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  • An Introduction to Acupuncture  By : Hotoko Suttoon
    In the world of medicine, Western and Eastern approaches are often cast as being in conflict. This is less so these days with acupuncture becoming a staple of many treatments, particularly for pain, undertaken by doctors.
  • You Can Enjoy Foods That Support Colon Cleansing  By : Robie Bigeleaux
    A diet rich in fiber is a vital part of the basic platform for cleansing the colon. There are many colon disorders such as constipation, diverticulitis and chronic constipation that are easily cured by a diet rich in fiber. Just by choosing the right foods you can prevent disease and live a healthier life.
  • Disease Articles: The Internet as a Vital Health Resource  By : Darren Callea
    Good health starts with knowledge, information and education. In this regard, if you want to work to ensure that you maintain the best possible health - not only for yourself but for the rest of your family-- the Internet can be an invaluable resource in this day and age. Towards this end, you will want to take advantage of authoritative disease articles that are available at credible website venues online.
  • A Consideration Of Mental Health  By : Scotch Q. Ennis..
    Mental health is a term thrown about a lot -- true particularly over the last few decades -- but the full meaning of mental health is typically overlooked. When casual discussions of mental health occur, the focus is often on serious mental disorders: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, sociopathic behavior, and even Alzheimer's. What's left out in such conversations is that mental health is a factor is all of our lives: every one of us.
  • Considering Weight  By : Scotch Q. Ennis..
    Though it may be difficult to believe, there was a period when additional body fat did not present a negative in the slightest; in fact, additional body padding was once accepted as an indication of prestige. The assessment went that an individual with body fat held the ability to eat amply and do so frequently. It should be documented that this particular perception was accepted during a period and in locations where food deficiencies and food absence could and did happen.
  • The Issue Of Obesity  By : Scotch Q. Ennis
    The word obesity gets often thrown around, but what is it really? What is obesity? Obesity is, in explicit terms, a description for extreme over weight. Obesity is quite prevalent, affecting almost a third of American adults -- sixty million or so people -- and roughly a billion people across the world.
  • Really want to quit smoking? Then Quit Making Excuses  By : Darren Warmuth..
    Just listen to anybody who smokes and quite regularly you'll hear things like "I'm going to try and quit smoking, just as soon as I (fill in the blank)". Perhaps you've heard them say these things a number of times and now you just don't listen. Know what I mean?
  • Quitting smoking isn't a one-legged task!  By : Darren Warmuth
    Weird title, eh! But it caught your attention and that's what's important.
  • 'Trying' to Quit Smoking isn't Good Enough  By : Darren Warmuth
    'Try' is a very weak word. Just ask any coach or personal trainer. They'll both tell you that you won't get very far by just trying. You have to commit. Without a totally committed level of thinking, it becomes very difficult to be successful. The same goes for quitting smoking.
  • Intimacy Enhancers For Couples  By : Scotch Q. Ennis
    There can be advantages to familiarity. Sex isn't always one of those advantages.
  • PLANTAR FASCIITIS  By : Dr. Steven Trembecki
    Before we can explain what Plantar Fasciitis is, it is helpful to know where it occurs; therefore we need to understand the anatomy of the foot.
  • Osteoarthritis - Causes, treatment and prevention  By : Dr. Steven Trembecki, D.C
    Osteoarthritis is currently labeled as a degenerative joint disease. It is, in fact, the gradual and long-term destruction of the articular cartilage and the bone surface in the joint.
  • Tips for Quitting Smoking  By : Darren Warmuth
    If you want to really quit smoking, you must first be clear that you are serious about it, and it is not just a passing fancy. In order to test your resolve to quit smoking you should form a small support group that will be there for you when you start to feel weak and find it difficult to stick to your decision. After all, it is not easy to break a habit. You need to be answerable to yourself and others to be able to battle with the so-called nicotine beast, other smokers and your subconscious. They can all be very persuasive threats on the road to quitting. That is why it is absolutely essential to have a solid support group of at least two or three other people. If you can have five, it is even better.
