All Entries in the "Alternative Medicine" Category
Eat Slower To Slow Your Chances Of Diabetes
Many years ago, Fletcherizing your food was a widespread health fad. A food philosopher named Horace Fletcher said that if you chewed each morsel of food at least 100 times before swallowing, your health would improve. Many scoffed. But research now shows Fletcher had a point: If you chew more thoughtfully and eat more slowly, in fact, your chances of diabetes may decrease.
To Lose Weight, Lose The Alarm Clock
If you feel draggy, cranky and groggy when your alarm goes off in the morning, the jarring ring of the clock may be making you obese and unhealthy. Social jet lag, the fact that your body’s internal clock is at war with your daily waking and sleeping schedule, may be working to expand your waistline.
The Happiness Secret: Keep Having New Experiences
If you find that things that should make you happy — like a new job or a new relationship — don’t produce lasting contentment, a new perspective on your circumstances may pull you out of the doldrums. You have to continually seek out new experiences with the ones you love and appreciate the worth of what you have.
Licorice Root Extract Fights Diabetes
Most people recognize licorice as a candy. But this versatile plant possesses potent medicinal properties. Natural chemicals in licorice can calm the stomach and ease breathing problems.
Alkaline Diet: The Steppingstone To Better Health
The state of your health starts with the foods you eat. If your meals contain mostly meat, refined and overly processed foods, and simple carbohydrates, your body may become overly acidic. To be truly healthy, you need meals filled with the fruits and vegetables that promote the proper balance of acidity and alkalinity.
Don’t Believe The Cholesterol Lies
The cholesterol myth is a monument to the lies, deceit and fraud of the pharmaceutical companies and the government. The cholesterol myth proves that super fortunes can be built on the sale of products based on medical myths.
Serious Snoring In Bed Signals Serious Chance Of Stroke
If you snore heavily because of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a disorder that closes off your upper airway during sleep, you have an increased risk of stroke and death. The sleep problem, which afflicts 20 percent of all adults, can start to seriously impair your health within a month.
Living Close To A Highway Can Kill You
A host of health problems have been connected to living near busy roads. It increases your risk of asthma, stunts children’s lung development and threatens your heart.
Our Weight Gain Is Sinking The Medical System
Severe obesity, the state of being disastrously overweight, was a rare condition before the 1970s. Today, more than a third of us are obese. As a result, we spend almost $150 billion per year on healthcare costs linked to obesity. And the costs are growing.
Breakfast Prevents Diabetes
Diabetes runs rampant in the U.S., currently affecting more than 25 million Americans. A simple way to lower your risk of this health menace: Eat breakfast.
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