Archive for February, 2010

Dolphins Shed Light on Human and Ocean Health

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »

A panel of governmental, academic and non-profit scientists speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) unveiled research suggesting that diseases found in ... Read more..

Is a Chronic Disease Causing You Anxiety? Try Exercise

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »

Exercise may benefit the mental well-being of those with chronic illnesses such as heart disease and cancer, a new study suggests. The results show that patients who participated in exercise ... Read more..

Mom’s Antidepressants Will Delay Baby’s First Steps

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »

When pregnant women take antidepressants, it sometimes causes their babies to hit developmental milestones late, researchers have reported. Today, as many as one in six pregnant women in the U.S. are ... Read more..

To Cut Calories, Eat Slowly

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »

For ages, mothers have admonished children to slow down and chew their food. It turns out they’re onto something. Researchers have found evidence that when people wolf their food, they end ... Read more..

Flu Vaccine is a Waste of Time

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »

A review examined 75 scientific studies of influenza vaccines and said there was only "poor" evidence that they were actually effective in preventing the illness.  Also, some elderly people did ... Read more..

Outrageous Perversion — ‘Pain Free’ Animal Cruelty

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »

More animals than ever suffer from injuries and stress on factory farms. Veal calves and gestating sows are so confined as to suffer painful bone and joint problems. The unnatural ... Read more..

5 Ways to Stop Second Guessing Yourself

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »

Here are 5 ways to stop second-guessing or, of you prefer, 5 ways to make confident decisions. 1. Test them against your values The decision that’s most in line with the things ... Read more..

WARNING: Is Your Diabetes Drug the One Found to Kill Thousands?

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »

Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month. Confidential government reports say that about 500 heart attacks and 300 cases of ... Read more..

Why Anxiety Drugs are Addictive

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »

Valium-like drugs use the same potentially addictive "reward pathways" in the brain as heroin and cannabis, according to new research. Researchers found that so-called benzodiazepine drugs, such as Ativan, Xanax and ... Read more..

43 Simple Ways To Simplify Your Life

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Posted in Natural health | No Comments »

1. Turn off your cell phone. 2. Process email only twice a day. 3. Go to bed early. 4. Get rid of (or at least reduce) commitments that you do out of obligation. 5. ... Read more..