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Stress and anger are bad for the body. They cause constriction of muscles, restriction of breathing, oxygen deprivation, foggy headedness, worry, anxiety, and pain. Quieting the mind is one of the best ways to shut out the noise of internal chatter that results from too much worry, stress, and obsessing over things that make you angry. From quiet breath you can relax the mind. With a relaxed mind and quiet…
Stress has a bad reputation. You’ve probably heard that it’s going to kill you, or at least damage you in some way. Should you be working on it? Should you be trying to manage it? Just thinking about the consequences of stress is enough to make you feel…really stressed! But stress gets bad press, and the situation isn’t quite what you might think. Stress can actually be a good thing.…
The change of seasons brings the flu and pneumonia to many older people. The reason we get the flu and pneumonia is a weakened immune system. The American people have grown so accustomed to vaccinations and inoculations they think nothing of lining up for a flu shot. For some mysterious reason, the government and its medical establishment want everybody to have a flu shot. They want you to have a…
If you’ve been struggling to lose pounds, wondering how you’ll get through week after week of dieting, there’s good news on the weight loss front: Dieting for just two days a week and eating normally for the rest of the week may actually help you lose more weight than trying to diet every day. It may also cut your risk of cancer. Another advantage of this new style of dieting:…
Men may think they’re tougher than women, but they’re not, especially when it comes to cancer. Men are at a greater risk of developing and dying from cancer than are women. In fact, men have a one in two chance of developing cancer during their lifetime and a one in four chance of dying of some type of the disease, compared with a one in three and a one in…
Melatonin is an insomniac’s dream. This natural wonder is great for helping you get to sleep and unlike most prescription medications your doctor doles out, and some over-the-counter sleep aids, it’s non habit-forming. Isn’t Mother Nature just grand? But there are even more great reasons to supplement with melatonin: It just may be the single most powerful anti-aging supplement you can take. It turns out that melatonin is an immensely…
Thomas Eric Duncan walked into a Dallas emergency room feeling deathly ill. Doctors diagnosed him with sinusitis and sent him home. He returned two days later, sicker, and eventually died. Duncan had ebola. This is possibly the most well-known diagnostic error in recent memory. But a new report by the Institute of Medicine says it’s unfortunately far from the only mistake doctors make. “Most people will experience at least one…
Winter is coming … and did you know you can use those cold temperatures to change your fat type and help melt off excess pounds? Sounds remarkable, but a short “turn” can help you convert white fat into a different type of fat that turns you into a calorie-burning furnace and cause your body to spontaneously drop weight. The secret is to turn down the heat and leave your house…
The newest technology to fight cancer isn’t being directed at cancer cells. At least, not in the way we usually think. Some of the most advanced and effective cancer-fighting is being directed at cancer stem cells. These cells are the tiny precursors to full grown cancer cells. Traditional cancer drugs can’t really kill these so-called “mother” cells. The good news is, nature knows just how to kill them. Cancer “treated”…
It happened again. I sent my daughter to the grocery store, and she came back with an ingredient I’ve never used before. This time, it was arugula. When it comes to greens, I tend to stick to the ones I know. For greens I’ll eat cold, I prefer iceberg or romaine. For cooked greens, I prefer spinach or turnip greens. I have yet to jump on the kale bandwagon because…