Okay, I know that all of us are secretly looking for a “silver bullet” that will guard against everything from cardiovascular disease and cancer to bone fractures and sagging skin. But, the truth is that there will likely never be just one thing to “fix” any one problem, much less one thing to fix all [...]

Amidst a great deal of emotion and rhetoric coming out of Connecticut this week regarding the stroke issue The Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation has just released a very clear position statement on the issue of chiropractic and strokes. Atlanta, GA, January 07, 2010 –(PR.com)– According to the Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation there is no human [...]

by Integrative Nutrition Getting enough sleep is an important component for a healthy life.  Many people work too many hours, enjoy a “demanding” social life, and have lots of commitments with their families.  Worries, to do lists, arguments, and  forgotten tasks creep into their minds when it is time to wind down at the end [...]

Athletes’ superstitions and rituals can help them get psyched up for contests, but when these rituals involve non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which many athletes gobble down before and during events, they could be causing more harm than good. “These agents are treatments for the symptoms of an injury, not the injury itself,” says Stuart Warden, [...]

from Alternative Medicine and Natural Health Information by Meli Keeping a first aid kit around the home and carrying one around during outdoor excursions such as camping and hiking is a smart idea. While many over-the-counter conventional remedies are standard in a first aid kit, you should not discount adding a few natural herbal products [...]

Getting your kids eating their fiber is important. Here are a few suggestions to sneak fiber into your kid’s diet. Try these tips and avoid the struggle! (By Shannon Clark for Bodybuilding.com)  Of all the nutrients that your kids need to be taking in, one of the biggest ones that often gets neglected is dietary [...]

Procedure could negate need for more complicated testing, expert says MONDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) — A simple urine test could be developed to detect whether a child has obstructive sleep apnea, U.S. researchers say. Such a test "would alleviate the need for costly and inconvenient sleep studies in children who snore, only about 20 [...]

via Alternative Medicine and Natural Health by Primmy on 12/2/09 If you have ever had an itching, burning sensation on your feet or between your toes, you probably had athlete’s foot. It is a common fungal infection known by the scientific name tinea pedis. This fungus is at home in moist, warm environments such as [...]

Cutting global warming pollution would not only make the planet healthier, it would make people healthier too, says officials, as they releases studies calculating the health benefits of a less sickly climate.   Slashing carbon dioxide emissions could save millions of lives, mostly by reducing preventable deaths from heart and lung diseases, the studies show. [...]

But protective effect can wear off at higher levels in men, study finds By Ed EdelsonHealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — A Spanish study has found that long-term moderate drinking decreased the risk of heart disease by up to one-third in men and to a lesser degree in women. The type of alcohol — beer, wine [...]