  • Arthritis Spotting The Signs  By : Tara Smith
    If your joints are painful after a mild workout or you find it difficult to move in the morning, you may have arthritis. However, if you know what you should do about it, you need not worry.
  • Arthritis Joint Pain - Protecting Your Joints  By : Tara Smith
    Arthritis is a complex disorder comprising several conditions, but the predominant one is joint pain. Though there are more than a hundred different types of arthritis joint pain but the most common are osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and gout.
  • Ways to Quit Smoking  By : Brandon Sellers
    Although smoking is known to be extremely unhealthy, many smokers who decide to quit have an extremely hard time. There are a lot of methods to use, so don't give up if you fail at first. Keep trying until you overcome this nasty habit. You are harming not only yourself, but anyone you come in contact with. A word of advice: talk to your doctor about quitting before you start any program.
  • Anti-Aging Supplements - Fact or Fiction  By : Craig Smith-
    The fountain of youth is something that everyone looks for, whether we admit it or not. We want to retain our youthful appearance, keep lines from popping up, and things from sagging. So when we see advertisements for the latest anti aging collagen supplements, we stop for a moment to consider the possibility that time may just come in a bottle. However, some manufacturers are simply preying on the fact that you might be feeling desperate for a ‘cure’ for aging and aren’t following through on
  • Benefits of Healthy Joints - Not Just for Athletes  By : Craig Smith-
    Every day is filled with movement. From getting out of bed to making your morning coffee, your body moves constantly from one task to another. In order to make sure that your body can continue to move as you need it to, you need to start considering the health of your joints. While taking care of your bones is a good start, taking care of your joints will allow you to make each day more manageable as you and your body ages. Some of this can be done with exercise, but joint supplements are al
  • 5 Reasons to Use Yoga to Battle Modern Day Stresses  By : Barbara House
    While many people have always thought of Yoga as some mystic Hindu practice, that image is rapidly disappearing – almost as fast as the stresses of our modern lives are increasing. Here are 5 practical reasons to use Yoga to contol stress.
  • The New Face of Futons  By : Dolly Willms
    For people just moving out on their own or heading off to college, the futon used to be the old standard. Posing as a poorly made and ugly couch by day and an uncomfortable joke of a bed at night, the futon did not necessarily build its reputation upon quality. But, for people without the means to go out and lay down a large chunk of money on a new bed, a futon was an affordable but uncomfortable solution to the bedding problem for millions of Americans.
  • Getting A Pair Of Shoes That Fit You Well  By : Teegan Bogut
    It has happened to us all at one time or another. We go into a shoe store and pick out a pair of shoes that we absolutely love and who seem to love us. While in the store, they fit perfectly. The next day when you break them out to go jogging, they are too tight and cramp your feet up! Be honest... this has probably happened more than once, hasn't it?
  • Asbestos Exposure Can And Does Cause diseases  By : Ralph Caruzzo
    Although asbestos is no longer a commonly used material for building there has been a rise in the number of diseases caused by asbestos exposure. This is because the fibers that cause the problem take about 20 to 30 years to manifest. Thus, after a long period of dormancy the symptoms show up dramatically. What is even more dangerous is the fact that many of the symptoms are similar to other diseases, and so it is all the more difficult to find the real cause.
  • The Importance of Magnesium  By : Frank Landrens
