Pass On The Cheese
I found a great trick this holiday season to keep me from overeating to the point of feeling awful. I stayed away from the pre-meal cheese platter! It sounds so simple so why haven't I thought of it ...
The passing of the first Everest conquerer
With all of the attention Mt. Everest has been getting on the Discovery Channel lately with "Beyond the Limit" (GREAT show, by the way-I recommend it highly!), I was saddened to hear about the death ...
When to Suspect Lyme
The most useful diagnostic reference: the “Bible” of Lyme medical literature.
by John Bleiweiss, MD.
The When To Suspect Lyme Disease essay:
This essay, written by John D. Bleiweiss, ...
Focus gained
My yoga instructor has us mediate for about 5 minutes at the end of each session. Since I always felt so peaceful and happy after each one, I started meditating for a few minutes at the beginning of e ...
Study: Chocolate improves blood vessel function
Chocoholics were given further reason to rejoice Saturday when a small clinical study showed that dark chocolate improves the function of blood vessels.
While the researchers cautioned against bingei ...
Cuddling Is Good For You
New research shows that affectionate physical contact is good for a woman's health. Curiously, sweet words didn't have the same positive effect on females, but the exact opposite was true for men. Guy ...
When the Music Stops...Try Meditative Running
I recently read an article reporting that people who exercise to their favourite tunes stick with the exercise longer. It works for me. I’ve loaded my iPod Shuffle with some of my favourite motivati ...
Springhill Group Korea: Immune System Plays Central Role in AMD
from the springhill medical group
National Institutes of Health (NIH) investigators suggest changes in how genes in the immune system function may result in age-related macular degeneration. AM ...
Major Depressive Disorder
I am a person, a unique complex individual. My diagnosis does not define who I am. It only describes some of the things that I experience. Major depressive disorder is one way to describe how I feel ...
Getting to the Core
Medicine ball work out is probably the most effective torso training you can find at a gym. A well-equiped gym must have a supply of different size medicine balls for your choice of work out. These ...
