Jan2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Dreaming the Field: The Importance of Dreams
    What is the purpose of dreams? Recent developments in New Physics suggest that dreams are means by which we can access the field or global consciousness. Far from being random, they help us connect with the world beyond space and time.
    Date of Article: 17Jan2006
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Sleep Deprivation and the Elderly
    A common assumption is that older people do not need as much sleep as younger folks do. Research shows otherwise. In fact, sleep deprivation among the elderly is far too common and contributes far too often to dangerous situations.
    Date of Article: 13Jan2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • The Plant-Based Diet: Is Meat Good for You?
    Cancer, diabetes and coronary heart disease are all diseases that plague the Western World where meat consumption is high. Is there a correlation between meat protein and Western diseases? Will switching to a plant-based diet be the solution to our health problems and costs?
    Date of Article: 09Jan2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Alcohol and the Aging Senior
    Changes in body chemistry that accompany aging can be one factor that explains the prevalence of alcoholism in seniors. This means that drinking in the senor population must be approached with knowledge and caution. What can seniors do to address this problem?
    Date of Article: 05Jan2006
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Dealing with Post-Holiday Blues
    It is not uncommon for us to sense a letdown after the Christmas and Holiday rush. How can we handle the post-holiday blues? The author suggests some strategies for handling such seasonal blues.
    Date of Article: 29Dec2005
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Retirement or Re-routing?
    Many people fear the prospect of unstructured time which comes with retirement. This fear has no basis if we understand retirement to be a kind of re-routing towards the unlived life that has been pushed to the periphery by the demands of livelihood, parenthood and ambition.
    Date of Article: 22Dec2005
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • A Case for Blotter Art
    Going through her childhood photo albums, the author catches a glimpse of Anna in the early grades, a quiet girl who in grade 4 pointed the way to freedom of expression. There is a lesson here that comes in handy for parents and grandparents.
    Date of Article: 18Dec2005
    Category: Home & Family
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  • Why Do You Run?
    What does running mean to runners? Does it mean different things to them at various stages in their lives? The author contemplates why she runs by looking at its significance to her at different decades in her life.
    Date of Article: 11Dec2005
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Why Starvation Diets Don’t Work!
    Traditional diets that focus only on cutting calories can be hazardous to your weight loss goals. Your body will lower its metabolic rate if it thinks it is in starvation mode. By eating the right kinds of food you can turn your fat-burning metabolism to full force.
    Date of Article: 09Dec2005
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Luck is an Attitude
    What are the characteristics of lucky people? Luck is not chance or coincidence. Luck strikes those who have culitvated a certain mindset. Luck is an attitude.
    Date of Article: 04Dec2005
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • Can Motherhood Make You Smarter?
    The clash between motherhood and mental acuity is an artificial one. New research reveals that the experience of pregnancy, motherhood and childcare actually increases new neural pathways and biochemical changes in the brain that make mothers smarter.
    Date of Article: 23Nov2005
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Memory and Menopause
    A common assumption is that declining estrogen levels in the brain are responsible for memory loss in menopausal women. Recent studies, however, suggest otherwise, which means that a proactive stance towards feeding and exercising our brain is more effective in preserving memory.
    Date of Article: 17Nov2005
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • Turning 50
    Turning 50 does not have to be a traumatic experience. By looking at the second half of our lives as a time when we can re-live the field of infinite possibilities, we can actually make turning 50 to be the best time in our lives.
    Date of Article: 11Nov2005
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • You are What you Feel
    When Wordsworth described the Romantic mind as a "lyre" played upon by the wind, he had no idea that his poetic metaphor will become an actual physiological truth in the 21 st century because current research in cell biology reveals a distinct correlation between emotions and the body.
    Date of Article: 08Nov2005
    Category: Health & Fitness
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  • The Midas Story Revisited
    The Midas story is often seen as a parable that warns against greed. What if there is another meaning to the tale which suggests that Midas' problem is not that he asked for gold, but that he did not ask for more.
    Date of Article: 25Oct2005
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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  • How to Know Your Body
    Knowing oneself is the basis of emotional, physical and spiritual health. Henry V, one of the most celebrated Kings in English history understood that his success as a King could come only with intimate knowleged about his people's situation. We can use the same dynamics of the "Body Politic" in coming to terms with our body.
    Date of Article: 21Oct2005
    Category: Self-Improvement/Motivation
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