Posted on: December 4, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

4 foods to help you avoid UTIs besides cranberries

Many folks, especially women, are prone to repeated urinary tract infections (UTIs). Until recently, antibiotics were a dependable way to stamp out these problems, case by case. But the pathogens that cause these illnesses have caught up to the chemical warfare waged against them and have found ways to survive medications. So it is becoming increasingly difficult to find drugs that can kill them off. “Many physicians can tell you…

Posted on: December 4, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Doctors fret over the future of drugs resistant to ‘superbugs’

The modern mind has been conditioned to equate medicine with health. If you get sick, then you must need a drug to “cure” the sick, so conventional wisdom goes. Never mind that no one ever died because their body suffered from a deficiency of medicine. Medicines treat symptoms. American conventional medicine teaches and understands the anatomy of the immune system, but American doctors do not practice preventive medicine. They practice…

Posted on: December 4, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Draw the alphabet for stronger upper body, shoulders and core

Exercise routines are tough because you need so many exercises for different body parts. It’s always a good time saver when one exercise can work several parts at once. In today’s exercise video Dennis Angelina will show you a simple exercise using a dumbbell, where simply drawing the alphabet in front of you, will do wonders for your core stability, chest, arms, shoulders and upper back. Once a week is…

Posted on: December 3, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

This emotion shortens your life — and it’s not anger

Humans are emotional creatures. Some more so than others. We have our ups and downs, and expect to feel the spectrum of emotions as a normal part of life. But just because these emotions may be normal for most of us, that doesn’t mean they’re harmless… Especially loneliness. For older adults, loneliness is proving to be a killer. For some time, research has shown that loneliness presented a real danger,…

Posted on: December 3, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

6 foods that help shrink the prostate

Men who have symptoms of an enlarged prostate (aka, benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH), such as urinary hesitation, frequent nighttime urination, and weak urine flow, among others, have a number of options to help shrink the gland. Some of those choices include medications for BPH, which can have nasty side effects, or various natural and herbal remedies. One of those natural routes includes making lifestyle modifications. What better opportunity to help…

Posted on: December 3, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Tart cherries beat meds for muscle pain

Muscle soreness and pain can slow your life down. It’s not bad enough that we lose muscle as we age, but unless you do something, your muscles will get weaker with more aches, too. But research shows there’s a tasty fruit juice that can ease your muscle aches and reduce inflammation. Tart cherry juice lowers oxidative stress and inflammation in muscle tissue. Did you know that tart cherry juice is…

Posted on: December 3, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Alcohol and cigarettes work together to spur addiction

If you’re a smoker, you already know how hard it is to try to kick the habit. But if you also drink alcohol quite regularly, the odds are stacked even higher against you. That’s because when these two habits are combined they appear to have effects on the human brain that prove hard to resist. “We know that many people who drink alcohol also use nicotine, but we don’t know…

Posted on: December 2, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Natural approaches for alleviating knee pain

Arthritis and joint pain affect millions of Americans annually. Pain and inflammation wreak havoc on the body, alter one’s ability to carry out their daily activities, reduces joy and over time causes depression. Knee pain is among the most common types of pain for which people seek medical advice and treatment. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), steroid injections and surgery seem to be more common than not. But they don’t have…

Posted on: December 2, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Superpowered gut flora can fight cancer for you

If you don’t think the microflora in your gut give your immune system a huge boost, then you should keep reading. Because it just might help you prevent cancer. Seems that researchers at a lab called Taconic Biosciences bought some mice from Jackson Laboratory for cancer research. But during the start of a clinical trial looking into curing skin cancer, the researchers got a big surprise. The mice already had…

Posted on: December 2, 2015 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

In the kitchen with Kelley: Slow cooker honey bacon compote

Claim your FREE copy of Doctor’s Inside Secrets for Natural Cleansing and Detoxification and your FREE subscription to Easy Health Digest™ when you sign up today! My older son decided to go to a college in Birmingham, just an hour from home; and he chose to live in a dorm on campus. Because he doesn’t have a car, he doesn’t come home all that often. So when he does come…