    Magnesium is a mineral that not many of us give any thought to. However, magnesium is very important to include in our diet and deficiencies of magnesium can be dangerous. We should all be eating a healthy and balanced diet, and it is important to know all of the vitamins and minerals we need to be getting.
  • Dealing with Chronic Pain  By : Viggio Harris
    Unfortunately, many people suffer from chronic pain. If you are one of these people, there is help in managing it successfully. Chronic pain, defined as pain that doesn't go away, is unlike acute pain, pain that dissipates as the injury, or other medical condition heals. After years of dealing with chronic pain, the body and mind may be in discomfort that is very painful for the individual.
  • Total Business Comfort: Aeron Office Chairs  By : Keely Twible
    If you wish to experience the ultimate in chairs you surely must get Aeron chairs. They are the ultimate experince in chairs for workplace. These chairs are amongst the most luxuriously comfortable office chairs in the world. They are designed keeping ergonomics in mind. These chairs ensure that they add to the health of the person. They blend together the eco-friendly features with high functionality.
  • Heartburn - Are Antacids Or Baking Soda The Solution?  By : Natalie Beech
    Can baking soda from your kitchen cupboard in a glass of water soothe your heartburn or acid reflux? Well, yes it can. But there are some important points you must know about using baking soda or any antacid as a heartburn remedy.
  • How to Achieve Lifelong Good Health  By : Debbie Piltin
    Probably the most important thing in live is good health. Without good health we may experience debilitating diseases and an unnecessarily short life span. It's fairly easy to achieve good health, but it involves certain changes in your life style that are sometimes difficult to do at first. The most important to remember is to begin slowly and try to make small changes at first.
  • Magnesium - An Important Mineral  By : Frank Landrens
    Magnesium is a mineral that not many of us give any thought to. However, magnesium is very important to include in our diet and deficiencies of magnesium can be dangerous. We should all be eating a healthy and balanced diet, and it is important to know all of the vitamins and minerals we need to be getting.
  • How to Manage Your Chronic Pain  By : Viggio Harris
    Unfortunately, many people suffer from chronic pain. If you are one of these people, there is help in managing it successfully. Chronic pain, defined as pain that doesn't go away, is unlike acute pain, pain that dissipates as the injury, or other medical condition heals. After years of dealing with chronic pain, the body and mind may be in discomfort that is very painful for the individual.
  • Heartburn Relief - Is Baking Soda The Solution?  By : Natalie Beech
    You probably know of 'Grandma's Remedy' of a little baking soda in a glass of water to soothe the burning sensation of heartburn or acid reflux. But before you try this, you need to know some things about using baking soda or any antacid as a heartburn remedy.
  • Magnesium and its Importance  By : Frank Landrens
    Magnesium is a mineral that not many of us give any thought to. However, magnesium is very important to include in our diet and deficiencies of magnesium can be dangerous. We should all be eating a healthy and balanced diet, and it is important to know all of the vitamins and minerals we need to be getting.
  • Tips For Doing Inversion Yoga Poses  By : Rebecca Prescott
    What are inversion yoga poses? Find out their benefits, what you have to be careful about, as well as tips on doing shoulderstand, half shoulderstand, and headstand.
  • Benefits And Usefulness Of Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimottanasana  By : Sharon Hopkins
    This asana is also known as the Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose. This asana similar to its name stretching your legs and arms. It is one of those enduring asanas that helps your heart and other parts of your body. Stretching is always good for your body. It helps in creating the right balance for your body. Doing this asana is a step forward towards better health. It helps in creating unison between the mind and soul. By doing this pose your heart rate becomes normal. T...
  • Benefits And Importance Of Ashtanga Namaskar - Part III  By : Sharon Hopkins
    We have known the importance and benefits of the first six Ashtanga Namaskar Poses. We will conclude the Ashtanga Namaskar Yoga Asana series with the remaining six asanas.

