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It was once considered “all in the mind” nonsense. But the Placebo effect has been proven, time and again, to be real and often more powerful than drugs and high tech treatments. Ancient cultures have records of mind-based spiritual practices, many of which are powerful healing methods. Control of breath, auto hypnosis and suggestion, meditation, energy work and belief all play into the realm of self-healing. The basic “idea” here…
During the past year, the media have been filled with so-called nutrition experts who insist that vitamin supplements are a waste of money. But studies of what’s really going on in the body show that listening to these naysayers is the real waste of time. Take vitamin E, for instance. Research into what we eat shows that 90 percent of Americans don’t consume enough vitamin E from our food. And…
If you’ve tried to starve yourself to drop pounds, you’ve probably been annoyed at the futility of counting calories. Because, it turns out, restricting your calorie consumption without changing the foods you eat and switching other lifestyle factors rarely keeps you slim. A lab study at San Diego State University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies shows that for better health and a better shot at keeping your weight…
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! I am frugal, and I believe in stretching my food dollars as far as they will go. I have an aversion to waste, so I freeze leftovers for later use — most often in casseroles and soups. But it never occurred to me to…
A hectic, modern lifestyle is custom-made for making it hard to keep off extra pounds. The constant stress of modern life messes with your hormones and natural rhythms, making it very difficult for your metabolism to fire up and shed excess fat. But there may be a way to make weight-loss easier. And you don’t even have to stand up. Here’s what to do: Lie down in your bed, go…
“Is it OK to take supplements during chemotherapy or radiation?” As an integrative physician who specializes in cancer, this is the most common question I hear. It’s an important area to explore, with the potential to make a significant difference in outcome. But with all the conflicting opinions among experts, many people skirt the issue altogether. That’s too bad, because they’re foregoing the interactions between supplements and conventional cancer treatments…
Studies of parents show that their behavior, even before their children are born, can influence their offspring’s health into adulthood and middle-age. Among these behaviors, there’s an important factor that affects children’s chances of having diabetes. Which means it can affect your chance of diabetes as an adult. According to the study at the Department of Environmental Toxicology at the University of California, Davis, when female fetuses are exposed to…
Do you experience pain during the winter? Or even in the spring and fall, when it’s cool and damp? Well that “chill in your bones” translating into pain is not uncommon. Joint pain, arthritis pain, migraines and even achy muscles all increase when it’s colder. But even if it isn’t warming up where you live yet, you can do just one easy thing to relieve the pain. It has to…
Vitamin E has been getting a bad rap in the press and I believe outdated and misguided studies are to blame. Just as health conscious people are awakening to the understanding that synthetic foods, like GMOs for example, don’t truly support your health, I hope to help you realize the same about synthetic vitamin E, and show you the effectiveness of naturally-occurring vitamin E and it’s powerful compounds. In it’s…
If you eat a healthy diet, exercise and take dietary supplements in an effort to live long and prosper, there’s one more step you need to take. Researchers at Brigham Young University have identified the last place you want to be if you wish to live to a ripe old age. That deadly location: home alone. For better health, you need to get together with friends and family often. Avoid…