If you’re experiencing empty nest syndrome, the grief that follows a grown child’s departure from home, the answer may be adopt a cat. According to the June 2005 issue of Cat Fancy, “cats may protect baby boomers against high blood pressure and stress.â€? Makes sense. Kid grow up and leave; cats grow old and stay….
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Doctors Take Issue With Bextra Withdrawal Some believe the decision to use the drug should stay with physicians By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) — Medical professionals expressed surprise and concern at Thursday’s FDA announcement that the prescription painkiller Bextra would be withdrawn from the market, and that a host of…
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If you think buying personal care products on the recommendation of a doctor or in a natural health store are safe, you may have another think coming. I certainly did. Several years ago, my dermatologist recommended I use Cetaphil to cleanse my face. I had no idea it was an 8.8 (out of 10) on…
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Want to boost your immune system, lower both your good and bad cholesterol, and improve your memory? It may be as easy as A B C. These “newsbitesâ€? just in from April 2005 Taste for Life magazine. The Ayurvedic herb brahmi (Bacopa monniera) is an antioxidant that protects brain cells from the toxic effects of…
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He was on Celebrex for arthritis but experienced side effects. He tried Brownwood Acres tart cherry juice and then wrote a letter to the People’s Herbal Pharmacy. “It took four weeks to kick in, but at the ripe age of 79 I’m tap-dancing again. It worked for me.â€? The Pharmacists responded that “it might ease…
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Energy is a hot topic, hotter than sex, money, or relationship issues if you believe the headlines on consumer print, web and television magazines. And whether it’s through massage, natural herbs, holistic practices, yoga or alternative medicines, books about where and how to get energy are taking up more real estate in bookstores than ever…
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In an in depth article “Life without Dairyâ€?, Alternative Medicine magazine gives us plenty to chew on regarding milk and bone health, and milk and weight loss. What the dairy industry claims and the surgeon general seconds may need a closer look. “In a 12-year study at Harvard University of more than 77,000 middle-aged women,…
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That’s the subtitle to a new book called Fat is Not Your Fate by nutritionists Susan Mitchell and Catherine Christie. They’ve taken the mystery out of genetic research and put together a Phenotype Quiz that will personalize an eating plan based on an individual’s family history. There are six, gene-based phenotypes: A = Addictive, B…
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According to a recent “Soy Science Updateâ€? in Better Nutrition, it’s better for your brain and your breasts to eat soy in tandem with fish oil and green tea than eating these foods alone. A study of Asian women “showed that women who ate soy regularly with small amounts of green tea or who ate…
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It seems that no matter who you are, if you throw a stone, it will hit someone whose been affected by breast cancer. In the last two months, two of my friends have been diagnosed. Joan, who now wears an adorable auburn wig, had a massive mastectomy. Her doctor’s thought the cancer had already spread…
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