    7. Bhujangasana (Cobra pose)
    Inhale - Om Hiranayagarbhaaya Namah

    Benefits: This asana is very useful to keep your back in the fittest position. The spinal region becomes strong and very agile. This asana helps in creating a healthy circulation for your back. It tones your body as well as the spinal ...
  • Benefits And Importance Of Ashtanga Namaskar - Part II  By : Sharon Hopkins
    As we must have learnt that this is a very elaborate pose and one article would not be able to suffice the integral issues it happens to help us deal with. The 12 poses of Ashtanga Namaskar is very crucial as each and every asana has to be done in a very specific manner which helps to create its usefulness to your body

    These are the six pose we will try to know about

    1. Pranamasana (prayer pose)
    Normal Breathing - Om Mitraaya Namaha

    Benefits: Many of your waist an...
  • Importance And Benefits Of Ardha Chandrasana  By : Sharon Hopkins
    Life teaches us lot of things and yoga learns lot from life. It derives its inspiration from the basic nature of life which is in various forms such as human, animals, plants, tress, earth, sun and moon. For instance this asanas other name is derived from the Moon. In English this asana would mean Half Moon Pose. The Moon from which the name is derived is an important part of our life. It touches each individual it in its own manner.

    Apparently Hatha yoga talks about sun a...
  • Important And Useful Benefits Of Navasana  By : Sharon Hopkins
    Navasana is known as the boat pose because when you look at the asana it would resemble a boat. This asana seems to be very easy with the way it looks. But as you all know, looks can be deceiving which is the case over here.

    With the passage of time our back seems to face the wrath of every other problem and happens to suffer the most. It strains a lot due to the improper way of sitting. This improper way of sitting may stretch for hours causing lot of stress to the back....
  • Learning About Hatha Yoga  By : Sheila Easton
    Yoga has become one of the most popular types of alternative medical treatments and its popularity is growing rapidly every year.

    Hatha yoga is only one of many "types" of yoga that exists today.

    Yoga was originally meant to be a spiritual treatment of the mind and the soul.

    It has, in today’s world, become more of a physical treatment than anything else.

    Hatha yoga is the type of yoga that prepares your body for its spiritual journey. This is mainly done with...
  • The Top 5 Yoga Positions  By : Sheila Easton
    Often times the right information can change a person's life. This happened with me and yoga.

    There are a lot of yoga positions and poses that is built to enhance posture.

    All things considered, yoga positions possess a lot of advantage such that it aims to improve our condition and give us a straight figure.

    Occasionally, we might not take notice our selves in a crooked figure. If we practice that for a long period and not do anything about it, await to have a cro...
  • Improve Your Eyesight With Trataka  By : Sharon Hopkins
    Eyes are the windows of the soul and you can see what a person is up to by looking into his eyes. Hence, it is important to have clean eyesight. In yoga, trataka is a technique devised by the ancient sages to improve eyesight. It is a shuddhikriya or a purification process to cleanse the eyesight and help in the silencing of the mind in concentration.

    Sit with your back straight. Keep your eyes fixed on an object without winking till tears start streaming down your face. T...
  • Dhyana  By : Sharon Hopkins
    Almost everyone has experienced the fact that when one starts concentrating his mind on any immediate object or an idea, the mind starts wandering. It is very difficult to keep the mind busy with a single thought. The ancient sages too encountered the same problems. Arjuna, in Gita had mentioned that controlling the mind is an impossible thing on earth. Hence, he was advised by Krishna that though mind control is difficult, it can be made silent and steady by regular practice...
  • Is Yoga For You?  By : Dana Goldberg
    Yoga is the most popular and fast growing exercise trend of all. Over the last few years this form has really taken off and more and more people are choosing it among all other forms of exercise. Yoga is healthy and it is fun. Your entire body will get a total workout and a great stretch when you use yoga each day.

    If you are ready to take your life in a whole new direction, one that is healthy and well balanced then toga is probably for you. There are enough different kin...
  • Jnana Yoga – Yoga For The Intelligent  By : Sharon Hopkins
    Jnana means the knowledge. This yoga is the yoga for the intelligent and selected people. This yoga is the ultimate goal of all the other varieties of yoga. This yoga teaches you to look at the world as it is without any ignorance and bias. You can achieve this state by practicing rigorous mental discipline and virtue. This yoga is also called Raja Yoga or the king of all the yogas, since it is of the highest variety and rules over all the other varieties. This is the Yoga th...
  • Pranayama – The Silence Of Breathing  By : Sharon Hopkins
    Pranayama, also known as yogic breathing is the method of silencing the breath. Prana has been defined as the air which flows through the body. Pranayama is made up of three parts: controlled inhalations, controlled exhalations and holding of the breath. When you do all three parts, it is called sahita, while doing only the holding breath without the other two is called kevala. You should start with sahita till kevala comes into being. This is a technique that controls all th...


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